Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE) secured his first MotoE™ win in dramatic circumstances at the Sachsenring in a shortened Race 2 during the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. The Spaniard made a sensational overtake on Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) and Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) on Lap 6 to claim victory, with Casadei and Torres finishing on the podium.
Garzo got the holeshot as he looked to respond from his Race 1 disappointment, where he was taken out of the race while fighting in the podium places. On Lap 3, drops of rain were falling around the circuit and Race 1 winner Torres made his move for the lead on the same lap when he went up the inside of Garzo at Turn 12. His lead did not last long though as Casadei went from third to first at Turn 1 on Lap 4.
On Lap 5, the pair switched positions twice. Torres initially re-took the lead at Turn 12 before Casadei responded immediately at Turn 13. Just one lap later and Garzo had moved back into first as he pulled off the exact same move Casadei did at Turn 1 to overtake the Italian and Torres. It turned out to be the race-winning move as red flags were shown on Lap 7 due to weather conditions. Garzo, Casadei and Torres finished on the Race 2 podium in Germany with just 0.368s separating the trio.
Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) took fourth place, missing out on a podium by just 0.025s as the field bunched up while the rain came down. Nicholas Spinelli (HP Pons Los40) finished in fifth with Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE) in sixth and Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE) just behind the Swiss rider in seventh. 0.857s separated the top seven when the red flags were shown. Japanese rider Hikari Okubo (Tech3 E-racing) secured eighth place with teammate Alessandro Zaccone in ninth. Mugello Race 1 winner Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE Team) rounded out the top ten.
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