Hours after it began, the first race of the MotoE World Championship in Mugello concluded with Mattia Casadei taking the victory. An accident involving Lukas Tulovic at the end of the first lap forced the postponement of the race, which actually took place after what is officially the second race of the round.
Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing) had a good start from pole position, resisting attacks from opponents in the first corner. Tulovic and Héctor Garzó (Dynavolt Intact GP) were in pursuit of the Italian, with Casadei (LCR E-Team) in fourth.
Early in the first lap, Kevin Manfredi (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) had a fall, and in the final corner, Tulovic suffered a violent crash, remaining immobilized on the ground. This situation prompted a red flag to assist the German.
At the time of the interruption, Zaccone led ahead of Casadei and Mattia Ferrari (Felo Gresini), while Miquel Pons (Axxis-MSi) was fourth.
With a tight schedule in the following minutes, the race had to be rescheduled for the late afternoon. Upon resuming, Zaccone managed to stay ahead with a spirited approach until turn two, with Garzó close behind. Casadei was third, ahead of teammate Eric Granado.
At the front of the race, Zaccone managed to open a small gap to Garzó, who was overtaken by Casadei with four laps to go. Garzó briefly overtook the Italian again during the penultimate lap but couldn’t maintain the position.
The decision for the victory came at the start of the last lap, with Casadei overtaking Zaccone using the slipstream on the main straight. Until the end, the LCR E-Team rider held onto the lead to secure the win ahead of Zaccone. Garzó closed the podium, followed by championship leader Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar), who overtook Granado just before the finish.
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Mattia Casadei clinches a dream win at home in Race 1 💯@AleZacc61 and @hector_garzo finished on the podium too 🙌#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/PBazMupl5y
— MotoE™ (@MotoEofficial) June 1, 2024
