Enzo Lopes Joins Star Racing Yamaha
Ryan Nitzen | October 23, 2023
Another team switch was made official in anticipation of next year’s racing season. This time, it’s Enzo Lopes joining the Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha squad for the 2024 Supercross series. Lopes will continue aboard a Yamaha after riding for the Club MX Yamaha team during the past few seasons. He’ll be on a Supercross-only deal and is the seventh rider on the Star Racing Yamaha team alongside Nate Thrasher, Haiden Deegan, Jordon Smith, Stilez Robertson, Nick Romano, and Daxton Bennick.
Enzo Lopes joins Star Racing Yamaha for the 2024 Supercross season.
From Yamaha: Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing announces the addition of Enzo Lopes to the 250 team for the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season. The popular Brazilian rider joins Nate Thrasher, Haiden Deegan, Jordon Smith, Stilez Robertson, Nick Romano, and Daxton Bennick to campaign for top honors aboard the all-new 2024 YZ250F.
Lopes on his new ride.
After a strong finish to his amatuer career, Lopes made his pro debut at the Pro Motocross Hangtown National in 2018. Since then, he’s shown strength and has consistently finished in the top five overall in supercross. The 24-year-old earned a career-best result in the 250 class last season, finishing just shy of the podium with three fourth-place finishes and a total of five top-five finishes to end the year fourth overall in the 250SX West Championship. Lopes looks to build on his forward momentum with the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team in 2024 and to fight up front for a run at the title.
Jensen Hendler – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing 250 Team Manager: “We’re happy to have Enzo join our program for 2024. He’s continued to make progress, and we feel that he can be a title contender. We’ve just started to get working with him, and we can’t wait to see what he can do.”
Enzo Lopes – Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing: “I am super excited to join the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team for 2024. Growing up in Brazil, it has always been my dream to represent a factory team, and to make that a reality with the best makes me eager to work even harder. I’ve been training with Swanie (Gareth Swanepoel) and the team for a couple of days now, and it has been awesome. I know I have what it takes to win, and with the right team and program around me, the sky is the limit. I can’t wait to go racing!”
