Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia secured the 2025 FIM Enduro1 (125cc two-stroke/250cc four-stroke) World Championship on his KTM 250 EXC-F at the EnduroGP of Italy, September 27-28. However, the big one, the overall EnduroGP title, is still very much up for grabs.
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On a wet and challenging day on the trail that required the cancellation of one test section, the Spaniard, Garcia, took Saturday’s overall win despite a heavy crash in the final test that required stitches to his elbow. Just 3.58 seconds separated Garcia from runner-up Zach Pichon (TM) of France. GasGas’ Andrea Verona was third on the day, 27 seconds behind Garcia.
“It was a good day of racing,” Garcia said on Saturday. “I felt good and was riding perfectly. On the last Enduro test on lap three, I had a big crash on the stones on [the] downhill. After that, I needed to manage the gap until the end. But all is good, and I will go again tomorrow, 100 percent.”
Garcia basically just needed to finish on day two, and the E1 title would be his. His injuries from day one made it difficult, but he pulled through, finishing 15th overall.
“I’m really happy about the weekend, to be honest,” Garcia said. “Yesterday was an incredible day for me, and I was riding super well. Unfortunately, in the last enduro test, I had a crash, which meant I needed to get some stitches in my elbow, and I injured my hip and the muscle in my leg. I knew today would be hard, and I still tried to give 100 percent, but another crash in the same place gave me a lot more pain for the whole day. It really was one of the hardest days of racing in my life. I have really mixed emotions. Obviously, I would have liked to achieve a better result today, but I was still able to win the Enduro1 title.”
Verona bounced back from day one’s third place to win day two by a comfortable 42-second margin over E1-class winner Morgan Lesiardo of Italy, which gave Triumph its best EnduroGP result ever.
“I’m tired but happy with today,” Lesiardo said. “My first podium in EnduroGP and first win in Enduro1. For my home GP, this result means something extra, too. It was a hard weekend with the rain and then sun. This is also the first victory for Triumph in the World Championship. It’s hard to describe the feeling; there’s a lot of emotion.”
Third overall on the day was Sherco’s Jeremy Sydow.
In the overall EnduroGP Championship, with one round to go in three weeks, Garcia leads Verona, 207-192. Pichon, who struggled on day two, is third with 181 points.
The race for the Enduro2-class (250cc two-stroke / 450cc four-stroke) title will come down to the wire between Pichon and Verona. Only two points separate them going into the final.
In Enduro3 (300cc two-stroke / 475cc-plus four-stroke), Sherco’s Hamish MacDonald leads fellow Sherco rider Antoine Magain by 17 points.
The Women’s EnduroGP class did not race in Italy. With one round to go, Rachel Gutish (Rieju) leads Rosie Rowett (Rieju) by 11 points.CN
2025 FIM EnduroGP Round 6 Results
EnduroGP Day One (Top 5)
- Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:04:08.10
- Zach Pichon (TM) 1:04:11.68 +3.58
- Andrea Verona (GG) 1:04:35.20 +27.10
- Antoine Magain (She) 1:05:55.73 +1:47.63
- Morgan Lesiardo (Tri) 1:05:58.41 +1:50.31
EnduroGP Day Two (Top 5)
- Andrea Verona (GG) 1:05:47.25
- Morgan Lesiardo (Tri) 1:06:29.88 +42.63
- Jeremy Sydow (She) 1:06:38.98 +51.73
- Max Ahlin (KTM) 1:06:40.47 +53.22
- Antoine Magain (She) 1:06:52.12 +1:04.87
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