Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia has secured the 2025 FIM Enduro1 World Championship with a commanding performance at the EnduroGP of Italy. Despite a challenging Sunday in Darfo Boario Terme, where Garcia battled through the pain from a late crash on Saturday, he did what he had to do to take the title with one round to spare.
Relentless rain and rugged terrain pushed every rider to the limit in Italy, but Garcia rose to the challenge when it mattered most. He opened the weekend with a second-place finish in Friday’s Super Test, then charged through Saturday’s slick, rock-strewn course to dominate the E1 category. Clocking the fastest time on 11 of 12 tests, Garcia stormed to the class victory by over one minute and 50 seconds, while also taking the win in EnduroGP overall.
Going into Sunday, Garcia needed only a conservative ride and one single championship point to wrap up E1 but gave his all as always. However, a heavy crash on the final test of day one had left him with several injuries, making it difficult for the Spaniard to match the pace of his rivals. Never one to give up, Josep fought on, delivering remarkable test times, despite the pain, to ultimately finish fourth in class and 15th overall in EnduroGP.
With enough points banked from day one, the Spaniard did exactly what was needed of him to wrap up the Enduro1 crown in Darfo Boario Terme – capping a season of absolute dominance aboard his KTM 250 EXC-F.
With the Enduro1 title safely secured, Garcia will now turn his focus to defending his EnduroGP crown at the final race of the 2025 season – round seven, which is to be held in Zschopau, Germany, on October 17-19. Josep heads into the championship decider with a 15-point advantage over second-placed Andrea Verona and will undoubtedly give his all once again in order to secure the EnduroGP title.
Josep Garcia: “I’m really happy about the weekend, to be honest. Yesterday was an incredible day for me and I was riding super-good. 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 the leg. But I was still able to win the day. 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 the hardest days of racing in my life. I have really mixed emotions – obviously, I would have liked to take a better result today, but then I was able to win the Enduro1 title. We have time now to recover and then start training for the final round in Germany.”
Results – FIM EnduroGP World Championship, Round 6
EnduroGP – Day 1
1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 1:04:08.10
2. Zach Pichon (FRA), TM Moto, 1:04:11.68 +3.58
3. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, 1:04:35.20 +27.10
4. Antoine Magain (BEL), Sherco, 1:05:55.73 +1:47.63
5. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA), Triumph, 1:05:58.41 +1:50.31
Enduro1 – Day 1
1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 1:04:08.10
2. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA), Triumph, 1:05:58.41 +1:50.31
3. Samuele Bernardini (ITA), Honda, 1:06:24.37 +2:16.27
4. Jamie McCanney (GBR), Triumph, 1:07:21.71 +3:13.61
5. Jeremy Sydow (GER), Sherco, 1:07:31.91 +3:23.81
EnduroGP – Day 2
1. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, 1:05:47.25
2. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA), Triumph, 1:06:29.88 +42.63
3. Jeremy Sydow (GER), Sherco, 1:06:38.98 +51.73
4. Max Ahlin (SWE), KTM, 1:06:40.47 +53.22
5. Antoine Magain (BEL), Sherco, 1:06:52.12 +1:04.87
15. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 1:08:19.05 +2:31.80
Enduro1 – Day 2
1. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA), Triumph, 1:06:29.88
2. Jeremy Sydow (GER), Sherco, 1:06:38.98 +9.10
3. Samuele Bernardini (ITA), Honda, 1:06:54.84 +24.96
4. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 1:08:05.62 +1:35.74
5. Jamie McCanney (GBR), Triumph, 1:08:34.93 +2:05.05
Championship Standings (After round 6)
EnduroGP
1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 207 pts
2. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, 192 pts
3. Zach Pichon (FRA), TM Moto, 181 pts
Enduro1
1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 233 pts
2. Mikael Persson (SWE), Triumph, 175 pts
3. Samuele Bernardini (ITA), Honda, 171 pts