Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia has delivered a spectacular performance in front of his home crowd at round two of the 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Championship, securing a flawless double victory in Enduro1 and a commanding EnduroGP win on Saturday. Racing on Spanish soil, Garcia delivered world-class speed and control aboard his KTM 250 EXC-F over the weekend, ultimately claiming the EnduroGP points lead.

“To be honest,” Garcia said. “It was a perfect weekend of racing for me. It feels great to have my fitness back and to be racing at 100%. Yesterday everything went perfectly and I was able to take the win with a big advantage. Today, I was really enjoying riding in the mud and was leading for most of the day and built up a big gap of about 30 seconds. Then in the cross test, I jumped a container and clipped my foot on the top and ended up going over the bars. It was tough not to take the win today, but I finished second overall, first in the class with good points, and now look ahead to the next round.”

After storming to victory in Friday night’s Super Test, Garcia came into Saturday’s racing full of confidence and immediately stamped his authority on the event by topping the first two tests. A small mistake in the first Cross Test enabled his rivals to close the gap, but Josep proved his speed in remarkable style by going fastest in all six of the day’s remaining tests and securing the overall win by close to 50 seconds.

Torrential rain overnight and into the morning brought fresh challenges on Sunday with a delayed start, altered schedule, and water-logged terrain. Garcia adapted quickly, once again setting the early pace and holding the lead for much of the day. A costly error in the penultimate test saw Garcia’s lead slashed to just 0.06 seconds heading into the final Cross Test. Despite giving his all, Josep posted a time just under 1.5 seconds shy of eventual day two winner Andrea Verona and was forced to settle for second place overall.

Disappointed to miss out on the EnduroGP class win by such a narrow margin, Garcia still dominated the Enduro1 class on Sunday, topping the category by over 30 seconds. His strong weekend in Spain saw him move to the top of the EnduroGP standings while also extending his Enduro1 points advantage.

GASGAS Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona has continued his strong run of form at round two of the 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Championship, topping both EnduroGP and Enduro2 on Sunday in a nail-biting race that went down to the wire. The win marked the EC 450F racer’s first overall victory of the season and propels him to second in the championship standings.

“I’m really happy to get my first overall win of the season this weekend! Day one was good with second in class and third overall. I felt like I could have been in the fight for second overall but a few too many mistakes cost me that position. It was certainly tough out there today with the conditions, but it feels great to put the 450 on the top of the box! I felt better as the day went on, so to get the win is amazing. I can’t wait for Sweden in a few weeks!”

Feeling confident for round two in Oliana, Spain, Andrea came out swinging in Friday evening’s Super Test. Kicking off his weekend in style, the Italian put in an impressive lap to finish third-fastest.

Getting on the gas straight away on Saturday morning, Verona set the tone by winning the opening cross test outright. Consistently fast throughout the day, he delivered eight top-three test finishes to keep the pressure on his rivals. Although unable to match the pace of the front two overall, Verona secured a solid third-place result on the EnduroGP podium and narrowly missed out on the Enduro2 win, finishing second in class just 17 seconds off the top spot.

Fired-up after a strong day one, Andrea looked for more on Sunday. Despite torrential rain leading to a delayed start and cancelled tests, Verona remained unfazed and was lying in second overall after a disrupted opening lap. Taking the difficult conditions in his stride, the EC 450F racer showed his skill and experience to claim a series of top-two results. With just 0.06 seconds separating him from rival Josep Garcia after the penultimate test, Verona dug deep on the final cross test, his specialty, to edge out Garcia and take a hard-fought overall win.

Claiming his first EnduroGP victory of the season, Andrea Verona now climbs to second in the overall championship standings after two rounds. While he topped the Enduro2 timesheets on Sunday, it wasn’t quite enough to take the class lead, leaving him just two points adrift of the top spot.

Results: FIM EnduroGP World Championship, Round 2

EnduroGP - Day 1

1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 1:00:33.25

2. Zach Pichon (FRA), TM, 1:01:22.36 +49.11

3. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, 1:01:39.85 +1:06.60

4. Hamish Macdonald (NZL), Sherco, 1:01:59.12 +1:25.87

5. Antoine Magain (BEL) Sherco, 1:02:14.02 +1:40.77

Enduro1 - Day 1

1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 1:00:33.25

2. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA), Triumph, 1:02:17.05 +1:43.80

3. Mikael Persson (SWE), Triumph, 1:02:17.64 +1:44.39

4. Samuele Bernadini (ITA), Honda, 1:02:49.28 +2:16.03

5. Jamie McCanney (GBR), Triumph, 1:03:12.01 +2:38.76

EnduroGP - Day 2

1. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, 53:21.67

2. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 53:23.11 +1.44

3. Samuele Bernadini (ITA), Honda, 53:57.31 +35.64

4. Antoine Magain (BEL) Sherco, 54:10.58 +48.91

5. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA), Triumph, 54:16.89 +55.22

Enduro1 - Day 2

1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 53:23.11

2. Samuele Bernadini (ITA), Honda, 53:57.31 +34.20

3. Morgan Lesiardo (ITA), Triumph, 54:16.89 +53.78

4. Mikael Persson (SWE), Triumph, 54:27.33 +1:04.22

5. Jamie McCanney (GBR), Triumph, 54:45.79 +1:22.68

Championship Standings (After round 2)

EnduroGP

1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 72 points

2. Andrea Verona (ITA), GASGAS, 65 pts

3. Zach Pichon (FRA), TM, 56 pts

Enduro1

1. Josep Garcia (ESP), KTM, 80 points

2. Samuele Bernadini (ITA), Honda, 64 pts

3. Mikael Persson (SWE), Triumph, 58 pts

Day 1 – Enduro2

1. Zach Pichon (TM) 1:01:22.36

2. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:01:39.85

3. Nathan Watson (Beta) 1:02:46.04

Day 2 – Enduro2

1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 53:21.67

2. Nathan Watson (Beta) 54:17.31

3. Theo Espinasse (Sherco) 54:42.19

Enduro2

1. Zach Pichon (TM) 71pts

2. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 69pts

3. Nathan Watson (Beta) 57pts