VICTORY IN PORTUGAL FOR JOSEP GARCIA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia has made an impressive start to his 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Championship campaign, claiming the EnduroGP victory on Day 1 in Portugal. Securing third place in the EnduroGP class on Day 2, Garcia also dominated the Enduro1 class on both days to take an early lead in the E1 championship standings.

Just one month before the opening round, Garcia suffered a training crash that left him with a broken collarbone and cost him valuable testing time. However, the Spaniard came out swinging in Portugal, immediately throwing down the gauntlet to his rivals. Heavy rain lashed the Friday night Super Test track, causing the already challenging course to deteriorate as the evening progressed, but even after starting last, Garcia posted the ninth-fastest time.

Bouncing back and showing his speed on the rough Portuguese terrain, Garcia opened Saturday’s racing with the fastest time on the first test. What then followed was a closely fought battle between the top four riders in the EnduroGP category, with all four delivering test wins. Garcia ultimately came out on top, clinching the Day 1 victory by just under five seconds. In the Enduro1 class, his winning margin was over 1 minute and 14 seconds.

Day 2 saw Garcia once again fighting inside the top three. On the second lap, a small mistake in the cross test cost the KTM 250EXC-F rider some time and saw him drop down to fourth. However, Garcia clawed his way back into the podium places and finished off Day 2 in third place in the EnduroGP category. Garcia ends the Portuguese weekend sitting second overall in the championship standings, just two points behind TM rider Zach Pichon, and leads the Enduro1 category.

Josep Garcia: 
“I’m so pleased with how this first round of EnduroGP has gone. From being injured and requiring surgery just one month ago, to coming here and taking the overall win on day one feels incredible. For sure, I had to really fight for it and I truly gave my all yesterday. As I’m not quite 100 percent, it meant I struggled a little bit today, I had some pain in my shoulder but was able to still fight for the podium. To leave Portugal with a double win in E1 and lying second in EnduroGP is amazing. I have a little time now before the second round and I know what I need to work on to improve my performance overall. It will give me some more time to heal too. The next round is held just one hour from where I live, so it really is a home round for me. I can’t wait.”

Round 2 of the 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Championship takes place in Oliana, Spain, on May 2-4.

See the full results and standings over here.