EnduroGP of Spain – Day 1 Report!

The second round of the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship started with a big win for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia in Oliana, Spain.

Garcia had already shown strong form on Friday by winning the AKRAPOVIC Super Test. On Saturday, he continued his fast pace and took control early by winning the first GMOTO Enduro Test. He then extended his lead in the POLISPORT Extreme Test and despite a small mistake in the first ACERBIS Cross Test, he quickly recovered with a very fast second lap.

Garcia won all five special tests in the second half of the day and finished with a 49-second advantage. It was a dominant performance on home soil.

Top 3 Overall (EnduroGP):

Josep Garcia (Red Bull KTM)
Zach Pichon (TM MOTO Boano)
Andrea Verona (GASGAS)

Category Highlights:

Enduro1: Josep Garcia won easily with a lead of 1 minute and 43 seconds. Morgan Lesiardo (Triumph Italia Racing) just beat Mikael Persson (Triumph Factory Racing) for second place by 0.6 seconds.
Enduro2: Zach Pichon continued his winning streak with another strong ride. He beat Andrea Verona by 17 seconds. Nathan Watson (Beta) was third.
Enduro3: Hamish Macdonald (Sherco) won again, as in round one. Teammate Antoine Magain tried to catch him but didn’t have enough speed on the final lap. Leo Le Quere (TM MOTO Boano) finished third.

Juniors:

Axel Semb (Fantic) took full control of the Junior class. He won with a 37-second lead — his first win since round two in 2024.
Thibault Giraudon (Sherco) was second.
Manuel Verzeroli (TM MOTO Boano), last year’s Youth Champion, finished third in his first Junior class race.

Youth:

Romain Dagna (KTM Pro Racing Sport) returned to the top with a strong ride.
Although he lost time in the last Enduro Test, he recovered by winning the final two tests and stayed in first.
Alberto Elgari (TM MOTO Boano) finished second.
Pietro Scardina (Fantic) completed the top three.