Newly crowned FIM EnduroGP World Champion, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia leads home the celebrations on the final day of racing of the 2025 Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship in Zschopau, Germany.
- 2025 FIM EnduroGP draws to an incredible close in Germany
- Josep Garcia crowned FIM EnduroGP World Champion
- Rachel Gutish wins the Expotrade FIM Women’s Enduro title
Day two of the POLISPORT GP of Germany was one of celebration as this year’s world champions in the Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship were crowned. From midday onwards, one by one, each of the championship winners were welcomed home in style.
Gutish makes history as Expotrade Women’s Enduro World Champion
Making history, RIEJU Factory Team’s Rachel Gutish became the first American to win an FIM Enduro World Championship by taking this year’s Expotrade FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship. Dominating day two, Gutish powered clear to a convincing victory to comfortably secure her debut world title.
Garcia earns seventh world title with EnduroGP win
Soon after the crowning of Gutish, it was time to celebrate Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia as the 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Champion. Starting day two in Zschopau with a virtual grasp on the category, Garcia ended his day in second to secure the title. With 2025 proving to be yet another momentous year for the Spaniard, his EnduroGP and Enduro1 world championships elevate him to the status of a seven-time world champion.
Verona races to final EnduroGP victory of the season
As riders gathered this morning to begin the final day of racing in the 2025 season, the frosty, cold bite in the air clearly indicated that this year’s Paulo Duarte FIM EnduroGP World Championship was drawing to a close. But with the majority of the categories still undecided, it would be a fight to the end.
At the head of the EnduroGP class, it was Garcia who came out swinging this morning. Fastest on the opening GMOTO Enduro Test by eight seconds over newly crowned Enduro3 World Champion, Sherco Racing Factory’s Hamish Macdonald, Garcia was off to a strong start in his bid for the EnduroGP title.
At the end of lap one, Garcia led by four seconds, but behind him only four seconds separated Team KTM Pro Sport Racing’s Max Ahlin in second and Triumph Italia Racing’s Morgan Lesiardo in eighth. Completing lap two, Garcia still led, with GASGAS Factory Racing’s Andrea Verona now up to second, as the rest of the field began to string out slightly.
Exiting the last ACERBIS Cross Test, and with just two tests remaining, Verona had hunted Garcia down. Champion elect of Enduro2, Verona also wanted the season-ending EnduroGP victory. While Garcia wanted to win too, the bigger prize of clinching the EnduroGP title was also on his mind.
A win on the final POLISPORT Extreme Test put Verona into the lead, and as they exited the last special test of 2025, Verona had claimed the EnduroGP victory. With Garcia second, Macdonald took a deserving third, ensuring all three 2025 senior class world champions would embrace the final EnduroGP podium of the year.
Signing off on an incredible rookie year in EnduroGP, Ahlin took fourth, while Sherco Racing Factory’s Jeremy Sydow finished fifth. Both riders have proved that they will be a force to be reckoned with in 2026.
Verona wins Enduro2 World Championship
The Enduro2 World Championship saw defending champion Verona successfully defend his crown on the final day of racing in Germany with a race win. The Italian was at his best in Zschopau, fighting for the title until the very end. On day two, it was Ahlin who finished second, while Sherco Racing Factory’s Theo Espinasse took third. Fourth today cemented TM MOTO Boano Factory Enduro Team’s Zach Pichon as the Enduro2 vice-champion, having proved a worthy opponent to Verona.
In the Enduro1 class, Garcia raced to his 13th victory of the season. Sydow took second by the narrowest of margins, beating third-placed Lesiardo by an astonishing 0.02 seconds.
Capping off an incredible 2025, newly crowned Enduro3 World Champion Macdonald put the finishing touches to his year with a class win on day two. Teammates Antoine Magain and Julien Roussaly were second and third, respectively, resulting in Sherco Racing Factory sweeping the overall Enduro3 championship podium.
Gutish clinches debut title with victory
The Expotrade FIM Women’s Enduro World Championship saw RIEJU Factory Team’s Rachel Gutish pick up where she left off yesterday on route to clinching the title. The American was simply unstoppable, favouring the tough and demanding enduro terrain of Zschopau.
With seven test wins out of eight, she took victory by over two minutes. With it, she became the FIM Women’s Enduro World Champion, and the first rider from the United States to win a title in the FIM Enduro World Championship.
Finishing second, Rosie Rowett ensured the RIEJU Factory Team placed 1-2 in the overall championship standings. On the day, it was Justine Martel (Beta) who finished third, while Vilde Holt (KTM) and Marine Lemoine (KTM) rounded out the top five.
In the Expotrade FIM Junior Women’s Enduro World Cup, Lorna Lafont (Sherco) claimed a commanding two-minute-and-25-second margin of victory over Electraction TM MOTO’s Elizabeth Tett in second, with Hanna Lagher (Beta) taking third. Lafont’s victory secured her the overall win in the Junior Women’s category for 2025.
Semb secures debut world crown with Junior title
The outcome of this year’s FIM Junior Enduro World Championship went down to the wire on day two in Zschopau. With drama striking points leader Fantic Factory Racing Enduro Team Specia’s Kevin Cristino on day one, Fantic Factory Racing Team’s Axel Semb had raced his way back into title contention starting out day two. Holding a seven-point lead, the young Swede was determined to see things through.
Shaking off his disappointment, Cristino went on the attack by winning the opening two special tests to take up the race lead. Semb held second and would be the champion if he could hold his position. However, Ox Moto Beta’s Leo Joyon was also on a charge in third and piling on the pressure. At the end of lap two of three, Cristino led, while Semb hung onto second by just 0.5 seconds over Joyon. Stepping up his pace, Semb began to ride himself clear of Joyon, and with each passing test, reached ever closer to clinching the title.
With it all coming down to the final special test, Semb beat Joyon by five seconds to end the day as runner-up behind Cristino, but more importantly, become the 2025 FIM Junior Enduro World Champion. While Semb celebrated, naturally there was disbelief for Cristino, having come so close in 2025 to winning it too.
Dagna wins Youth Enduro world title
As the champion-elect, Team KTM Pro Sport Racing’s Romain Dagna won the 2025 FIM Youth Enduro World Championship with a third-place result on day two in Zschopau. The young Frenchman rode a calculated day, to put himself inside the top three and clinch his debut title.
His closest rival, Fantic Factory Racing Enduro Team Specia’s Pietro Scardina, took the final victory of the season, ahead of TM MOTO Boano Factory Enduro Team’s Alberto Elgari.
Josep Garcia (KTM): “To win back-to-back EnduroGP titles is a dream come true. It’s been an incredible year, with highs and lows, but winning EnduroGP and Enduro1 means everything to me. Now, it’s time to celebrate. Thank you to everyone supporting me, KTM, my family, friends, it is a team effort to do this.”
Andrea Verona (GASGAS): “I’m delighted to defend my Enduro2 title and claim my eighth world championship. It’s been a long, hard season of racing. But with this end result, it’s worth it. Right now, I’m looking forward to celebrating!”
Rachel Gutish (RIEJU): “It’s hard to put into words just how much this means to me. It’s been a lot of work to get to this moment, I’m speechless, but super happy.”
Axel Semb (Fantic): “I had to fight and give everything I could because I knew I needed to finish second today. The final lap was pretty intense, but the relief of winning the title was incredible.”
Romain Dagna (KTM): “I’m very happy to win the championship. I had a lot of mistakes today, but kept it together and got the job done. Hopefully, this is the first of more to come!”
Results: Round Seven - POLISPORT GP of Germany, Day Two
EnduroGP
1. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 1:14:55.53; 2. Josep Garcia (KTM) 1:15:04.16; 3. Hamish Macdonald (Sherco) 1:15:09.57; 4. Max Ahlin (KTM) 1:15:21.99; 5. Jeremy Sydow (Sherco) 1:15:37.84; 6. Morgan Lesiardo (Triumph) 1:15:37.86; 7. Theo Espinasse (Sherco) 1:15:41.13; 8. Zach Pichon (TM MOTO) 1:15:52.18; 9. Antoine Magain (Sherco) 1:16:19.38; 10. Samuele Bernardini (Honda) 1:16:36.65…
Expotrade Women’s Enduro
1. Rachel Gutish (RIEJU) 57:35.19; 2. Rosie Rowett (RIEJU) 59:40.19; 3. Justine Martel (Beta) 1:00:03.54; 4. Vilde Holt (KTM) 1:01:17.21; 5. Marine Lemoine (KTM) 1:01:50.93…
Final Championship Standings
EnduroGP
1. Josep Garcia (KTM) 244pts; 2. Andrea Verona (GASGAS) 229pts; 3. Zach Pichon (TM MOTO) 195pts; 4. Hamish Macdonald (Sherco) 161pts; 5. Antoine Magain (Sherco) 129pts; 6. Samuele Bernardini (Honda) 117pts; 7. Mikael Persson (Triumph) 96pts; 8. Morgan Lesiardo (Triumph) 95pts; 9. Max Ahlin (KTM) 93pts; 10. Theo Espinasse (Sherco) 84pts…
Expotrade Women’s Enduro
1. Rachel Gutish (RIEJU) 145pts; 2. Rosie Rowett (RIEJU) 126pts; 3. Francesca Nocera (Honda) 107pts; 4. Justine Martel (Beta) 91pts; 5. Vilde Holt (KTM) 86pts…
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