Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler has finished second overall at the Roof of Africa in Lesotho, bringing his 2025 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship season to a strong close at the final round of this year’s series. Arriving as the newly crowned 2025 world champion after securing the title one round early at his home race in Germany, the KTM 300 EXC rider delivered three consistent days of racing to round out another exceptional year in hard enduro.
The event opened with Thursday’s Time Trial, where Lettenbichler set the second-fastest time on the two-lap course to secure a favorable start position for Friday. Day two proved more challenging, with the German ultimately placing 10th overall on the demanding Lesotho terrain heading into Saturday’s decisive final day of racing.
Saturday saw Mani return to form, completing the grueling five-hours in second place. Less than one minute separated him from the day’s fastest rider after an intense battle across rocky climbs, riverbeds, and high-mountain passes. With overall results decided on accumulated times across all three days, the Red Bull KTM rider concluded the weekend second overall, wrapping up the Roof of Africa on a high note.
Lettenbichler’s result in Lesotho closes out another outstanding season for the German rider, who successfully defended his FIM Hard Enduro World Championship title to become a five-time world champion. Next up for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing is the opening round of the 2026 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, which takes place in Gliwice, Poland on December 13.
Manuel Lettenbichler: “That’s the 2025 season done! The first two days here at Roof of Africa were pretty mixed, I was second in the Time Trial and then 10th yesterday, so I knew I needed to make up time on the final day. The terrain this morning suited me a lot more and I was able to pull a bit of a gap, especially to a lot of the South African guys who did really well yesterday. After the first service check, though, it was quite technical and tiring which made it tougher. From then on, a couple of us rode to the finish together which was fun. It’s cool to finish the season at a great race and of course it felt good coming into this with the world title already wrapped up.”
Provisional Results – 2025 Roof of Africa
1. James Moore (RSA), KTM, 10:42:08
2. Manuel Lettenbichler (GER), KTM, 10:44:00 +1:52
3. Billy Bolt (GBR), Husqvarna, 10:48:00 +5:52
4. Mario Roman (ESP), Sherco, 10:49:01 +6:53
5. Mitch Brightmore (GBR), GASGAS, 10:50:17
Provisional Standings – 2025 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship (after 7 of 7 rounds)
1. Manuel Lettenbichler (GER), KTM, 199pts
2. Billy Bolt (GBR), Husqvarna, 153pts
3. Mitch Brightmore (GBR), GASGAS, 142pts
4. Mario Roman (ESP), Sherco, 131pts
5. Wade Young (RSA), GASGAS, 97pts
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