Guillem Farres Impresses on Triumph Debut with Second Overall at Spanish Motocross Championship
Monster Energy Triumph Racing’s Guillem Farres has finished as runner-up at the opening round of the 2025 Spanish Motocross Championship. Competing aboard his TF 250-X for the very first time at the former Grand Prix circuit of Talavera, Farres placed second in both races to secure second overall. Camden McLellan was also in action in Spain, narrowly missing out on a trip to the podium in fourth.Originally scheduled to be a two-day event, the first round of the Spanish Motocross Championship became a one-day affair after heavy rain fell in the lead-up to the racing weekend. A restructured format was then implemented for Sunday, which featured a timed training session followed by two 30-minute-plus-two-lap races.
In challenging conditions for the morning’s timed training session, Farres posted the third-fastest time with McLellan not too far back in sixth. By the time the two teammates lined up for their opening race of the day, track conditions had improved significantly, with both riders excited for the first gate drop of 2025.A top-10 start in race one set Farres up for a strong opening moto. By the end of the first lap, the Spanish star was into second and then inherited the lead when early race leader Salvador Perez fell from his machine. Guillem then controlled the race from the front, but disaster struck on the final lap when he came together with a lapped rider. Able to remount quickly and unscathed, Farres finished the opening moto in second place.
Race two started with Guillem running in second before moving into first by the end of lap one. He’d then relinquish the lead to Oriol Oliver three laps into the moto, but kept his fellow Spaniard in sight as the race continued. In a spirited effort on the final lap, Farres posted the fastest lap of the moto and crossed the finish line just half a second from victory. With two runner-up race results, Guillem placed a hard-fought second overall.
It was a mixed day of racing for McLellan at round one of the Spanish Motocross Championship. A strong start and eventual third-place finish in moto one proved the highlight of the day for the 20-year-old. In race two, an unfortunate crash early on left Camden downfield but after an impressive charge through the pack, he placed fifth to secure fourth overall.
Guillem Farres
“I’m really happy to have made my Monster Energy Triumph Racing debut today, and it’s been my first race in quite a long time. I led race one until the final lap when I crashed with a rider I was trying to lap, so that was really disappointing. I then led race two early on before being pushed back to second. On the last lap I gave it everything I had and almost won, which would have given me the overall, but I just missed out. I’ve had a great day with the team and now I’m looking forward to the upcoming races.”
Camden McLellan
“So that’s race day at Talavera done, and it’s been a tough one. The track was super technical after all the rain and I couldn’t quite find my flow today. We still have a few weeks before Argentina and I have a few things to work on, but by the time we go racing again I know I’ll be dialled and I’ll come out swinging for sure.”
MX2 Results – Spanish Motocross Championship – Round 1, Talavera
Race 1
1. Oriol Oliver (KTM) 35:47.302
2. Guillem Farres (Triumph) 36:11.936
3. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 36:13.943
4. Samuel Nilsson (Triumph) 36:47.136
5. Adria Monne (GASGAS) 37:06.519
6. Carlos Prat (Triumph) 37:51.005
Race 2
1. Oriol Oliver (KTM) 35:07.917
2. Guillem Farres (Triumph) 35:08.420
3. Samuel Nilsson (Triumph) 36:35.502
4. Adria Monne (GASGAS) 36:51.166
5. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 36:53.322
6. Salvador Perez (GASGAS) 35:16.719 (– 1 lap)
MX2 Overall
1. Oriol Oliver (KTM) 50pts
2. Guillem Farres (Triumph) 44pts
3. Samuel Nilsson (Triumph) 38pts
4. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 36pts
5. Adria Monne (GASGAS) 34pts
6. Salvador Perez (GASGAS) 29pts
