The Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 is proud to announce that Francisco Garcia will join Mathis Valin next season in their line-up for the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship. The Spaniard, a dominant force in this year's European EMX250 series, follows in the footsteps of Valin and each will race Kawasaki KX250F-SR factory machines next year.

The MX2 factory project, launched nearly two years ago by Kawasaki Motors, Ltd., has already enjoyed significant success through the partnership of the Kawasaki Racing Team and Valin. The French teenager - the EMX250 champion in 2024 in his first year with Kawasaki – has proven the competitiveness of the KX250 when they won the recent German round of the world championship in just their second season of competition at this level.

Next season, the Kawasaki Racing Team MX2 will expand and line up two riders in the MX2 World Championship. It was clear to all parties that Garcia was the perfect choice as teammate to Valin. Francisco, who joined the Team Green family last year, has shown his potential admirably in the European series with Team Bud Racing, who celebrated a twenty year partnership with Kawasaki recently.

Francisco has already won five of the first eight races to date this season and holds a commanding lead in the championship standings. At just eighteen years of age, he also made a strong MX2 GP debut as wild card at the French GP with a top-ten result overall. As the European championship takes a break in July, he will have the opportunity to gain even more experience as he will race several US outdoor events with Bud Racing.

Francisco Garcia: For sure it’s a dream to move to the World Championship with the Kawasaki Racing Team; I am so happy to have this opportunity. Of course I am very motivated for next season, as I have been already this year. I know the factory bike has a huge potential as Mathis has shown already.
I’m happy to join him as we often practice together with our trainer Thierry Van Den Bosch. Of course the main goal at the moment is to secure the European title to end this chapter of my career with Bud Racing on a high before joining KRT.

Antti Pyrhonen (KRT Team Manager): We have enjoyed a strong two years in the MX2 category with Kawasaki, and we want to push even more in the future. We are happy to welcome another young talent into the team with EMX250 leader Francisco Garcia. It makes a clear statement regarding what we want to achieve in the future, and we need to thank Bud Racing for the great cooperation we enjoy together. Mathis learnt a lot with Bud, and the same goes for Francisco, who is thus already prepared for his move to the next level with the factory team. I am confident that both Mathis and Francisco will help us to reach our goals in this category!

Steve Guttridge (KME Race Planning Manager): Francisco has consistently been an inspiration within our Bud racing team, as the Spanish teenager continues to go from strength-to-strength on the KX250. Already claiming his first French MX2 National Championship title this season - and showing dogged determination every weekend in the EMX250 class – he is justifiably leading the category. It’s a massive milestone for Kawasaki to be able to expand the factory MX2 team with the addition of a second seat. Both our young riders have graduated from our unique Team Green program which is the perfect scenario. From lap one in the coming season, we expect Garcia to continue his powerful progression inside KRT.