Race
X-Trial 2023
Round 2

Bou finishes second and Marcelli fourth in Austria

at Wiener Neustadt

The Repsol Honda Trial Team rider maintains the lead of the X-Trial series after taking second place in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Teammate, Gabriel Marcelli, finishes fourth

Bou finishes second and Marcelli fourth in Austria

The second round of the X-Trial season took place this Saturday in Austria, and Toni Bou achieved second position in it. The Spanish rider continues to lead the general classification with 38 points. His teammate, Gabriel Marcelli, was on the verge of contesting the final and was fourth in his first visit to Austria.

On the first lap at the Arena Nova, Bou took the lead with a total of 6 points after completing the five zones. Marcelli was third, tied on 7 points with second placed Aniol Gelabert. In the next stage, Bou managed to qualify for the final along with Jaime Busto and Adam Raga, whilst Marcelli missed out after finishing fourth.

After a tight final round with 6 zones, Bou eventually placed second. With this result the Repsol Honda Trial Team rider maintains his lead in the X-Trial World Championship with 38 points. Marcelli is third in the overall standings with 24 points.

The next round of the X-Trial series will take place in Pamplona on March 25.


Toni Bou
Toni Bou 1
Repsol Honda Team
It was a tough night, but we take away the positive that I was able to get on the podium with second place and score points for the championship. We won the first and the second round; it's too bad I had problems in the final round on the second and fourth sectors. We have picked up points and that is important for the championship; our objective at the next round in Pamplona will be to maintain the lead.

Gabriel Marcelli
Gabriel Marcelli 38
Repsol Honda Team
This was a more or less positive weekend, since we did not arrive in the best condition. We achieved fourth place, tying with the rider who was third on the second stage. I would have liked to have reached the final, but we are happy with the work we have done, we have scored points for the championship and we are going to go for more in Pamplona.

Takahisa Fujinami
Takahisa Fujinami
Repsol Honda Team
The riders worked very well and we are performing at a very high level this season. It was a shame not to have both of them in the final, but the other riders didn't make things easy for us. We are focused on the next race, where we hope to get good results.

Results X-Trial Austria

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

L1

L2

L3

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

10

11

8

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

20

2

Toni Bou

1

SPA

6

8

10

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

15+2

3

Adam Raga

68

SPA

11

12

15

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

12

4

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

7

16

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

9

5

Aniol Gelabert

28

SPA

7

17

Beta Factory Trial Team

Beta

6

6

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

11

16

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

4

7

Toby Martyn

212

GBR

15

15

Montesa

Montesa

3

8

Matteo Grattarola

88

ITA

21

13

Vertigo Factory Team

Vertigo

2

9

Marco Mempor

30

AUT

12

21

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

1


Riders' Standings

Pos.

Rider

Num.

Nation

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Toni Bou

1

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

38

2

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

33

3

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

24

4

Adam Raga

68

SPA

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

21

5

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

8

6

Aniol Gelabert

28

SPA

Beta Factory Trial Team

Beta

6

7

Jeroni Fajardo

47

SPA

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

6

8

Toby Martyn

212

GBR

Montesa

Montesa

6

9

Matteo Grattarola

88

ITA

Vertigo Factory Team

Vertigo

3

10

Sondre Haga

99

NOR

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

2

11

Marco Mempor

30

AUT

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

1



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