Race
X-Trial 2025
Round 1

Bou kicks off 2025 season with second position

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The Repsol Honda HRC rider takes second place in Madrid. Gabriel Marcelli is fifth.

Bou kicks off 2025 season with second position

The Repsol Honda HRC rider takes second place in Madrid. Gabriel Marcelli is fifth.

The Palacio de Vistalegre in Madrid was the scene for the opening stage of the 2025 X-Trial World Championship season. This new campaign brings with it important changes with changes to the regulations, which the Repsol Honda HRC riders faced for the first time this weekend.

Bou started off well, demonstrating once again the great form he is in. After completing the six zones, the reigning World Champion has qualified for the final after finishing first, with only four penalty points. In Super Pole, which now decides the starting position for the final, Bou was the fastest, 20 seconds ahead of Jaime Busto in second. In the final, the Repsol Honda HRC rider started last and, after making some important mistakes on the first part of the track, took second place.

Marcelli did not start the 2025 season in the best way. The Montesa Cota 4RT rider made a pair of mistakes during Qualification 1 that dropped him to fifth place, requiring that he participate in “Last Chance”. In Q2, despite completing the three action zones at high speed, he was unable to qualify for the final and had to settle for fifth place overall.

With these results, Bou is second in the overall standings and Marcelli fifth. The next test that the Repsol Honda HRC riders will face will take place on January 11 in Chambéry (France).


Toni Bou
Toni Bou 1
Repsol Honda HRC
It was a strange day. We won the first lap and the Super Pole, as well as getting a zero in the first section of the final, but they ended up giving me a five. They had told us that we could skip the final part, but it seems that there was a misunderstanding and that was not the case. It's a shame because if we had gotten a zero there, we would have had a much greater chance of winning, but the reality is that after that first section I lost my nerve a bit and things didn't go well. These things happen and you have to learn from them. Luckily, at the last moment we were able to recover to ended up taking second place.

Gabriel Marcelli
Gabriel Marcelli 38
Repsol Honda HRC
I'm not very happy with my riding today and the final result is not what we had hoped for. This new format was something new for us and things didn't go the way we wanted. We have work ahead of us, so we'll have to learn from our mistakes and, if the format remains, we'll have to adapt and be more precise with our strategy. We're already thinking about Chambéry, where things are sure to go better. I felt a bit nervous today, so I hope to be able to relax more for the second round and be in the final.

Takahisa Fujinami
Takahisa Fujinami
Repsol Honda HRC
It was an unexpected result for our two riders. It wasn't the best day, either in terms of driving or mechanical things. The regulations have changed and that hurt us, especially with Gabri, who was unable to make it to the final. Toni was very good at the start, but he suffered a misunderstanding in the first section of the final. It's difficult to assess, because in the briefing we all have an opinion and sometimes things are interpreted differently. After that section, he lost concentration and, although he tried, he wasn't able to recover as much as he needed to win. In any case, the season has just started and we have to take the positives to keep improving.

X-Trial Madrid Results

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

L1

L2

L3

Team

Constructor

1

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

6

-

20

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

2

Toni Bou

1

SPA

4

-

24

Repsol Honda HRC

Montesa

3

Adam Raga

68

SPA

11

-

25

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

4

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

12

0

25

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

5

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

12

10

Repsol Honda HRC

Montesa

6

Sondre Haga

99

NOR

21

10

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

7

Jack Peace

76

GBR

22

30

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

8

Miquel Gelabert

56

SPA

22

70

Vertigo Factory Team

Vertigo


Riders' Standings

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

20

2

Toni Bou

1

SPA

Repsol Honda HRC

Montesa

15

3

Adam Raga

68

SPA

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

12

4

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

9

5

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

Repsol Honda HRC

Montesa

6

6

Sondre Haga

99

NOR

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

4

7

Jack Peace

76

GBR

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

2

8

Miquel Gelabert

56

SPA

Vertigo Factory Team

Vertigo

1


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