Race
X-Trial 2023
Round 7

Repsol Honda close indoor season with one-two finish

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Toni Bou earns his 6 win in 7 events. Marcelli finishes third overall.

Repsol Honda close indoor season with one-two finish

Toni Bou earns his 6 win in 7 events. Marcelli finishes third overall.

The 2023 X-Trial World Championship ended in style in Vendée, France, for the Repsol Honda Trial Team riders. Toni Bou earned another victory, a week on from winning his 34th World Title last weekend in Madrid. Gabriel Marcelli was second in the event, and clinched third in the overall standings.

World Champion Bou took the lead on the first round after completing all the zones with only two penalty points, and he maintained the position in the second round. In the final, the Repsol Honda Team rider had a duel with teammate Marcelli, as they were level on points victory was decided by a tiebreaker zone.

Marcelli’s incredible performance saw him begin the first round fighting for the top positions and taking second place. On lap two, Marcelli picked up 17 penalty points and in the final he faced Bou and Jaime Busto.

The first to face the obstacles in the extra tiebreaker zone was Marcelli. After making some mistakes, the Montesa Cota 4RT rider accrued three penalty points. Bou, meanwhile, made use of his experience and has made only one error, earning him victory.

This season, Bou has continued to increase his extensive indoor record to a total of 78 wins, 93 podiums and 17 titles. Marcelli closes the year with third position overall and a total of 5 podiums from 7 events in the X-Trial World Championship.

With this event in Vendée, France, the X-Trial World Championship puts an end to the 2023 season.


Toni Bou
Toni Bou 1
Repsol Honda Team
I want to congratulate Gabri on the end of the season he has had. For me, today's race was different, with hardly any pressure, although Gabri and Jaime made things very difficult for me in the final where in the end I took the victory. I am very proud of the consistency shown throughout the season. We have achieved many victories and we have always been at the front, so I am very grateful to my team for their work. I have achieved much more than I could have imagined in my sporting career, but I like to compete and have fun and with the level of the young riders we will continue to do so.

Gabriel Marcelli
Gabriel Marcelli 38
Repsol Honda Team
Maybe at the beginning I was a little nervous, but when I went into the final I became calmer. Overall, I think I rode at a very good level. I was fighting side by side with Toni until the last zone and we went to the tiebreaker zone. I'm very happy with how things have gone this year; we have made a lot of progress and that means that next year we will be able to take another step forward. I want to thank the team for this incredible year.

Takahisa Fujinami
Takahisa Fujinami
Repsol Honda Team
It was a fantastic night with a one-two finish. Toni and Gabri went for victory until the end and showed a high level. The team are very strong and the fans were into it. My goal for next year is to be able to have more fights between Toni and Gabri for victories. Gabri has improved a lot this year, especially after the summer break, and Toni continues to perform at his best, so I am very satisfied with both of them. I want to thank Honda, HRC, Repsol and the sponsors for their work and the support they give us.

Results X-Trial Vendee

Pos.

Rider

Num.

Nation

L1

L2

L3

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Toni Bou

1

SPA

2

3

13

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

13

2

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

8

17

13

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

13

3

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

9

13

25

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

25

4

Aniol Gelabert

28

SPA

14

22

Beta Factory Trial Team

Beta

36

5

Adam Raga

68

SPA

14

23

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

37

6

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

15

27

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

42

7

Toby Martyn

212

GBR

15

27

Montesa

Montesa

42

8

Hugo Dufrese

17

FRA

22

39

Gas Gas

Gas Gas

61

9

Luca Petrella

64

ITA

23

43

Gas Gas

Gas Gas

66


Riders' Standings

Pos.

Rider

Num.

Nation

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Toni Bou

1

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

127

2

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

87

3

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

82

4

Adam Raga

68

SPA

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

57

5

Toby Martyn

212

GBR

Montesa

Montesa

36

6

Aniol Gelabert

28

SPA

Beta Factory Trial Team

Beta

34

7

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

24

8

Matteo Grattarola

88

ITA

Vertigo Factory Team

Vertigo

12

9

Sondre Haga

99

NOR

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

7

10

Jeroni Fajardo

47

SPA

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

6

11

Hugo Dufrese

17

FRA

Gas Gas

Gas Gas

2

12

Luca Petrella

64

ITA

Gas Gas

Gas Gas

1

13

Billy Green

14

GBR

Scorpa Factory

Scorpa

1

14

Marco Mempor

30

AUT

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

1



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