Race
X-Trial 2023
Round 1

Repsol Honda Trial Team start X-Trial with a one-two in Barcelona

es Barcelona

First win of the season for Toni Bou, accompanied on the podium at the Palau Sant Jordi by teammate Gabriel Marcelli

Repsol Honda Trial Team start X-Trial with a one-two in Barcelona

There was an incredible start to the X-Trial season in Barcelona for the Repsol Honda Trial Team. Toni Bou – the reigning World Champion – achieved the first victory of the year, his sixteenth in Barcelona, with a result that places him provisional leader of the championship. His teammate, Gabriel Marcelli, was on the second step of the podium after a brilliant performance.

In the first round, Bou was third, with a total of 5 points, behind rivals Adam Raga and Jaime Busto, and with his teammate, Gabriel Marcelli, seventh with 7 points. With the new regulations, applied for the first time in Barcelona, nine riders went through to the second round, in which Bou was dominant. Marcelli rounded out the Top 3 behind Jaime Busto and has qualified for the decisive phase.

In the final round and after facing 6 zones, Bou picked up a total of 7 points, which gave him victory in the Spanish event. Marcelli, after a great performance at the Palau Sant Jordi, took second place in the final. After this great start to the season, both Repsol Honda Trial Team riders occupy the top two spots in the standings.

The next challenge they will face will be on March 11th in Wiener Neustadt (Austria), the second round of the X-Trial World Championship.


Toni Bou
Toni Bou 1
Repsol Honda Team
I’m very happy to start the season with a victory in Barcelona. We were a bit behind on the first round, but on the second round I felt more comfortable and that allowed me to finish first and contest the final. The last round was very good, I felt great and I rode very solidly

Gabriel Marcelli
Gabriel Marcelli 38
Repsol Honda Team
I came into this one with pain in my knee from a heavy crash fall two weeks ago, so I haven't been able to train as much as I would have liked. In the first round I began to notice discomfort and it affected me, but we were able to solve it by reaching the final round and getting on the podium with Toni. I’m very happy, we were fighting until the end and now it is time to continue in this way at the next events

Takahisa Fujinami
Takahisa Fujinami
Repsol Honda Team
There is no better way to start the season than like this, with a one-two. I was looking for this result, but I did not expect it so soon. In the end, it is the consequence of all the work we have done during the winter and it is the way to go. Congratulations to the team and to the two riders!

Results X-Trial Barcelona 2023

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

L1

L2

L3

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Toni Bou

1

SPA

5

1

7

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

21

2

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

7

2

13

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

15

3

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

1

5

17

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

13

4

Adam Raga

68

SPA

3

6

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

9

5

Jeroni Fajardo

3

SPA

5

5

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

6

6

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

6

5

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

4

7

Toby Martyn

212

GBR

5

6

Montesa

Montesa

3

8

Sondre Haga

99

NOR

9

8

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

2

9

Matteo Grattarola

88

ITA

15

6

Vertigo

Vertigo

1


Rider' Standings

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Points

1

Toni Bou

1

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

21

2

Gabriel Marcelli

38

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Montesa

15

3

Jaime Busto

69

SPA

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

13

4

Adam Raga

68

SPA

TRRS Factory Team

TRRS

9

5

Jeroni Fajardo

3

SPA

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

6

6

Benoit Bincaz

73

FRA

Sherco Factory Team

Sherco

4

7

Toby Martyn

212

GBR

Montesa

Montesa

3

8

Sondre Haga

99

NOR

Gas Gas Factory Team

Gas Gas

2

9

Matteo Grattarola

88

ITA

Vertigo

Vertigo

1



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