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

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

“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

“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

Team Manager

“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.”

X-Trial 2023
Trial Round X-TR2   Wiener Neustadt

Results X-Trial Austria 2023

Pos. Rider Num Nation L1 L2 L3 T3 Team Constructor Points
1 Busto Jaime 69 SPA 10 11 8 Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 20
2 Bou Toni 1 SPA 6 8 10 Repsol Honda Team Montesa 15+2
3 Raga Adam 68 SPA 11 12 15 TRRS Factory Team TRRS 12
4 Marcelli Gabriel 38 SPA 7 16 Repsol Honda Team Montesa 9
5 Gelabert Aniol 28 SPA 7 17 Beta Factory Trial Team Beta 6
6 Bincaz Benoit 73 FRA 11 16 Sherco Factory Team Sherco 4
7 Martyn Toby 212 GBR 15 15 Montesa Montesa 3
8 Grattarola Matteo 88 ITA 21 13 Vertigo Factory Team Vertigo 2
9 Mempör Marco 30 AUT 12 21 Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 1
X-Trial 2023
Trial Round X-TR2   Wiener Neustadt

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 2

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Points
1 Bou Toni 1 SPA Repsol Honda Team Montesa 38
2 Busto Jaime 69 SPA Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 33
3 Marcelli Gabriel 38 SPA Repsol Honda Team Montesa 24
4 Raga Adam 68 SPA TRRS Factory Team TRRS 21
5 Bincaz Benoit 73 FRA Sherco Factory Team Sherco 8
6 Gelabert Aniol 28 SPA Beta Factory Trial Team Beta 6
7 Fajardo Jeroni 47 SPA Sherco Factory Team Sherco 6
8 Martyn Toby 212 GBR Montesa Montesa 6
9 Grattarola Matteo 88 ITA Vertigo Factory Team Vertigo 3
10 Haga  Sondre 99 NOR Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 2
11 Mempör Marco 30 AUT Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 1
Location Information

Rudolf Diesel-Straße 3, Wiener Neustadt, Austria - View in Google Maps

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