Toni Bou goes into the summer break with 177 points, as Gabriel Marcelli remains in second place with 135.

The fifth round of the season was held in Comblain-au-Pont (Belgium), and was the last before the summer break for the TrialGP World Championship. The Repsol Honda Team riders once again showed their skills, on terrain with muddy areas due to rain the previous day. Toni Bou earned the victory and teammate Gabriel Marcelli was second.

Bou goes into the summer break with a healthy lead in the series. The Repsol Honda rider started the day by leading the first lap, with 21 penalty points. For the second lap, the Montesa Cota 4RT rider remained in front, with an advantage of 11 points over his nearest rival. This win was an eighth of the campaign so far for Bou, who moves up to 177  points in the championship.

Marcelli closed the first half of the season on the podium. On the opening lap, despite the equality in points and the muddy areas, he rounded out the Top 3. He was at his best on Lap 2, and was the man who incurred the fewest penalty points -17- to earn second place. It was his seventh podium of the season and keeps him second in the standings.

The next round takes place from August 25th in Cahors (France) in where Toni Bou will have his first chance to become the 2024 TrialGP World Champion. Bou leads Marcelli by 42 points in the title chase.

Toni Bou

Championship: 1st

"Today's result is very good in general terms and we cannot ask for much more. Things are going very well for us this season, so I can only thank the team for all the work they have done to make all this possible. We head into the summer break with a very good feeling and with important points for the standings. We still have to finish the season off, but the truth is that we have had a very, very good first half."

Gabriel Marcelli

Championship: 2nd

"I'm very happy and satisfied with how the day went today in Belgium. I was riding well, even though I felt the pressure for the overall standings, and we finished it off with a great second lap to finish on the podium in second position. It's a good result which gives us peace of mind and extra motivation for what lies ahead. We have one race left in the Spanish Championship before the summer break, so we are looking forward to continuing in in the same way. Thank you to the team for a great job."

Takahisa Fujinami

Team Manager

"I'm very happy with the result for both riders today. From the first lap, Toni made the difference with respect to the rest of the riders. On tough areas like Zone 7 he was able to pull through, and that was important for the victory. Gabri made progress on the first lap, and on the second he was the rider with the fewest points. It is an important one-two for the team and this is the goal we always fight for. Thank you all for the great work you have done and in Cahors we will return stronger."

TrialGP 2024
Trial Round TrialGP - 5   Comblain-au-Pont

Results Session

Pos. Rider Num Nation L1 L2 L3 T3 Team Constructor Points
1 Bou Toni 1 SPA 20 18 1 Repsol Honda Team Montesa 39
2 Marcelli Gabriel 38 SPA 31 17 2 Repsol Honda Team Montesa 50
3 Raga Adam 68 SPA 33 19 2 Sherco Factory Team Sherco 54
4 Busto Jaime 69 SPA 37 18 2 Gas Gas Factory Racing Gas Gas 57
5 Casales Jorge 11 SPA 31 26 0 TRRS Factory Team TRRS 57
6 Dufrese Hugo 17 FRA 33 33 1 Gas Gas Gas Gas 67
7 Grattarola Matteo 88 ITA 39 31 1 Beta Factory Racing Beta 71
8 Gelabert Miquel 56 SPA 44 30 0 Vertigo Factory Team Vertigo 75
9 Bincaz Benoit 73 FRA 40 35 2 Sherco Factory Team Sherco 77
10 Gelabert Aniol 28 SPA 43 35 1 TRRS Factory Team TRRS 79
11 Martyn Toby 21 GBR 43 38 0 Montesa Montesa 81
12 Petrella Luca 64 ITA 47 42 1 Gas Gas Gas Gas 90
13 Gandola Lorenzo 34 ITA 54 43 0 Beta Beta 97
TrialGP 2024
Trial Round TrialGP - 5   Comblain-au-Pont
Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Points
1 Bou Toni 1 SPA Repsol Honda Team Montesa 177
2 Marcelli Gabriel 38 SPA Repsol Honda Team Montesa 135
3 Busto Jaime 69 SPA Gas Gas Factory Racing Gas Gas 126
4 Raga Adam 68 SPA Sherco Factory Team Sherco 114
5 Grattarola Matteo 88 ITA Beta Factory Racing Beta 108
6 Gelabert Miquel 56 SPA Vertigo Factory Team Vertigo 81
7 Gelabert Aniol 28 SPA TRRS Factory Team TRRS 74
8 Casales Jorge 11 SPA TRRS Factory Team TRRS 73
9 Bincaz Benoit 73 FRA Sherco Factory Team Sherco 62
10 Dufrese Hugo 17 FRA Gas Gas Gas Gas 57
11 Martyn Toby 21 GBR Montesa Montesa 55
12 Petrella Luca 64 ITA Gas Gas Gas Gas 37
13 Gandola Lorenzo 34 ITA Beta Beta 29

HIGHLIGHTS ROUND 5 BELGIUM

Toni Bou and Gabriel Marcelli go into the summer break with their third one-two finish of the season.

Location Information

Race format 12 sections x 2 laps

Comblain-au-Pont, Belgium - View in Google Maps

www.belgiumworldtrial.be

Records

Podium 2024 Toni Bou - Gabriel Marcelli - Adam Raga
Podium 2022 Toni Bou - Jaime Busto - Jeroni Fajardo
Podium 2019 Toni Bou - Adam Raga - Jeroni Fajardo
Podium 2018 Toni Bou - Adam Raga - Albert Cabestany
Podium 2016 Toni Bou - Adam Raga - Albert Cabestany