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

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

“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

“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

Team Manager

“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!”

X-Trial 2023
Trial Round X-TR1   Barcelona

Results X-Trial Barcelona 2023

Pos. Rider Num Nation L1 L2 L3 T3 Champ Team Constructor Points
1 Bou Toni 1 SPA 5 1 7 21 0 Repsol Honda Team Montesa 21
2 Marcelli Gabriel 38 SPA 7 2 13 15 0 Repsol Honda Team Montesa 15
3 Busto Jaime 69 SPA 1 5 17 13 0 Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 13
4 Raga Adam 68 SPA 3 6 9 0 TRRS Factory Team TRRS 9
5 Fajardo Jeroni 47 SPA 5 5 6 0 Sherco Factory Team Sherco 6
6 Bincaz Benoit 73 FRA 6 5 4 0 Sherco Factory Team Sherco 4
7 Martyn Toby 212 GBR 5 6 3 0 Montesa Montesa 3
8 Haga  Sondre 99 NOR 9 8 2 0 Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 2
9 Grattarola Matteo 88 ITA 15 6 1 0 Vertigo Factory Team Vertigo 1
X-Trial 2023
Trial Round X-TR1   Barcelona

Standings after Round 1

Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Constructor Points
1 Bou Toni 1 SPA Repsol Honda Team Montesa 21
2 Marcelli Gabriel 38 SPA Repsol Honda Team Montesa 15
3 Busto Jaime 69 SPA Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 13
4 Raga Adam 68 SPA TRRS Factory Team TRRS 9
5 Fajardo Jeroni 47 SPA Sherco Factory Team Sherco 6
6 Bincaz Benoit 73 FRA Sherco Factory Team Sherco 4
7 Martyn Toby 212 GBR Montesa Montesa 3
8 Haga  Sondre 99 NOR Gas Gas Factory Team Gas Gas 2
9 Grattarola Matteo 88 ITA Vertigo Factory Team Vertigo 1
Location Information

First edition 1978
Location Palau Sant Jordi (from 1991)
Seats 15.000 (all seats full)
Organization RPM-MKTG

Palau Sant Jordi, Passeig Olímpic, Barcelona, España - View in Google Maps

www.trialindoorbarcelona.com

Records

Podium 2024 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Jaime Busto (GasGas) - Gabriel Marcelli (Montesa)
Podium 2023 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Gabriel Marcelli (Montesa) - Jaime Busto (GasGas)
Podium 2022 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Adam Raga (TRRS) - Matteo Grattarola (Beta)
Podium 2021 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Gabriel Marcelli (Montesa) - Adam Raga (TRRS)
Podium 2020 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Adam Raga (TRRS) - Jorge Casales (Gas Gas)
Podium 2019 Adam Raga (TRRS) - Toni Bou (Montesa) - Jaime Busto (Gas Gas)
Podium 2018 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Adam Raga (TRRS) - Jeroni Fajardo (Gas Gas)
Podium 2017 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Adam Raga (TRRS) - Jeroni Fajardo (Vertigo)
Podium 2016 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Adam Raga (TRRS) - Albert Cabestany (Sherco)
Podium 2015 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Adam Raga (Gas Gas) - Albert Cabestany (Sherco)
Podium 2014 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Adam Raga (Gas Gas) - Albert Cabestany (Sherco)
Podium 2013 Toni Bou (Montesa) - Adam Raga (Gas Gas) - Takahisa Fujinami (Montesa)