Repsol Honda’s Toni Bou did it again. The Spaniard clinched the 2023 FIM X-Trail Championship in front of the home fans at Madrid Arena in Spain on November 4. It is the 17th indoor title and 34th overall for Bou.
Bou ended up battling for the night’s win against his Repsol Honda teammate Gabriel Marcelli, who won one of the rounds, but Bou shined in the final to take the night’s win and championship with one round still to go the following weekend in France.
Third on the night went to Montesa rider Toby Martyn, while Jaime Busto (GasGas) and Adam Raga (TRS) rounded out the top five overall.
Busto is still second in the championship, 11 points ahead of Marcelli. Raga is 18 points behind Marcelli and Martyn is a distant fifth.
“Winning a title with a victory is the best thing, although the important thing is always to get the title,” Bou said. “We started the final very well in zone one, but we made a mistake in zone two and it made life very difficult. The area where the difference was made was zone four because it was very difficult to overcome that obstacle. Winning on the last zone was amazing.”
“Today my riding was very good, and I managed to stay with Toni throughout the final, even going ahead in some cases,” Marcelli said. “In the end, we finished with another second position, which is a super positive result, and I am very happy about it.” CN
2023 X-Trial World Championship Madrid Results
Overall
- Toni Bou (Mon) 8
- Gabriel Marcelli (Mon) 10
- Toby Martyn (Mon) 17
- Jaime Busto (GG)
- Adam Raga (TRS)
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