The FIM SuperEnduro World Championship held its first-ever GP of Serbia with Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt racing to victory in front of 10,000 spectators in Belgrade.
Continuing his unbeaten run of form, Bolt moved closer to securing his sixth world title by claiming maximum points.
Remaining unbeaten in SuperPole, Bolt collected his fifth fastest time of the 2025-26 season in Serbia. Quickest in the morning’s timed practice, Bolt was the final rider to take to the track for SuperPole and looked to better the benchmark set by Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team’s Jonny Walker. A brilliant lap by the Husqvarna rider saw him edge out Walker in second by a sizeable 1.3 seconds. With Walker second, it was the Stark Future duo of Eddie Karlsson and Toby Martyn who finished third and fourth, respectively. Making their respective returns to racing, X-Grip Racing GasGas’ Ashton Brightmore took fifth, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler sixth. A final-corner crash knocked X-Grip Racing GasGas’ Mitch Brightmore down to seventh.
Immediately making amends for his SuperPole crash, Mitch Brightmore grabbed the holeshot for Prestige final one. With Mitch Brightmore holding the lead on lap one, Walker, Martyn, Karlsson and Bolt all jostled for position. A charge by Bolt moved him into second before jumping past Mitch Brightmore in the rock garden to take the lead. Building a comfortable advantage, Bolt saw his work undone with a crash with one minute and one lap to go. Remounting with his lead intact, he held enough breathing room to continue on and win. Behind him, Mitch Brightmore held off attacks from Walker and Martyn to claim second. With Walker third, Martyn placed an impressive fourth, with Karlsson fifth.
In the second Prestige final, it was Beta AG Racing’s Alfredo Gomez who took the holeshot, ahead of Rieju Factory Team’s Dominik Olszowy. Olszowy overtook Gomez in the rock garden to lead, as the Stark Future duo of Karlsson and Martyn, plus Walker and Bolt, chased him down. Within a lap, Karlsson pushed his way past Olszowy, and as the Rieju rider fought back, it was Walker who capitalized on both riders to force his Triumph into the lead. However, Bolt was on a charge, and mirroring his move in the first final race, he jumped past Walker exiting the rock garden to begin lap four in the lead. From there, Bolt was mistake-free and raced to a comfortable win. Behind him, Walker collided with a backmarker and slipped back to fifth, while Karlsson and Martyn went on to finish second and third, respectively, with Mitch Brightmore fourth.
The third and final Prestige race had the fans on their feet. Martyn grabbed the holeshot, but it was short-lived, with his Stark Future teammate Karlsson racing past him in the rock garden. Caught in traffic off the start, Bolt was in overdrive as he raced his way forward in commanding style. Mixing up his lines to avoid the deepening holes, he worked his way past Martyn for second on lap four and set about closing the gap to Karlsson. Two laps later, the Husqvarna rider was leading and would go on to secure his third race win of the night. In the fight for second, Mitch Brightmore got by Karlsson with three laps to go, forcing the Swede to settle for an eventual third. Martyn finished two seconds behind in fourth, while Walker was fifth.
For the fifth time in succession, in this championship, Bolt claimed the top step of the Prestige podium. Strong and consistent when it counted, Mitch Brightmore raced his way to second overall. Claiming his second visit to the podium this season, Karlsson completed the top three. Delivering arguably his best performance of the championship to date, Martyn went 4-3-4 for fourth overall. Hampered by crashes, Walker had to settle for fifth.
“It’s been another good night, with great battles, but terrible starts,” Bolt said. “The guys pushed me hard tonight, and I had to stay sharp to get to the front. On the whole, taking 63 points here in Serbia is fantastic.” CN
2026 FIM SuperEnduro Round 5 Results
OVERALL (Top 5)
- Billy Bolt (Hus) 1-1-1
- Mitch Brightmore (GG) 2-4-2
- Eddie Karlsson (Sta) 5-2-3
- Toby Martyn (Sta) 4-3-4
- Jonny Walker (Tri) 3-5-5
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