Toni Bou (Repsol Honda Trial Team) claimed another victory in Tarragona, closing the X-Trial World Championship season with a record of eight wins out of nine events. This victory also marks the 99th of his career in the World Championship.
The final round, held at the CaixaBank Tarraco Arena, was decided in the last section with a four-point margin between Bou and his teammate, Gabriel Marcelli, after the fifth one. Marcelli, who secured the World Championship runner-up title by combining his second-place finish with the fourth position of Jaime Busto. Busto, making his debut as a Beta rider, finished fourth after losing his chances to fight for victory due to two five-point penalties in the second and third sections.
One of the six sections in the final proved impossible to complete for any of the four finalists, while Bou made the difference in the third one, where Marcelli, Busto and Matteo Grattarola (Beta) all incurred five-point penalties. In Tarragona, Grattarola achieved his second podium of the season, adding this third-place finish to the one he earned in Ponte di Legno.
“I’m very happy with this new victory,” Bou said. “When you become champion before the final race, it becomes more important to enjoy the atmosphere and the fans. I was really eager to compete in Tarragona in front of my home crowd. In the final, I kept building good momentum section by section and secured my eighth win of the season.”
In the final Championship standings, Bou finished with 175 points, ahead of Marcelli with 123 and Busto with 107. CN
2026 FIM X-Trial Round 9 Results
Final
- Toni Bou (Mon) 8
- Gabriel Marcelli (Mon) 15
- Matteo Grattarola (Bet) 21
- Jaime Busto (Bet) 26
