Miquel Gelabert will compete in the premier class after finishing as runner-up in Trial2 in 2025 with five wins and nine podium finishes.
This is a press release from Honda Racing Corporation…
The 2026 TrialGP World Championship season kicks off next week in Motegi, Japan, where Honda Montesa will make their debut in the premier class with the RTL Electric. The Japanese factory’s electric project saw a runner-up finish for them in Trial2, and once again features Miquel Gelabert as their rider for this new challenge.
The Barcelona-born rider, who already has experience in the premier class through appearances between 2016 and 2024, will spearhead the debut of Honda Montesa’s electric bike in the class.
Gelabert had a solid 2025 season in Trial2, where he earned five victories and a total of nine podium finishes, allowing him to finish as runner-up in the series. Furthermore, during the beginning of 2026, he has already had the opportunity to compete with the Honda RTL Electric in the X-Trial event at Barcelona, and also competed in the top class of the Spanish Trial Championship, where he finished in third place.
The 2026 season will also introduce a new competition format: the Race 1 and the Race 2. Everything will begin on Friday with the Super Test, which will take place after the section inspection and will determine the starting order for the riders in the Saturday and Sunday Race 1. From that point onwards, the format will remain the same as in the previous season.
The major new feature will be the Race 2, which will also be held on both Saturday and Sunday. After the first race, the Super Pole will take place to determine the starting order for the Final. All riders from the top class will compete in this stage and will face between four and six sections. Once completed, the top five riders will qualify for the Super Final, where the final positions will be decided. With this new regulation, the final podium of each day will be determined by the combined results obtained in both the Race 1 and the Race 2.
The 2026 TrialGP World Championship will kick off from May 15-17 in Motegi, Japan, with the first round of the season. Following this opening event, the series will travel to Sant Julià de Lòria (Andorra), Camerino (Italy), the Trac Môn Circuit (Great Britain), Cahors (France), and Zelhem (Netherlands), before concluding the season in Pobladura de las Regueras (Spain).
