QUALIFYING

It was all change in Italy at round one for the 2019 qualification process, as the riders would make two separate laps of the chosen hazard with no practice lap as in 2018. The starting order for the Q1 timed lap is decided by a ballot, after which the finishing order in this qualifier determines the starting order for Q2. The two lap times would then be put together and the best average time, also taking into account any marks lost on observation, would decide the starting orders with the quickest average time determining the last starting position in the trial.

2019 The Fastest TRIALGP: No result recorded for Italy, start order was by ballot. Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 2; Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP) 1. TRIAL2: TOBY Martyn (Beta-GBR) 2; Matteo Grattarola (Honda-ITA) 1; Aniol Gelabert (Scorpa-FRA) 1. TRIAL125: Kieran Touly (Scorpa-FRA) 2; Pau Martinez (Vertigo-ESP) 1; Alex Canales (Gas Gas-ESP) 1.

Italy

Held in the dark under floodlights in wet conditions the TrialGP class turned into a farce as the riders all failed to record a time on both laps, forcing the FIM to use the ballot to decide the start time where Benoit Bincaz drew last. Great Britain’s Toby Martyn did a sterling job on the Beta keeping the chasing four-strokes of Grattarola and Marcelli at bay as Spain’s Pau Martinez put in a quick time.

TRIALGP: 1: Bincaz; 2: Busto; 3: Gelabert; 4: Farre; 5: Kadlec; 6: Noguera; 7: Riva; 8: Dan Peace; 9: Dabill; 10: Price. TRIAL2: 1: Martyn 0 + 41.28; 2: Grattarola: 0 + 41.89; 3: Marcelli 0 + 41.96; 4: Moret 0 + 43.53; 5: Jack Peace 0 + 43.64; 6: Gandola: 0 + 44.43; 7: Petrella 0 + 45.22; 8: Ferrer 0 + 45.99; 9: Miguel 0 + 46.05; 10: Haga 0 + 48.07. TRIAL125: 1: Martinez 0 + 44.10; 2: Schollar 0 + 44.18; 3: Medinya 0 + 44.74; 4: Canales 0 + 45.06; 5: Rabino 0 + 49.00.

Japan

Consistent rain prior to and during qualifying would need some intense concentration, and it was Adam Raga who parted with no marks and the fastest time to head the field. In Trial2 it was very close as Matteo Grattarola just took the win and in Trial125 championship leader Kieran Touly was the man with the speed.

TRIALGP: 1: Raga 0 + 31.85; 2: Dabill 2 + 32.05; 3: Bou 5 + 35.50; 4: Bincaz 0 + 37.61; 5: Casales 5 + 40.07; 6: Fajardo 0 + 52.62; 7: Miquel Gelabert 2 + 53.46; 8: Kadlec 1 + 40.37; 9: Tomoyuki Ogawa 1 + 43.89; 10: Fujinami 1 + 47.45;

TRIAL2: 1: Grattarola 0 + 25.62; 2: Haga 0 + 25.87; 3: Aniol Gelabert 0 + 25.91; 4: Ferrer 0 + 26.38; 5: Martyn 0 + 27.42; 6: Moret 0 + 27.45; 7: Gandola 0 + 27.78; 8: Marcelli 0 + 27.98; 9: Petrella 0 + 28.26; 10: Green 0 + 29.49.

TRIAL125: 1: Touly 0 + 21.31; 2: Canales 0 + 22.41; 3: Martinez 0 + 24.29; 4: Mempoer 0 + 25.46; 5: Medinya 0 + 26.21.

Netherlands

It was a very warm day that welcomed Toni Bou’s smooth ride to his first pole position of the season in front of a packed grandstand in the sand in the Netherlands. In Trial2 Aniol Gelabert was very much on form, keeping the four-strokes at bay, and in Trial125 Kieran Touly made his championship intentions clear.

TRIALGP: 1: Bou 0 + 37.71; 2: Fajardo 0 + 39.13; 3: Busto 0 + 40.15; 4: Dabill 0 + 41.16; 5: Raga 0 + 41.23; 6: Kadlec 0 + 41.71; 7: Price 0 + 41.89; 8: Casales 0 + 42.92; 9: Bincaz 0 + 43.52; 10: Fujinami 0 + 44.15. TRIAL2: 1: Aniol Gelabert 0 + 34.28; 2: Moret 0 + 34.87; 3: Martyn 0 + 35.70; 4: Grattarola 0 + 35.74; 5: Green 0 + 37.01; 6: Haga 0 + 37.76; 7: Marcelli 0 + 37.98; 8: Petrella 0 + 38.90; 9: Jack Peace 0 + 39.14; 10: Pedersen 0 + 39.18.

TRIAL125: 1: Touly 0 + 38.16; 2: Canales 0 + 39.59; 3: Rovery 0 + 40.06; 4: Rabino 0 + 41.06; 5: Heidal 0 + 41.64.

Belgium

Under the intense heat the crowd in the market square on the man-made hazard at Comblain Au Point witnessed Toni Bou at his best. In Trial2 a confident, calm-riding Toby Martyn went quickest. The closest class was the Trial125 as Alex Canales from Spain put the Gas Gas on pole position for the first time.

TRIALGP: 1: Bou 0 + 23.97; 2: Dabill 0 + 26.66; 3: Busto 0 + 28.75; 4: Bincaz 0 + 29.06; 5: Raga 0 + 29.11; 6: Casales 0 + 29.21; 7: Fajardo 0 + 29.77; 8: Farre 0 + 29.83; 9: Gelabert 0 + 30.03; 10: Dan Peace 0 + 30.99. TRIAL2: 1: Martyn 0 + 21.27; 2: Marcelli 0 + 22.82; 3: Ferre 0 + 23.09; 4: Aniol Gelabert 0 + 24.39; 5: Grattarola 0 + 24.59; 6: Haga 0 + 25.32; 7: Moret 0 + 25.38; 8: Pedersen 0 + 26.43; 9: Suarez 0 + 26.77; 10: Jack Peace 0 + 26.88.

TRIAL125: 1: Canales 0 + 25.59; 2: Touly 0 + 26.90; 3: Mempoer 0 + 30.53; 4: Rovery 0 + 31.56; 5: Martinez 0 + 33.78