FIM Trial World Championship
Two FIM Trial World Champions were crowned in France, in TrialGP Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) for an incredible 13th time and in Trial125 a new name: Kieran Touly (Scorpa-FRA). In Portugal and France the weather was very hot, especially in Portugal but it was not much cooler in France at the ski resort of Auron. Both rounds provided a good variety of hazards to be ridden, including a deep river in Portugal. In the Trial2 class it’s as tight as ever in the championship as we head to the final round in Spain, with a situation not so dissimilar to the one in Italy in 2018!
TrialGP
In all honesty it has been total domination of the series for Spain’s Toni Bou with six wins from six starts. Yes he has been challenged on a few occasions but, as we know, challenging and beating are two totally different circumstances. Adam Raga looks secure in second position but can Takahisa Fujinami overtake Jeroni Fajardo? We will have to wait and see at the final round in Spain. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND SIX OF SEVEN: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 140 – World Champion; 2: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP) 113; 3: Jeroni Fajardo (Gas Gas-ESP) 95; 4: Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Honda-JPN) 88; 5: Jaime Busto (Vertigo-ESP) 77; 6: James Dabill (Beta-GBR) 68; 7: Jorge Casales (Vertigo-ESP) 65; 8: Benoit Bincaz (Beta-FRA) 53; 9: Franz Kadlec (TRRS-DEU) 53; 10: Miquel Gelabert (Sherco-ESP) 50; 11: Jack Price (Gas Gas-GBR) 36; 12: Arnau Farre (JotagasESP) 21; 13: Dan Peace (Sherco-GBR) 19; 14: Oriol Noguera (Jotagas-ESP) 10; 15: Andrea Riva (TRRS-ITA) 9; 16: Kenichi Kuroyama (Yamaha-JPN) 7; 17: Tomoyuki Ogawa (Honda-JPN) 3; 18: Fumitaka Nozaki (Yamaha-JPN) 3.
Trial2
Who would be brave enough to predict which way this title is going to go? You have the reigning champion Matteo Grattarola with his wealth of experience at the top of the table by just a single point, and sitting just one mark behind is the ‘Young Gun’ from Spain Gabriel Marcelli. Locked in their own battle for third in the championship are Alexandre Ferrer and Toby Martyn; let the fireworks begin! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND SIX OF SEVEN :1: Matteo Grattarola (Honda-ITA) 116; 2: Gabriel Marcelli (Montesa-ESP) 115; 3: Alexandre Ferrer (Sherco-FRA) 98; 4: Toby Martyn (Beta-GBR) 96; 5: Francesc Moret (Montesa-ESP) 76; 6: Jack Peace (Sherco-GBR) 70; 7: Aniol Gelabert (Scorpa-ESP) 67; 8: Luca Petrella (BetaITA) 60; 9: Lorenzo Gondola (Vertigo-ITA) 36; 10: Sondre Haga (TRRS-NOR) 34; 11: Hakon Pedersen (Gas Gas-NOR) 34; 11: Billy Green (Montesa-GBR) 29; 13: Teo Colairo (Gas Gas-FRA) 26; 13: Pablo Suarez (Gas Gas-ESP) 24; 15: Akira Shibata (Vertigo-JPN) 10; 16: Sergio Piardi (Beta-ITA) 9; 17: Julien Perret (Gas Gas-FRA) 9; 18: Pietro Petrangeli (Sherco-ITA) 3; 19: Sergio Ribau (Sherco-ESP) 2; 20: Seiya Ujikawa (Gas Gas-JPN) 2; 21: Eric Miquel (TRRS-ESP) 1.
Trial125
It’s so good to see Kieran Touly on the Scorpa put France back on the map in the world championship. He has had five wins from six starts, with only one slip in the heat of the Netherlands. The fight below him for the points has seen some intense battles and Austria’s Marco Mempoer looks to be the ‘find’ of the 2019 world championship with his first win in the Netherlands. 2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL POSITIONS: 1: Kieran Touly (Scorpa-FRA) 111 – World Champion; 2: Alberto Rabino (Beta-ITA) 85; 3: Marco Mempoer (Beta-AUT) 82; 4: Alex Canales (Gas Gas-ESP) 81; 5: Arthur Rovery (ShercoFRA) 80; 6: Pau Martinez (Vertigo-ESP) 70; 7: Pol Medinya (TRRS-ESP) 61; 8: Dylan Ball (Beta-NZL) 36; 9: Jake Eley (Beta-GBR) 25; 10: Ben Dignan (Gas Gas-ESP) 21; 11: Philipp Eberharter (TRRS-AUT) 16; 12: Jonathan Heidal (TRRS-DEU) 14; 13: Haruto Miyazawa (Beta-JPN) 13; 14: Kaoru Isogaya (BetaJPN) 13; 15: Gaudi Vall (Gas Gas-AND) 10; 16: Fabio Schollar (Beta-AUT) 10; 17: Rei Hamabe (Scorpa-JPN) 9; 18: Enzo Rossi (Scorpa-FRA) 8; 19: Shinya Toudou (Scorpa-JPN) 5; 20: Chen Wen (TRRS-TWN) 5.
Manufacturers
The four-stroke Cota 4RT has once again been the dominant force in the manufacturers’ championship ahead of the two-strokes behind them, with Montesa taking the title early. It’s good to see points recorded from ten manufacturers, with the battle from second to fourth still to be decided in Spain. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND SIX OF SEVEN: 1: Montesa 255; 2: Beta 175; 3: Sherco 155; 4: TRRS 147 5: Gas Gas 138; 6: Vertigo 124; 7: Honda 119; 8: Scorpa 67; 9: Jotagas 25; 10: Yamaha: 7.