TONI ON TARGET
As expected, it’s the 35-year-old trials superstar that is Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP), who is heading the 2022 championship. With Busto winning the opening round in Spain, however, it looked like the last 15 years of domination by Bou may have been coming to an end.
He bounced back on day two, though, before his oldest rival, Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP), knocked him off the top spot on day one in Andorra. As we have witnessed so much in the past with Bou, when under pressure, he performs at his very best and three consecutive wins at the last three rounds have proved this.
A very frustrated Adam Raga was disqualified in Germany on day two for allegedly cutting the course — it’s hard to believe, considering how compact it was — but, with no points, there he is now a distant third in the championship.
Of the younger riders wanting to move up in this premier class, no one has really made their mark apart from Busto and, at times, Miquel Gelabert (GASGAS-ESP), but the older guard of Jeroni Fajardo (Sherco-ESP) and Matteo Grattarola (Beta-ITA) keep interrupting them. Gabriel Marcelli (Repsol Honda-ESP) keeps missing his top form, but in truth, the younger riders have a huge gap to bridge if they are to challenge for the podium.
A newcomer to the class in 2022, the efforts of Great Britain’s Toby Martyn (TRRS) are not being reflected in his results, but as the experience grows, we are sure this will change.
Even after three rounds, Toni Bou and the four-stroke Repsol Honda remain in charge. He has managed to open up a clear championship advantage with just Jaime Busto (VertigoESP) managing to hang onto him. But, with a 23-point advantage already, is he on course so early in the season for title number 16; we will have to wait and see.
2022 FIM TRIALGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
SPAIN: ROUND ONE, DAY ONE
RESULTS: 1: Jaime Busto (Vertigo-ESP) 29; 2: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 35; 3: Miquel Gelabert (GASGAS-ESP) 45; 4: Aniol Gelabert (Beta-ESP)
51; 5: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP) 51; 6: Gabriel
Marcelli (Repsol Honda-ESP) 60; 7: Jeroni Fajardo (Sherco-ESP) 62; 8: Jorge Casales (Scorpa-ESP) 63; 9: Benoit Bincaz (GASGAS-FRA) 64; 10: Matteo Grattarola (Beta-ITA) 71; 11: Toby Martyn (TRRSGBR) 74; 12: Luca Petrella (GASGAS-ITA) 82; 13:
Teo Colairo (Beta-FRA) 98.
SPAIN: ROUND ONE, DAY TWO
RESULTS: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 10; 2: Busto 11; 3: Raga 32; 4: Casales 43; 5: Marcelli
45; 6: Miquel Gelabert 50; 7: Aniol Gelabert 54; 8: Grattarola 58; 9: Bincaz 62; 10: Fajardo 64; 11: Martyn 86; 12: Petrella 88; 13: Colairo 108.
ANDORRA: ROUND TWO, DAY ONE
RESULTS: 1: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP) 39; 2: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 48; 3: Jeroni Fajardo (Sherco-ESP) 61; 4: Jorge Casales (Scorpa-ESP) 63; 5: Gabriel Marcelli (Repsol Honda-ESP) 68; 6: Miquel Gelabert (GASGAS-ESP) 69; 7: Jaime Busto (Vertigo-ESP) 70; 8: Toby Martyn (TRRSGBR) 78; 9: Matteo Grattarola (Beta-ITA) 78; 10: Aniol Gelabert (Beta-ESP) 85; 11: Luca Petrella (GASGAS-ITA) 90; 12: Benoit Bincaz (GASGASFRA) 92; 13: Teo Colairo (Beta-FRA) 101.
ANDORRA: ROUND TWO, DAY TWO
RESULTS: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 18; 2: Raga 28; 3: Fajardo 30; 4: Busto 33; 5: Grattarola 34; 6: Casales 36; 7: Marcelli 43; 8: Miquel Gelabert 46; 9: Bincaz 52; 10: Aniol Gelabert 52; 11: Martyn 60; 12: Petrella 64; 13: Colairo 78.
GERMANY: ROUND THREE, DAY ONE
RESULTS: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 29; 2: Jaime Busto (Vertigo-ESP) 39; 3: Matteo Grattarola (Beta-ITA) 44; 4: Jeroni Fajardo (Sherco-ESP) 45; 5: Miquel Gelabert (GASGAS-ESP) 47; 6: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP) 50; 7: Jorge Casales (Scorpa-ESP)
58; 8: Gabriel Marcelli (Repsol Honda-ESP) 61; 9: Aniol Gelabert (Beta-ESP) 67; 10: Benoit Bincaz (GASGAS-FRA) 72; 11: Toby Martyn (TRRS-GBR) 76; 12: Luca Petrella (GASGAS-ITA) 76.
GERMANY: ROUND THREE, DAY TWO
RESULTS: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 15; 2: Grattarola 25; 3: Busto 25; 4: Fajardo 40; 5: Miquel Gelabert 44; 6: Marcelli 46; 7: Bincaz 56; 8: Aniol
Gelabert 56; 9: Petrella 60; 10: Martyn 66; 11: Casales 71; DNF: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP).
THREE OF SIX ROUNDS COMPLETED – SIX POINTS-SCORING DAYS
POSITIONS: 1: Toni Bou (Repsol Honda-ESP) 114; 2: Jaime Busto (Vertigo-ESP) 91; 3: Adam Raga (TRRS-ESP) 73; 4: Jeroni Fajardo (Sherco-ESP) 71; 5: Miquel Gelabert (GASGAS-ESP) 65; 6: Matteo Grattarola (Beta-ITA) 64; 7: Gabriel Marcelli (Repsol Honda-ESP) 59; 8: Jorge Casales (Scorpa-ESP) 58; 9: Aniol Gelabert (Beta-ESP) 49; 10: Benoit Bincaz (GASGAS-FRA) 40; 11: Toby Martyn (TRRS-GBR) 34; 12: Luca Petrella (GASGAS-ITA) 28; 13: Teo Colairo (Beta-FRA) 12.