The Repsol Honda Team rider is the dominant winner of the French Grand Prix, with a near flawless performance. Takahisa Fujinami finishes fourth.
The reigning Trial GP World Champion achieved his second victory of the year in Charade, France on Sunday. On a very close first lap, Toni Bou finished all 12 zones with 19 points, whilst in the afternoon, the Repsol Honda Team rider made only one mistake – finishing the second lap with only 5 points.
With this result and his previous win at the first of the two races held in Italy, Bou increases his lead in the series with 57 points -and his all-time win total to 120.
Teammate Takahisa Fujinami finished the French Grand Prix fourth. On the first lap, a mistake led to him accumulating a total of 39 points, but he rectified this on Lap 2, dropping a mere 11 to place third.
Fujinami occupies fourth position in the overall standings with 42 points, just 1 behind the rider in third place. The third round of the World Championship will be held in Andorra on August 20th, 21st and 22nd.
TONI BOU
“I’m very happy. After making a mistake on the first lap, the second was incredible. I dropped an unusual five, but it was a very good lap because of the feeling I had. Overall, it was a very good weekend for us, and I felt very competitive after the changes made to the bike. We adjusted it for the height of this race and it really worked out for us. I want to congratulate the whole team for their work. Now we go into the summer break feeling good. Andorra is always difficult for me, but I also have extra motivation for it.”
TAKAHISA FUJINAMI
“The first lap today was quite difficult; I broke some tape and I had a big crash. But despite that bad lap, I was able to recover well and improve on the second run. Today I was quite calm and I enjoyed the trial. After my victory in Italy I would have liked to have been on the podium, but a fourth position is also very good, and I am very happy.”
