{"id":184392,"date":"2025-12-14T15:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/184392\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:45:06","slug":"bolt-with-a-perfect-start-and-garcias-strong-performance-superenduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/184392\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolt with a perfect start and Garcia\u2019s strong performance \u2013 SuperEnduro"},"content":{"rendered":"

Round 1, GP of Poland, 13.12.2025<\/p>\n

Billy Bolt gets SuperEnduro title defence off to perfect start with Polish victory<\/p>\n

The opening round of the 2025\/2026 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship saw Husqvarna Factory Racing\u2019s Billy Bolt emerge from a dramatic night of racing in Gliwice, Poland as the overall winner.<\/p>\n

2025\/2026 SuperEnduro begins in Poland
\nBilly Bolt takes overall victory in Gliwice
\nWojtek Walczak secures memorable home win in Youth class<\/p>\n

The FIM SuperEnduro World Championship enjoyed an incredible start to its 2025\/2026 campaign inside the PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland. Marking the first of seven rounds of the new season, the world\u2019s best SuperEnduro riders treated the packed-out stadium to a thrilling night of racing.<\/p>\n

As the defending world champion, Husqvarna Factory Racing\u2019s Billy Bolt ended round one as the rider to beat in Prestige, while Germany\u2019s Milan Schm\u00fcser (Beta) took a clean sweep of victories in the FIM Junior SuperEnduro World Championship category. Wojtek Walczak (KTM) gave his home crowd plenty to cheer for by topping the Youth class podium.<\/p>\n

Prestige \u2013 SuperPole<\/p>\n

Entering SuperPole, it was Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team\u2019s Jonny Walker who held the quickest time in qualification. RIEJU Factory Racing\u2019s Dominik Olszowy took to the track first, setting a time that would eventually earn him sixth. Making his SuperEnduro debut, EnduroGP champion KTM Factory Racing\u2019s Josep Garcia impressed with fifth. However, it was Bolt who set the tone. Dipping inside the 38-second marker, he clocked the quickest time by 0.349 seconds over the X-Grip Racing duo of Mitch and Ash Brightmore in second and third, respectively. A crash by Walker put him on the back foot in seventh.<\/p>\n

\"\"Billy Bolt in SuperPole \u2013 Round 1 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, Gliwice | Poland. Photo by Lukas Nazdraczew
\nPrestige \u2013 Final 1<\/p>\n

With anticipation building for the beginning of Final 1, it was Bolt who immediately showed his rivals a clean pair of heels. Grabbing the Diverse Extreme Team holeshot, he put himself out front. Behind him, the battle was on with Brightmore brothers, Mitch and Ash, fighting for second and third, as Walker worked his way through traffic. As the laps ticked past, Bolt secured the first race win of the night over Mitch Brightmore. A final corner clash between Ash Brightmore and Jonny Walker saw Ash regroup fastest to take third, while Stark Future\u2019s Eddie Karlsson capitalised on Walker\u2019s incident to finish fourth.<\/p>\n

Prestige \u2013 Final 2<\/p>\n

With the start order reversed for race two, it was Fast Eddy Racing\u2019s Harry Edmondson who took the Diverse Extreme Team holeshot. Raposeira Bubbles Racing Team\u2019s Diogo Vieira quickly moved into the race lead. He held it for the first two laps, until Walker pushed his way in front, with Bolt also moving past the Portuguese rider for second. A crash by Bolt gave Walker some welcome breathing room with over three minutes to go. With Bolt unable to reel the Triumph rider back in, Walker controlled the pace to take a deserved victory over Bolt. Ash Brightmore followed them home for third, with Karlsson and Vieira rounding out the top five.<\/p>\n

Prestige \u2013 Final 3<\/p>\n

With his eyes set on clinching the overall win at round one, Bolt took the Diverse Extreme Team holeshot in Final 3 and quickly gapped his rivals. Behind him, drama unfolded in the second corner with both Brightmore brothers coming together. Ash came off worst. Injuring his knee, he made an early exit from the race. Holding a strong second behind Bolt, Karlsson found himself on the cusp of a debut overall podium result for Stark Future. Fighting every lap, the Swede held second for the first four laps before eventually giving way to a charging Walker. Behind the top three, Olszowy took his best result of the night with fourth, while Hard Enduro champion, Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) was fifth.<\/p>\n

Prestige \u2013 Overall<\/p>\n

With two wins from three starts, along with topping SuperPole, Bolt emerged from round one as the overall winner. Highlighted with a win in Final 2, Walker took second, with Karlsson claiming a memorable debut podium for Stark Future in third. Hampered by his seventh-place result in Final 3, Mitch Brightmore still finished fourth overall. Despite being unable to complete Final 3, Ash Brightmore secured enough points to end his night fifth overall, ahead of Garcia in sixth.<\/p>\n

\"\"Prestige Podium with Jonny Walker (P2), Billy Bolt (P1) and Eddie Karlsson (P3) \u2013 Round 1 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, Gliwice | Poland. Photo by Lukas Nazdraczew
\nJunior \u2013 Flawless ride from Schm\u00fcser in Gliwice<\/p>\n

With three wins from three starts, Germany\u2019s Milan Schm\u00fcser (Beta) recorded a perfect start to his FIM Junior SuperEnduro World Championship campaign in Poland. The German was near-flawless throughout the night. In Final 1, he controlled the race from start to finish to begin his evening strong. In Final 2, he worked his way through the field to clinch the victory with a last lap overtake. Knowing a chance of claiming the overall win was on the cards, he put the finishing touches to his night with a win in Final 3.<\/p>\n

Behind him, it was the reigning FIM Youth Cup champion Ram\u00f3n Godino (Beta) who raced to second overall in his Junior class debut. The young Spaniard proved he\u2019s more than ready to challenge the Junior category frontrunners by leading the majority of Final 2 before eventually finishing second. With a final 5-2-4 scorecard, Godino will be one to watch next time out in Germany.<\/p>\n

Unable to rekindle his overall Junior class win from 12 months ago in Gliwice, Britain\u2019s Toby Shaw (GASGAS) could still be pleased with ending his night in third overall. The young Brit overcame a shaky seventh in Final 1 by improving to fourth in Final 2, before completing his evening with second in Final 3. Missing out on a possible overall podium in a tiebreaker with Shaw, Spain\u2019s Alex Puey (KTM) completed round one in fourth overall, with fellow countryman Manuel Gomez (Stark Future) fifth.<\/p>\n

\"\"Junior Podium with Ram\u00f3n Godino G\u00f3mez (P2), Milan Schm\u00fcser (P1) and Toby Shaw (P3) \u2013 Round 1 FIM Junior SuperEnduro World Championship, Gliwice | Poland. Photo by Future7Media.
\nYouth \u2013 Walczak claims home win in Poland<\/p>\n

In the Youth class, round one proved a night to remember for Poland\u2019s Wojtek Walczak (KTM). With the support of the PreZero Arena behind him, the youngster raced his way to the top step of the podium. A strong start for Walczak in race one saw him take a debut victory over Austria\u2019s Luca Kropitsch (KTM) in second, with Poland\u2019s Adam Bilik (Husqvarna) third. For race two, it was Britain\u2019s Connor Watson (Sherco) who emerged from the first corner with the race lead. Keeping cool and collected, Watson held on to secure his first-ever race win in SuperEnduro, over Kropitsch and Walczak in second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n

However, thanks to his race one victory, Walczak did enough to claim the overall Youth class win in Poland. Kropitsch and Watson completed the podium in second and third, respectively. Bilik ended his night in fourth, while Ireland\u2019s Alex Andrews (KTM) rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n

\"\"Prestige Podium with Luca Kropitsch (P2), Wojtek Walczak (P1) and Connor Watson (P3) \u2013 Round 1 FIM Youth SuperEnduro World Cup, Gliwice | Poland. Photo by Lukas Nazdraczew
\nFIM Europe Cup \u2013 Miguel enjoys perfect night in Gliwice<\/p>\n

The FIM Europe Cup saw Spain\u2019s Eric Miguel (RIEJU) get his 2025\/2026 campaign off to a perfect start, winning both races to take the top step of the podium. Behind him, Hungary\u2019s M\u00e1rk Sz\u0151ke (RIEJU) enjoyed a strong ride to take second. Racing to third in the second and final race, Italy\u2019s Alessandro Azzalini (KTM) completed the top three. Hungary\u2019s Norbert Zsigovits (Husqvarna) and Poland\u2019s Damian Broniewski (Triumph) completed the top five.<\/p>\n

\"\"FIM Europe Podium with M\u00e1rk Sz\u0151ke (P2), Eric Miguel (P1) and Alessandro Azzalini (P3) \u2013 Round 1 FIM Europe SuperEnduro Cup, Gliwice | Poland. Photo by Lukas Nazdraczew<\/p>\n

Billy Bolt (Husqvarna): \u201cIt was a tough night, with a difficult track to master. To come away with the win is a solid start to the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Billy Bolt jumps the finish line \u2013 Round 1 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, Gliwice | Poland. Photo by Lukas Nazdraczew<\/p>\n

Jonny Walker (Triumph): \u201cOverall, I\u2019m pleased with second and taking a race win in Final 2. I had a crash in Final 1, which didn\u2019t help, but I\u2019ve come out of round one second overall.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Jonny Walker riding out of the rock garden \u2013 Round 1 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, Gliwice | Poland. Photo by Lukas Nazdraczew<\/p>\n

Eddie Karlsson (Stark Future): \u201cI\u2019m super happy with my result tonight. It\u2019s my first-ever podium in SuperEnduro. I can\u2019t thank the team enough for their support.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Eddie Karlsson in the matrix \u2013\u00a0Round 1 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship, Gliwice | Poland. Photo by Lukas Nazdraczew
\nACERBIS Best Lap<\/p>\n

Prestige: Jonny Walker (Triumph) \u2013 Race 1, Lap 2 \u2013 39.451 seconds<\/p>\n

Junior: Milan Schm\u00fcser (Beta) \u2013 Race 3, Lap 3 \u2013 44.625 seconds<\/p>\n

Youth: Wojtek Walczak (KTM) \u2013 Race 1, Lap 4 \u2013 48.350 seconds<\/p>\n

24MX Leader Plate<\/p>\n

Prestige: Billy Bolt (Husqvarna)<\/p>\n

Junior: Milan Schm\u00fcser (Beta)<\/p>\n

Youth: Wojtek Walczak (KTM)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Round 1, GP of Poland, 13.12.2025 Billy Bolt gets SuperEnduro title defence off to perfect start with Polish…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184393,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-184392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}