Lettenbichler Wins Red Bull Romaniacs
R
ed Bull KTM Factory Racing's
Manuel Lettenbichler claimed
victory at the 2026 Red Bull
Romaniacs, equaling the all-time
record of seven wins in one of
the world's toughest hard enduro
rallies. Aboard his KTM 300 EXC,
the German controlled the race
from the opening Off-Road Stage
to the finish, eventually sealing
the overall win in Romania by
more than an hour.
Second overall went to Sher-
co's Teodor Kabakchiev, with
Beta's James Moore, KTM rider
Matthew Green and GasGas'
Mitch Brightmore.
The top American finisher
was KTM rider Tobin Miller in
16th overall.
The week began with the
Prologue in Sibiu's spectacular
city center, where Lettenbichler
topped qualifying before finish
-
ing third in the multi-lap final.
"Mani" then hit the mountain
stages in style, winning Off-Road
day one by almost eight minutes
to move into the overall lead.
Another commanding victory
on Off-Road day two extended
the German's advantage to over
19 minutes. Despite narrowly
missing out on the Off-Road day
three win by less than one min
-
ute after an intense battle with
the Bulgarian, Kabakchiev, Mani
comfortably retained his race
lead heading into the final day.
Lettenbichler sealed the victo-
ry on Off-Road day four, dominat-
ing the final stage by 44 minutes
over Kabakchiev. The result se-
cured the overall win by one hour
and three minutes, completing
one of the most commanding
performances in Red Bull Roma-
niacs history. The triumph marks
Mani's seventh career victory at
the event, equaling the all-time
record with Graham Jarvis, while
also extending his remarkable
run to four consecutive Red Bull
Romaniacs wins.
"It's honestly hard to put
into words," Lettenbichler said.
"Riding through the final grass
WIND
IN THE
P44
Manuel Lettenbichler
recorded his seventh
victory at the Red Bull
Romaniacs Hard Enduro.
