ally finished sixth.
While Roman stole the spot-
light on Sunday, Lettenbichler
had already taken care of the
championship business two
days earlier.
The KTM rider clinched his
fifth consecutive FIM Hard
Enduro World Championship on
Friday evening, when his fifth-
place finish in the SuperEncierro
was enough to put the title out of
reach of his nearest challenger,
Mitch Brightmore.
The championship marked
Lettenbichler's sixth World title
overall and capped another dom-
inant season for the German. He
arrived in Spain having won five
of the previous seven rounds
and finished on the podium at
every round.
Lettenbichler ultimately ended
the season 40 points ahead of
runner-up Mitch Brightmore,
while Kabakchiev completed the
championship podium. Ashton
Brightmore and Beta's James
Moore completed the top five in
the championship.
"Honestly, it feels surreal to be
World Champion again," Letten-
bichler said. "To secure the 2026
FIM Hard Enduro World Cham-
pionship is an incredible feeling,
and I'm super stoked to have
clinched my sixth World title and
fifth consecutive championship.
I didn't expect to get it done
on Friday, as I thought it would
come down to the final race, so it
was a really nice surprise.
"It was the last race of the
season, and we finished second
today after an awesome battle
with Mario. He was riding unbe-
lievably well, so congratulations
to him."
Moore and Ashton Brightmore
battled to the end for the Junior
World title. It came down to a
whoever-beat-who in the final
race to determine the cham-
pion. At one point, Brightmore
led Moore by two minutes, but
Moore and his Beta clawed and
scratched their way back to take
the crown.
CN
Overall (Top 10)
1. Mario Roman (Hus)
2. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM)
3. Billy Bolt (Hus)
4. Mitch Brightmore (GG)
5. James Moore (Bet)
6. Ashton Brightmore (GG)
7. Teo Kabakchiev (She)
8. Wade Young (KTM)
9. Francesc Moret Clota (Rie)
10. Lorenzo Gandola (She)
WIND
IN THE
P62
Lettenbichler
clinched the 2026
FIM Hard Enduro
Championship, his
sixth career
World title.
Back from injury, Billy Bolt was a top
contender, ultimately finishing third.
