Recapping the FIM SuperEnduro finale from France

2026 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship
Round Seven – Douai, France
SuperEnduro Results – Points – Standings

After six rounds spanning Poland, Germany, Spain, Hungary, Serbia and the United Kingdom, the 2025/2026 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship was brought to a close in style in Douai, France for the seventh and final round of the season.

With freshly crowned world champion Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt absent to be with his expecting wife, it opened the door for a new winner to emerge. Rising to the occasion, X-Grip Racing’s Mitch Brightmore secured a debut victory to top the Prestige class podium.

In the Junior class, Britain’s Toby Shaw (GASGAS) was crowned world champion, while his fellow countryman Fraiser Lampkin (Beta) raced to a debut overall win. The Youth Cup category saw British rider Connor Watson (Sherco) claim maximum points to win in France.

Prestige Race One

Eddie Karlsson struck first in Prestige Final 1, grabbing the holeshot and immediately stretching the field, opening up a three-second buffer over Ashton Brightmore and Manuel Lettenbichler. Mitch Brightmore, however, wasted no time moving forward and was in second before the race settled.

With a little over two minutes remaining, Brightmore had closed right onto Karlsson’s rear wheel, applying sustained pressure before finally forcing a pass that stuck. From there, the Brit pulled clear to take his first-ever Prestige race win, with Karlsson holding second. Lettenbichler fended off a late charge from Ashton Brightmore to secure third.

Prestige Race One Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Fed	Time/Gap
1	M. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	6:43.866
2	E. Karlsson	Stark	SVEMO	+4.620
3	M. Lettenbichler	KTM	DMSB	+20.568
4	A. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	+21.031
5	J. Walker	Tri	ACU	+35.406
6	T. Martyn	Stark	ACU	1 lap
7	T. Apolle	Beta	DMSB	1 lap
8	M. Fernandez Serra	Hus	RFME	1 lap
9	A. Gomez Cantero	Beta	RFME	1 lap
10	A. Gotkowski	Suz	PZM	2 Laps

Prestige Race Two

Jonny Walker nailed the start in Prestige Final 2, taking the holeshot and quickly putting daylight between himself and the pack. As Mitch Brightmore worked into second, Walker controlled the opening half of the race and stretched the margin to around six seconds.

Brightmore refused to let it go, steadily hauling Walker back in to set up a tense finish. The lead changed hands as they traded passes in the closing stages, and it came down to a drag to the flag, where Walker held on to win by less than a second. Manuel Lettenbichler brought it home third ahead of Eddie Karlsson.

Prestige Race Two Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Fed	Time/Gap
1	J. Walker	Tri	ACU	6m53.725
2	M. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	+0.728
3	M. Lettenbichler	KTM	DMSB	+5.912
4	E. Karlsson	Stark	SVEMO	+9.772
5	A. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	+24.096
6	T. Martyn	Stark	ACU	+28.912
7	M. Fernandez Serra	Hus	RFME	+33.063
8	T. Apolle	Beta	DMSB	+40.873
9	A. Gomez Cantero	Beta	RFME	+42.861
10	A. Gotkowski	Suz	PZM	3 laps

Prestige Race Three

Eddie Karlsson claimed the final holeshot of the season in Prestige Final 3, leading a Stark 1-2 early with Toby Martyn in tow. Mitch Brightmore started third but made it count immediately, slicing past both Stark riders in one move to take over at the front.

Martyn then followed Brightmore through to second as Jonny Walker began to close rapidly on Karlsson and Martyn. Walker forced his way past both with around four laps remaining, but by then Brightmore had already broken clear and controlled the race to the flag for a comfortable win.

Walker secured second, Karlsson held on for third, and Manuel Lettenbichler and Ashton Brightmore rounded out the top five.

Prestige Race Three Results


Pos	Rider	Bike	Fed	Time/Gap
1	M. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	6m55.624
2	J. Walker	Tri	ACU	+13.499
3	E. Karlsson	Stark	SVEMO	+14.787
4	M. Lettenbichler	KTM	DMSB	+18.298
5	A. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	+24.096
6	T. Martyn	Stark	ACU	+28.912
7	M. Fernandez Serra	Hus	RFME	+33.063
8	T. Apolle	Beta	DMSB	+40.873
9	A. Gomez Cantero	Beta	RFME	+42.861
10	A. Gotkowski	Suz	PZM	3 laps

Prestige Overall

With two wins across the three Prestige finals, Mitch Brightmore secured his first overall SuperEnduro Grand Prix victory. Jonny Walker and Eddie Karlsson ended the night locked together on points, with Walker awarded second overall on the tie-break, leaving Karlsson third.

Jonny Walker – P2

“Tonight in France, we wrapped up the final round of the championship with second overall on the night and second overall in the championship. The last three rounds have been really tough for me physically. I broke my hand at the first one, pushed through the next round, and tonight I picked up a rib injury in the first race, which made it hard to even take a deep breath. So to still come away with second overall in the championship is something I’m really proud of. It’s been a big effort from the whole team, and I’m grateful for all the support along the way.”

Manuel Lettenbichler backed up a consistent set of rides to finish fourth overall, while Toby Martyn’s pace throughout the night delivered a solid fifth.

Mitch Brightmore broke through for his first round win

Manuel Lettenbichler – P4

“The last round of the SuperEnduro season is over, and it was a pretty decent event for me. I’m really pleased to take two third places, and then for the fourth in the last race I was battling with everyone, which was really good. I’m stoked on how the night went – I had good starts and we’ve definitely made some improvements as the season has gone on, which is super cool. The whole season has been a bit up and down, but to finish on a high like this is really positive. So from now on, I’m fully focused on hard enduro – I can’t wait to get back out into the mountains!”

Prestige Overall – Round Seven


Pos	Rider	Bike	Fed	SP	W1	W2	W3	Total
1	M. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	1	20	17	20	58
2	J. Walker	Tri	ACU	0	11	20	17	48
3	E. Karlsson	Stark	SVEMO	3	17	13	15	48
4	M. Lettenbichler	KTM	DMSB	0	15	15	13	43
5	T. Martyn	Stark	ACU	0	10	11	10	31
6	M. Fernandez Serra	Hus	RFME	0	8	10	9	27
7	A. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	2	13	0	11	26
8	T. Apolle	Beta	DMSB	–	9	9	8	26
9	A. Gomez Cantero	Beta	RFME	–	7	8	7	22
10	A. Gotkowski	Suz	PZM	–	6	7	6	19

Prestige Championship

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt may not have lined up in France, but he’d already wrapped up the 2025–26 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship at the previous round in the United Kingdom. Behind him, the fight for the remaining podium positions went down to the wire, with Jonny Walker edging Mitch Brightmore by three points to secure vice-champion honours.

Eddie Karlsson and Toby Martyn completed the final top five in fourth and fifth, respectively, and Stark Future’s results across the season were enough to earn the Manufacturer Award for 2025–26.

tark Future’s results across the season were enough to earn the Manufacturer Award for 2025–26.

Final Prestige Championship Points


Pos	Rider	Bike	Fed	Total
1	B. Bolt	Hus	ACU	370
2	J. Walker	Tri	ACU	328
3	M. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	325
4	E. Karlsson	Stark	SVEMO	280
5	T. Martyn	Stark	ACU	195
6	M. Lettenbichler	KTM	DMSB	162
7	T. Apolle	Beta	DMSB	149
8	A. Gomez Cantero	Beta	RFME	143
9	D. Olszowy	Rie	PZM	134
10	A. Brightmore	Gas	ACU	121
11	D. Vieira	Gas	FMP	100
12	M. Fernandez Serra	Gas	RFME	100
13	J. Garcia	KTM	RFME	99
14	H. Edmondson	Tri	ACU	76
15	A. Gotkowski	Suz	PZM	46
16	R. Chugg	Gas	ACU	32
17	C. Abbott	Gas	AMA	31
18	D. Broniewski	Tri	PZM	10
19	N. Theillac	She	FFM	6

Junior: Shaw seals title
Lampkin takes Douai overall

With the Prestige and Youth Cup crowns already settled at the previous round in the UK, the Junior class was the last remaining title fight heading into Douai. Britain’s Toby Shaw arrived with a 36-point buffer, but still had work to do to lock it in.

Final 1 saw Niko Piazza lead early before Fraiser Lampkin took over at the front and rode away to an eight-second win. Shaw managed the situation well to finish second, with Manuel Gómez third.

Shaw then removed any doubt in the second final. Needing only two points to clinch the championship, he charged forward from the reverse-grid start and attacked for the win, passing Burts Crayston to take the chequered flag — and with it the FIM Junior SuperEnduro World Championship. Crayston held on for a season-best second, with Lampkin third.

The third final was messy for Shaw, with a mid-race mechanical dropping him out of contention for the Douai overall. Up front, Lampkin and Piazza fought for the lead before Lampkin took control with three laps remaining to claim his second win of the night. Shaw salvaged ninth, leaving him second overall for the round behind Lampkin, with Gómez third.

Fraiser Lampkin won in France ahead of Shaw and Gomez

In the final championship standings, Shaw takes the Junior world title ahead of Gómez, with Germany’s Milan Schmüser third.

Youth
Watson doubles up as Walczak finishes series on top

In the Youth category, an opening-lap pile-up in Final 1 brought early drama as Connor Watson and Wojtek Walczak both hit the deck, allowing Eneko Martinez to lead. Watson recovered quickly, hit the front with three minutes to go and pulled away to win by 27 seconds from Martinez, with Walczak completing the podium after his own comeback.

The second final began with Martinez grabbing the holeshot, but a crash on the next lap opened the door for Watson and Walczak. Watson again controlled the race for a second win, wrapping up the Douai overall, with Walczak second and Luca Kropitsch third overall. Martinez and Preston Flynn rounded out the top five.

Walczak had already secured the FIM Youth SuperEnduro World Cup at the UK round and ended the season as champion, ahead of Watson and Kropitsch.

Europe Cup
Broniewski wins the night, Miquel takes the series

The FIM Europe European Cup also concluded in Douai, where Poland’s Damian Broniewski took the overall win with a Final 1 victory and second in Final 2. France’s Fabien Poirot won Final 2 to finish second overall, with Hungary’s Márk Szoke third.