With champion Billy Bolt absent, Mitch Brightmore claims his first Prestige overall win, while Toby Shaw seals the Junior world title and Stark Future take out 2026 Manufacturer Award

After six action-packed rounds in 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. With freshly crowned world champion Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt absent, 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 – SUPERPOLE

Living up to his expectations from Timed Practice, Stark Future’s Eddie Karlsson claimed the fastest time in SuperPole. As the final rider to start, the Swede was masterful on the technical course, clocking a time 0.396 seconds quicker than his rivals. The win not only marked a first SuperPole victory for Karlsson, but also a first for an electric bike. Behind him, the X-Grip Racing duo of Ashton and Mitch Brightmore were second and third, respectively. Stark Future’s Toby Martyn was fourth, with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler fifth. Fernandez 56’s Marc Fernandez and Triumph Factory Racing Enduro Team’s Jonny Walker completed the top seven.

Super Pole winner Eddie Karlsson

PRESTIGE FINAL 1

With attention turned to the first Prestige final of the night, it was Karlsson who grabbed the Diverse Extreme Team holeshot, ahead of Ashton Brightmore and Lettenbichler. Karlsson immediately pulled a three-second gap over his classmates, as Mitch Brightmore worked his way up to second. With over two minutes to go, Mitch Brightmore was on the rear wheel of Karlsson. Battling hard, Mitch Brightmore finally made an overtake on Karlsson stick and the Brit was able to ride clear to his debut race win in Prestige. With Karlsson second, Lettenbichler held off a late attack from Ashton Brightmore to secure third.

Mitch Brightmore

PRESTIGE FINAL 2

Walker was quickest off the mark in Final 2 and took the Diverse Extreme Team holeshot. As Mitch Brightmore rode his way into second, Walker built up a six-second advantage. However, Mitch Brightmore was determined to reel him back in. Little by little he chipped away at Walker’s lead, ultimately setting up a grandstand finish. Both riders swapped positions and with it all coming down to the run to the finish line, Walker managed to grab the victory by less than one second over his close rival. A solid ride by Lettenbichler saw him take third, with Karlsson and Martyn completing the top five.

Jonny Walker

PRESTIGE FINAL 3

Taking the final Diverse Extreme Team holeshot of the entire season, Karlsson took an early lead in Final 3, with Martyn second to make it a Stark 1-2 on lap one. Mitch Brightmore made a double overtake on the Stark duo, moving from third to first. Martyn also capitalised on Mitch Brightmore’s move to take up second position. A menacing Walker closed in on Karlsson and Martyn, eventually getting past both riders with about four laps to go. But by then, Mitch Brightmore was in full control of the race lead and charged ahead to a comfortable win. With Walker second, Karlsson took third, with Lettenbichler and Ashton Brightmore completing the top five.

Martyn Karlsson

PRESTIGE – OVERALL

With two race wins on the night, Mitch Brightmore clinched his debut overall SuperEnduro Grand Prix victory. Walker edged out Karlsson on a tie-breaker to finish as runner-up. Behind the top three, Lettenbichler enjoyed a strong night to take fourth, with Martyn also impressing for fifth.

PRESTIGE – FINAL STANDINGS

Although missing in France, Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt had already clinched the SuperEnduro World Championship last time out in the United Kingdom. The battle for the remainder of the podium placings was tight, with Walker beating Mitch Brightmore by three points to finish as vice-champion. Karlsson and Martyn ended the championship in fourth and fifth, respectively. As a result, Stark Future won the Manufacturer Award for the 2025/2026 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship.

Stark Future took out the 2026 Manufacturer Award

JUNIOR – TOBY SHAW CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION

With both the Prestige and Youth Cup titles already settled last weekend in the United Kingdom, the Junior class was still up for grabs. Arriving in France, Britain’s Toby Shaw (GASGAS) had the advantage thanks to a 36-point lead, but nothing was certain.

In Final 1, the pressure was on. The United States’ Niko Piazza (Triumph) led early on, with Shaw in fifth behind his closest rival Manuel Gómez (Stark). Britain’s Fraiser Lampkin fought his way into the race lead as Piazza dropped back. There was no stopping Lampkin out front, racing his way to a debut victory by eight seconds over Shaw in second, with Gómez third.

For Final 2, Shaw needed just two points to become world champion. With Britain’s Burts Crayston (KTM) leading from the reversed grid starting order, Shaw charged his way from the back of the field to third on lap one, before getting into second. But he wasn’t done yet. With the opportunity of clinching the world championship with a race win too good to pass up, Shaw went on the attack. Passing Crayston, he held him off to cross the finish line as the race winner, but most importantly, the new FIM Junior SuperEnduro World Champion. Crayston took a season-best second place, with Lampkin impressive in third.

FIM SuperEnduro results – Round 7 Douai

SuperPole

  1. Mitch Brightmore (Gas) — 1
  2. Ashton Brightmore (Gas) — 2
  3. Eddie Karlsson (Sta) — 3
  4. Jonny Walker (Tri) — 0
  5. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) — 0

Race 1

  1. Mitch Brightmore (Gas) — 20
  2. Eddie Karlsson (Sta) — 17
  3. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) — 15
  4. Ashton Brightmore (Gas) — 13
  5. Jonny Walker (Tri) — 11

Race 2

  1. Jonny Walker (Tri) — 20
  2. Mitch Brightmore (Gas) — 17
  3. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) — 15
  4. Eddie Karlsson (Sta) — 13
  5. Toby Martyn (Sta) — 11

Race 3

  1. Mitch Brightmore (Gas) — 20
  2. Jonny Walker (Tri) — 17
  3. Eddie Karlsson (Sta) — 15
  4. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) — 13
  5. Ashton Brightmore (Gas) — 11

FIM SUPERENDURO FINAL STANDINGS

  1. Billy Bolt (GBR) — 370 pts
  2. Jonathan Walker (GBR) — 328 pts
  3. Mitchell Brightmore (GBR) — 325 pts
  4. Eddie Karlsson (SWE) — 280 pts
  5. Toby Martyn (GBR) — 195 pts
  6. Manuel Lettenbichler (GER) — 162 pts
  7. Tim Apolle (GER) — 149 pts
  8. Alfredo Gomez (ESP) — 143 pts
  9. Dominik Olszowy (POL) — 134 pts
  10. Ashton Brightmore (GBR) — 121 pts