2025 FIM SuperEnduro World Championship round six results from Newcastle, Great Britain where Billy Bolt has claimed a fifth consecutive world title on a night which produced the best racing of the season in a final moto, four-rider showdown.

 

SuperEnduro Round 6, Newcastle, UK – In a Nutshell:

Billy Bolt knew that if he played his cards right, a fifth world championship was his – a second on the bounce in his hometown of Newcastle on consecutive seasons. 

Two true to form wins in the first two motos, along with the three points for Superpole were the buffer that would put him mathematically out of reach for Jonny Walker, and the Brightmore brothers for the 2025 title.

True to form, Billy Bolt came out of practice and timed qualifying comfortably fastest in the Utilita Arena by the banks of the Tyne River in his hometown and it looked like a formality. 

Ignoring a superb final race on the night where Bolt, Walker, and the no-love-lost Brightmores duked it out, the story of the night was of course Billy’s championship. It was never in doubt, and never a formality of course because of how much effort this guy puts in.

Moto 1:

No apologies for writing Billy made it look easy here with a textbook, start-to-finish victory. At a push you could say Mitch Brightmore applied some pressure but not really. The hometown hero was simply too good and took an easy moto win, lapping up to fifth place. 

Behind him Mitch was clearly the best of the rest, steadily pulling away from a battle between Jonny Walker and brother Ash. 

Mistakes from Walker dropped him down the order (to an eventual fourth place) let Ash free for third and created a fairly intense battle for the top five with Eddie Karlsson, Will Hoare, and Dominik Olszowy all in the mix. 

The race finishing order was Billy, Mitch, and Ash with the brothers setting themselves up for a fierce fight for the rest of the night.

Moto 2:

Race two saw Dan Mundell grab the limelight with a holeshot before a rapid rise through the pack from Jonny Walker saw the Triumph rider leading. It wasn’t long before Billy joined him in second and the pair began to stretch a gap. 

Both made mistakes around half distance, and they traded the lead, but Bolt again muscled matters and romped home for the win, and with that SuperEnduro World Championship number five. It was no surprise, and never in doubt, let’s be honest. 

Walker held more solid for second with this time Ash getting the better of his teammate and brother for third.

Moto 3:

The final race wasn’t just the best race of the night but in the whole season with a four-rider battle for the lead. 

Jonny led, with Billy and the Brightmore brothers (showing each other no mercy!) all trading blows, taking turns to make mistakes, block passing, and looking ragged in the rocks. When Walker retook the lead after a mistake from Bolt, Ash Brightmore took his chance to lead a Prestige race. 

But Billy regrouped and went for it in a breathtaking final few laps which he later described as a blur. The result was inevitable to most people watching, but the riders said not as they all gave it everything, especially Ash and Mitch. 

It was Billy claiming all three motos in the end from Walker and Mitch, who got the nod for the overall on a tie-break over his brother by virtue of his Superpole third-place result. 

The fight remains just on for the podium places in this championship, and it will go down to the wire in Liévin, France, next week. Walker is looking good on 266 points, Ash Brightmore on 239 in third, Mitch fourth on 227, and Eddie Karlsson fifth on 190.

Rider press conference post-race:

 

Junior World Championship:

Milan Schmuser carried the fastest time in qualifying into a near race-long lead in moto one. However, Roland Liska hounded him all race, put in a storming final lap, pressured the German into a mistake, and both went down in a nasty mess of bikes and bodies. 

The outcome favoured a fortunate championship points leader Marc Fernandez, who put poor qualifying behind him and happily accepted the win on a plate. A 10s penalty for Liska for unsporting riding gave P2 back to Schmuser and Henry Strauss claimed third. 

Poor qualifying helped the Spaniard Fernandez in moto two, with a reverse grid putting him on the front row for a holeshot. Schmuser made a storming start from the second row and was into P2 on the first lap. The pair traded places until Schmuser made a big mistake, got caught under his bike, and let Fernandez free for win number two.

It was a moto one repeat in the final Junior race with Schmuser again took the holeshot, with Liska second and Henry Strauss on his tail.

Strauss was looking strong and passed the Hungarian to close in on the race lead. It looked like Schmuser’s to win, but another crash in the rocks handed it to Strauss on a plate this time, whoheld off Liska for victory.

Behind them in third, Marc Fernandez sealed the Junior overall after a consistent night, a night where his chief championship rival Schmuser threw away three moto wins. The Spaniard has one hand on the title now next weekend in France.

Youth World Cup:

Holeshot and a start-to-finish win for Fraiser Lampkin showed championship leader Roman Godino how to handle the track. Godino, starting with a 30-point championship advantage over Lampkin, put the pressure on but cracked in the fight, dropping to mid-pack. Lampkin had a moment or two of his own but held on for a second heat win of the season on home soil.

Elbows were out in moto two as Lampkin muscled his way to the front in a forceful first lap. Chaos in the rock garden happened each lap (it seemed), but the Beta UK pilot rode the storm and pulled clear for a comfortable win and the overall. It’s not the first time a Lampkin has stood on a podium, and it won’t be the last time you’ll see Fraiser in one either.

Michal Laska grabbed second spot, but third in moto two (Youth class only race twice on the night) for Hugo Vukcevic was good for second overall, with Godino salvaging third after a scruffy night which still sees him maintaining an 18-points lead with the final round next weekend.

National Championship: 

Sherco UK’s Jack Price was a convincing winner in the national class – the former TrialGP rider, Scottish Six Days, and Scott Trial winner took both heat races on the night. It was chaotic behind him but official Veteran of the night, Paul Bolton, claimed a popular second place ahead of Jack Spencer.

SuperEnduro GP of Great Britain results, Prestige overall:

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Final 1

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Final 2

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Final 3

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SuperEnduro GP of Great Britain results, Junior overall:

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SuperEnduro GP of Great Britain results, Youth overall:

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SuperEnduro GP of Great Britain results, National Championship overall:

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