In the 20th Annual running of the Marseille Indoor World Trial, Albert Cabestany did what as of late has been almost impossible to do--displace Montesa-HRC's Toni Bou from the top rung on the podium. This year's event was less about overall obstacle size and more about avoiding error.

Loris Gubian failed to make it into the event because of bike difficulties, leaving Adam Raga, Toni Bou, Jeroni Fajardo, Albert Cabestany, and Takahisa Fujinami, and UK favorite Michael Brown, to contest the final. The event came down to the final section which centered on series of upside-down boats. Cabestany led by a point going into the section over Bou, and dabbed once more while working his way through the toughest part of the section. Bou, however, apparently had a case of the nerves and dabbed early in the section, as well when negotiating the toughest obstacles in the section, putting him two points in back of Cabestany.

Cabestany took the win, with Bou putting two more points on third placed Raga in the championship standings.

Qualifying:

1. Antonio Bou (SPAIN, Montesa-HRC) 5
2. Adam Raga (SPAIN, Gas Gas) 7
3. Albert Cabestany (SPAIN, Sherco) 8
4. Takahisa Fujinami (JAPAN, Montesa-HRC) 10
5. Jeroni Fajardo (SPAIN, Beta) 15
6. Michael Brown (GREAT BRITAIN, Sherco) 21

Non-Qualifiers:
Loris Gubian (FRANCE, Gas Gas) 27

Main Event

1. Cabestany 4
2. Bou 5
3. Raga 11
4. Fujinami 14
5. Fajardo 23
6. Brown 26

FIM championship standings after two rounds

1. Bou 14
2. Cabestany 11
3. Fujinami 10
4. Raga 10
5. Fajardo 5
6. Lampkin 4
7. Brown 3
8. Gubian 1