The 2026 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship ends this weekend at the 24MX Hixpania Hard Enduro in Aguilar de Campoo, Spain. Over three days, 23–25 October, the final round settles the Junior world title and decides whether Manuel Lettenbichler closes out a fifth consecutive championship. Here is what is at stake, how Hixpania works, who is racing and how to follow it live.
What's at stake
| Title | Leader | Closest rival | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship | Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM), 197 | Mitch Brightmore (GASGAS), 165 | 32 |
| Junior World Championship | James Moore (Beta), 183 | Ashton Brightmore (GASGAS), 180 | 3 |
| Senior World Cup | Roberto de Matos, 134 | Haukur Thorsteinsson, 105 | 29 |
| Women's World Cup | Sandra Gómez, 174 | Eva Taeuber, 136 | 38 |
| Youth World Cup | Damon Garrell, 198 | Kyle Gianotti, 104 | 94 |
World Championship
A rider can score at most 33 points at a round, so Mitch Brightmore needs the maximum at Hixpania and needs Lettenbichler to score nothing. Any other result makes Lettenbichler world champion for the fifth year in a row.
The fight for third is closer. Teodor Kabakchiev (Sherco) is third on 133 points, with Ashton Brightmore on 123 and James Moore on 120, so 13 points cover third to fifth.
Junior World Championship
The Junior title is the closest of the season. Only each rider's best six rounds count, and Moore's and Ashton Brightmore's lowest counted score so far is 26 for both. A Hixpania result therefore only adds to their total if it beats 26.
That means Ashton Brightmore needs at least 30 points and four more than Moore to take the title. If he falls one point short of either mark, the two can finish level on points, with the tie-break deciding the champion.
World Cups
The three World Cup leaders arrive with big margins. On the current standings, none of Roberto de Matos (Senior), Sandra Gómez (Women's) or Damon Garrell (Youth) can be caught on points. Gómez races on home soil. The titles become official once the final classification is confirmed.
How Hixpania works
Hixpania is three races over three days, and each one scores championship points: up to 3 on Friday, 10 on Saturday and 20 on Sunday, for a maximum of 33. Championship riders race in two classes: Caballeros on the main course, and Hixpanos on a less demanding one.
Friday: SuperEncierro
The weekend opens on Friday evening in Hixpania Village with the SuperEncierro, a short multi-lap “city enduro” for championship riders only. After free practice and timed practice, the Caballeros race two semi-finals of six minutes plus a lap, split by odd and even race numbers. The top seven from each go through to a 14-rider final, and the Hixpanos riders have their own final. The top three in each class score 3, 2 and 1 points.
Saturday: Campoo Xtreme
Saturday's sprint race is held on a 6 km hard enduro lap beside the reservoir. In the morning, riders take a sighting lap and then one timed qualifying lap, starting one at a time in championship order. Their qualifying times set the grid. The race runs for one hour plus a lap, with the top 15 starting from a triangular front row and the rest in rows of 20, released 30 seconds apart. The top ten score 10 points down to 1.
Sunday: The Lost Road
The main race, El Camino Perdido or The Lost Road, runs on a lap of about 4.5 km on the Caracol peninsula. The top ten from Saturday start inside a cave, in diagonal pairs released five seconds apart. The rest of the field lines up in rows of ten behind them.
It is also a knock-out. Seventy riders start, and the last ten are eliminated at the end of each of the first three laps. After two hours, at 14:00, Hixpania Hill opens: a final section in the stadium that only the top ten on the lead lap may enter. Top-ten riders who are a lap down are sent back onto the course to unlap themselves. The Hill closes at 15:00, and anyone who has not reached the finish by then is ranked on laps completed and checkpoints reached. The top 15 score points, with 20 for the winner.
Timetable
Friday and Saturday times are local CEST (UTC+2). Spain's clocks go back an hour at 03:00 on Sunday morning, so Sunday times are CET (UTC+1).
| Day | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 Oct | 17:00–19:30 | SuperEncierro, championship riders only, Hixpania Village |
| Fri 23 Oct | 19:30 | SuperEncierro awards |
| Sat 24 Oct | 10:30–11:00 | Campoo Xtreme sighting lap |
| Sat 24 Oct | 11:30–12:30 | Campoo Xtreme qualifying lap |
| Sat 24 Oct | 13:00 | Press conference and FIM HEWC rider presentation, Plaza España, Aguilar de Campoo |
| Sat 24 Oct | 15:00–16:30 | Campoo Xtreme, Hixpanos |
| Sat 24 Oct | 17:30–19:00 | Campoo Xtreme, Caballeros and championship riders |
| Sat 24 Oct | 19:30 | Campoo Xtreme awards |
| Sun 25 Oct | 08:30–10:30 | The Lost Road, Hixpanos |
| Sun 25 Oct | 12:00 | The Lost Road, Caballeros and championship riders: start |
| Sun 25 Oct | 14:00 | Hixpania Hill opens |
| Sun 25 Oct | 15:00 | Hixpania Hill closes; podiums follow |
Watch live on Sunday
The Lost Road is streamed live and free on the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship YouTube channel on Sunday 25 October, with English commentary from Matt Smith and Daryl Curtis.
On air at 13:30 CET. That is 12:30 in the UK, 14:30 in South Africa, 08:30 on the US East Coast, 05:30 on the US West Coast and 23:30 in Sydney.
What to expect
- The race starts at 12:00, but the broadcast begins at 13:30. It opens with highlights of the cave start, Friday's SuperEncierro and Saturday's Campoo Xtreme.
- Live racing follows by 14:00 at the latest, when Hixpania Hill opens. If the race is close, coverage may go live from around 13:45.
- Cameras follow the top ten up Hixpania Hill, through sections including Catedral, Elevador, Muro and Animal, to the finish at Meta Hixpania.
- The top three are interviewed at the finish, then coverage returns to the rest of the top ten.
- The stream ends when the top ten are home or when the Hill closes at 15:00. The podium ceremony is not part of the stream.
- Friday's and Saturday's races are not streamed live. Follow them on live timing and on HEWC's social channels.
Live timing and results
Follow every session on Red Sports live timing. Provisional results and official notices are posted on the Sportity app under the event HIXPANIA26. Results remain provisional until the 30-minute protest period after their publication has passed.
Live timing→Who's racing
Thirty-four championship riders are entered: 26 in the Caballeros class and eight in Hixpanos. Alongside the title contenders, the Caballeros entry includes Billy Bolt, Wade Young, Graham Jarvis and home riders Mario Román and Alfredo Gómez.
| No. | Rider | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Jarvis | Caballeros |
| 4 | Robert Crayston | Caballeros |
| 7 | Ashton Brightmore | Caballeros |
| 8 | Kyle Gianotti | Hixpanos |
| 10 | Haukur Thorsteinsson | Hixpanos |
| 11 | Sandra Gómez | Caballeros |
| 12 | Mitch Brightmore | Caballeros |
| 16 | Eva Taeuber | Hixpanos |
| 23 | Teodor Kabakchiev | Caballeros |
| 24 | Toby Shaw | Caballeros |
| 31 | Aníta Hauksdóttir | Hixpanos |
| 33 | Francesc Moret Clota | Caballeros |
| 34 | Lorenzo Gandola | Caballeros |
| 37 | James Stearns | Hixpanos |
| 55 | Wade Young | Caballeros |
| 56 | Marc Fernandez Serra | Caballeros |
| 57 | Billy Bolt | Caballeros |
| 60 | Eric Miquel | Caballeros |
| 64 | Theodora Bjork Heimisdottir | Hixpanos |
| 74 | Mario Román | Caballeros |
| 89 | Alfredo Gómez | Caballeros |
| 91 | Matthis Millich | Caballeros |
| 92 | Simon Müller | Caballeros |
| 225 | James Moore | Caballeros |
| 230 | Dylan Wesley Jones | Caballeros |
| 304 | Manuel Lettenbichler | Caballeros |
| 311 | Eneko Martínez | Caballeros |
| 318 | Roberto de Matos | Caballeros |
| 370 | Leon Volland | Caballeros |
| 371 | Damon Garrell | Hixpanos |
| 414 | Thomas Scales | Caballeros |
| 460 | Diego Rodrigues | Caballeros |
| 574 | Lenny Geretzky | Caballeros |
| 743 | Branden Swanepoel | Hixpanos |
At Hixpania in person
Tickets are sold at the venue only, with no advance sales. The Hixpania Fan wristband (€25) is valid for all three days and includes paddock access. A Sunday-only The Lost Road ticket (€15) gives access to the fan zone at the stadium start and finish, including Hixpania Hill. Children under 12 go free with an adult.
Hixpania Village is about a 20-minute walk (2 km) from Aguilar de Campoo, and drones are not permitted. Full spectator information is on hixpania.es.
Follow the final round on the official HEWC standings and on Instagram at @fimhardenduro.
The FIM Hard Enduro World Championship is supported by official partners Plews Tyres, S3 and Factory Links.