By First opened in 1996, replacing the legendary old street-circuit (used from 1927 to 1990) the Hohenstein-Ernstthal (hometown of German road racer Nico Muller) located Sachsenring circuit (3.671 metres – 2.281 miles long track) hosted during the past week the ‘Euro Moto’ Championship (new name for former IDM – Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft series) season opener.
Well-known names to roads scene aficionados competing included:
Multiple IRRC Superbike races podium finisher Freddie Heinrich (show-cased in feature article image from 2025 Frohburger Dreieck competition), Hengelo-Varsselring Super Twins lap-record holder Sasha De Vits and Marvin Siebdrath, IRRC Schleizer Dreieck Supersport race winner x2 last year.
2024 IRRC SBK Champion David ‘Datziii’ Datzer, before his first TT Races expedition with Brian McCormack’s Roadhouse Macau Team, was also in attendance, but not racing, instead in the role of mechanic for Ben Kugler (IRRC 2024 SSP Schleizer Dreieck wildcard rider).
The next Euro Moto rounds are in the Czech Republic, first at Brno Circuit (29th-31st May) and Autodrom Most (26th-28th June), coinciding with the Tandragee 100 and Dolny Hricov-Zilina Airport races.
These Czech ‘Euro Moto’ events will-be-supported by Pro Superstock 1000, Twin Cup classes (both categories did not feature at the Sachsenring).
Provisional start-lists include roads experienced pilots, such-as; Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix podium finisher Sheridan Morais, Ouri Bikkems, Jan Buchel, Julius Ilmberger Jr, Udo Reichmann, Jef Van Calster and Thijs Peeters.
2026 Euro Moto Sachsenring – selected roads scene themed results, are as follows:
(Position and best race lap time near racer’s name)
Supersport:
Marvin Siebdrath (P5 x2) – 1.25.106
Freddie Heinrich (P10 x2) – 1.26.331
Filip Kukic (DNF/P15) – 1.31.847
Sportbike:
Micky Winkler (P9/P8) – 1.28.665
Sasha De Vits (P13/P10) – 1.28.815
Kawasaki ZX6-R Cup:
Felix Kauertz (P1 x2) – 1.29.068
Cedric Holme Nielsen (P3/P4) – 1.28.859
Ben Kugler (P4/P3) – 1.29.137
Felix Klinck (P5/P6) – 1.29.543
Martin Riedl (P11/P10) – 1.32.597
Kawasaki ZX4-RR Cup:
Gido Nittke (P7/P5) – 1.35.273
Michael Gotz (P9 x2) – 1.35.850
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
