The inaugural IRRC Sportbike Champion, the Isle of Man’s first IRRC Champion, the fifteenth different IRRC Champion, Jamie Williams made history in spades this morning at Frohburg.
Attaining the IRRC Sportbike title in style, Williams (NCE Racing – Aprilia – race winning margin – 0.128 of a second) netted Sportbike Race One laurels, after a nip and tuck battle aside laps one, two and three leader Justin Hanse (Motorradtke GYTR Pro Shop by Penz 13 – Yamaha).
David ‘Datziii’ Datzer (Racetastic4 by Datziii#55 Road Racing – Aprilia) returning to IRRC affiliated competition edged Thomas Wendel for third.
Wally Jacobs (Racing Team Block – Aprilia), who’s valiant Sportbike title pursuit has finished, was seventh.
Martin Hrstka (FERT Racing Team – Aprilia) was fifth, Maxim Zanaska (Panther by Hadak Racing – Kawasaki) placed sixth whilst on a great day for the IOM roads scene, Dale Brew (AM Racing – Aprilia) made it two Manx riders within the first eight finishers.
IRRC 2026 – Frohburg Sportbike Race One Result:
1st – Jamie Williams
2nd – Justin Hanse
3rd – David Datzer
4th – Thomas Wendel
5th – Martin Hrstka
6th – Maxim Zanaska
7th – Wally Jacobs
8th – Dale Brew
9th – Stefan Holz
10th – Patrik Serbousek
11th – Rutger Peersman
12th – Kristyna Jakesch
13th – Richard Zanaska
14th – Jan Herzog
15th – Mike Ceuppens
16th – Mathieu Locuty
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
