By European Hill Climb Championship medallists per class take two, this time Supersport/Superstock 600 themed.
To date twenty-five riders across five nations, have reeled in this millennium since the Championship’s renewal (UEM Cup pilot year – 2012), top three European Hill Climb Road Race Supersport/Superstock 600 Championship finishing positions.
Italian icon of this kind of motorsport Maurizio Bottalico (previous weekend a podium finisher in Canaria Islands Championship Endurance race at Maspalomas Circuit, near his current place of residence) tops this ranking with six medals (five times SSP Champion, runner-up x1).
Another Italian ace, top fifteen Super Twins TT finisher, Manx Grand Prix winner Francesco Curinga is next up with five overall first three accomplishments.
Uwe Rademacher, Daniele Stolli, IRRC experienced Tiziano Rosati and new Performance Racing Achterhoek signing, Swiss IRRC racer Mauro Poncini jointly follow (x3 in final European Hill Climb Championship standings).
European Hill Climb Road Race Championships medal winners 2013–2025 in Supersport/Superstock 600 class, read as follows:
(Racers with the exact same number of SSP/STK 600 European Hill Climb medals, sorted by best result and earlier achievement. Status before 2026 season, since 2015 Supersport class including Superstock 600 steeds)
Maurizio Bottalico (Italy) – 6
Francesco Curinga (Italy) – 5
Uwe Rademacher (Germany) – 3
Daniele Stolli (Italy) – 3
Tiziano Rosati (Italy) – 3
Mauro Poncini (Switzerland) – 3
Luca Gottardi (Italy) – 1
Jean-Luc Papaux (Switzerland) – 1
Rafael Neuner (Austria) – 1
Daniel Kronschlager (Austria) – 1
Jean-Noel Salvi (France) – 1
Daniele Lombardi (Italy) – 1
Stefano Nari (Italy) – 1
Fabrizio Lannutti (Italy) – 1
Marc Gilardi (France) – 1
Thomas Altendorfer (Austria) – 1
Hannes Engl (Italy) – 1
Anthony Oren (France) – 1
John Pilloud (Switzerland) – 1
Stefano Frisanco (Italy) – 1
Carmine Sullo (Italy) – 1
Yuri Storniolo (Italy) – 1
Amalric Blanc (France) – 1
Carmine Matarazzo (Italy) – 1
Thomas Mitgutsch (Austria) – 1
An added bonus, 2012 UEM Cup Overall Medallists in Supersport and Superstock 600 category:
Stefano Bonetti (Italy) – 1
David Lignite (Italy) – 1
Thomas Berghammer (Austria) – 1
Stefano Nari (Italy) – 1
Giuseppe Tarquini (Italy) – 1
Harald Jungwirth (Austria) – 1
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
