Marvin Siebdrath isn’t letting two crashes get him down

Euro Moto is in Hockenheim this weekend, on the home straight for 2026. If Marvin Siebdrath continues in the same vein as he did in Friday’s practice sessions, the races could be a close affair. In both free practice sessions, he ended up on the tarmac and in the gravel, fortunately without sustaining any injuries. Speaking to SPEEDWEEK.com afterwards, he said: “It all started for me in the first free practice session, when I went down with a highside coming out of Turn 2 towards the end of the session. That was quite a hard crash; it actually hurt a bit. But I was able to shake that off quickly and didn’t take long to find my rhythm again in the second practice session.”

Another attempt on Saturday

Commenting on his second crash shortly before the end of the second session, he revealed: “I pushed hard again on the final lap. But it wasn’t as if I was right on the limit. We had another look at the data, which was a mirror image of the lap before. Maybe I hit a bump – I can’t think of any other explanation. Of course, you don’t want to end the day with a crash. But I know we’re well prepared.”

Apart from the fact that he came through both crashes without any significant injuries, he confirmed that the work that needed doing has been done. He added: “In terms of speed, we’re not far off – if I leave Dirk (Geiger) out of the equation. We’re four tenths behind second place, and I’d say: that’s fine, we can work with that.”

Contract extension on the cards

Last year, the 22-year-old from Saxony finished seventh overall at the end of the season, with, amongst other things, a win and a third place. He is currently fifth in the standings, with two fourth places as his best results. He still has two chances to make the podium and intends to make the most of them. “I don’t want to say: ‘That’s the plan.’ Because you can’t plan for that. But it’s the goal – that’s always the goal. We know it’ll be tough to compete against the Yamahas, the Ducatis and the MV Agustas on our own. They’re simply a bit faster. We have to admit that. On the other hand, we’re not that far off. That’s why we’ll keep trying.”

Next year, Marvin Siebdrath will carry on in the same set-up, that is, with the MCA Racing team and on a Honda CBR600RR. In 2025, Dirk Geiger rode it to the title and secured several wins, which ‘Marv’ puts into perspective as follows: “You just have to look at the lap times. We’re about half a second faster across the board. For example, today I set the times that I only managed after three days last year. The standard is just brutally high. Everything’s just evolving. I always compare myself with Dirk’s times from last year and with my own times on the Yamaha. I’m almost always on the same level and sometimes even faster. Of course, our ambitions are different. We want to be in the running for third place, but you can’t just pick and choose.”