The new Euro Moto Supersport Champion is Dirk Geiger (Yamaha)

Everything actually went Dirk Geiger’s way on Saturday. He secured pole position and victory in the first race of the Euro Moto Supersport series at Hockenheim. He was 32 points clear of his nearest rival, Daniel Blin. On paper, the Yamaha rider could already have been celebrating the championship title. But he hasn’t done so yet.

Saturday victory for Geiger

The reason lies in Assen. A protest against Blin from the race there – against which the Pole had lodged an appeal – has not yet been finally resolved. There were 14 points at stake.

On the track, Geiger left no room for doubt on Saturday. The Mannheim native was unstoppable and cruised to a comfortable victory. His lead over Blin at the finish line was 3.769 seconds. “Dirk’s pace was on a completely different level today,” his sole remaining title rival had to admit. Geiger, however, also knew who he had to thank for this. After the race, the Yamaha YZF-R9 rider politely thanked his Apreco team and Yamaha Germany. On Sunday, the next victory is set to follow on his home circuit – and with it, hopefully, the final nail in the coffin of the championship.

Behind Geiger, things were considerably more turbulent. Blin, Luca de Vleeschauwer (Yamaha), Luca Göttlicher (MV Agusta) and Lennox Lehmann (Yamaha) initially formed the chasing pack. However, just as ‘Lucky Luc’ had moved up to third place, de Vleeschauwer was given a harsh but fair rebuff whilst attempting to overtake. In the final third of the race, the situation changed. De Vleeschauwer and Lehmann fell back, whilst Göttlicher attempted a manoeuvre against Blin. The 19-year-old MV Agusta rider’s courage proved too great. He crashed, got back on his bike, carried on and still managed to finish in ninth place. This incident saw Lehmann move up to third place.

Race 2: Title clinched with a race win

Dirk Geiger is the Euro Moto Supersport champion. In the second race of the Fuchs Silkolene Hockenheim finale, the rider from Baden-Württemberg finally sealed the deal. He has so many points that there is no longer any doubt about the outcome. The title is now secure for the 24-year-old Yamaha rider from Team Apreco.

The final race of the season was a masterclass from Geiger in front of his home crowd. After just two laps, the title favourite had pulled 2.8 seconds clear of the field, switched to cruise control and cruised to his eighth win of the season. After 15 laps over 3.692 kilometres, his dream had become a reality: Geiger is the 2026 Supersport Champion.

With the title in the bag, the previously announced promotion to the Superbike class tastes even sweeter. “I don’t even know what to say,” said the otherwise talkative dominator, clearly overwhelmed. Geiger also expressed his gratitude for the many battles with his, by the end, sole title rival, Daniel Blin (Ducati): “He really pushed me hard at the start of the season.” The Pole had won the first four races ahead of Geiger.

Blin finished second in the final Supersport race of the year and is the runners-up. Early on, he had to fend off a very spirited attack from Luca Göttlicher (LJ Racing), but managed to fight back. When ‘Lucky Luc’ launched his next attack, however, Blin saw the writing on the wall in time and shut the door. Together with Lennox Lehmann (Yamaha) and Luca de Vleeschauwer (Yamaha), an interesting group of four formed.

Blin has to settle for the runners-up spot

Eventually, Blin managed to break free from Göttlicher’s clutches, who was decisively overtaken by Lennox Lehmann on the eleventh lap. Lehmann then set his sights on Blin towards the end, but came up against a brick wall. Lehmann had once again secured third place – for the eighth time this season. The Dresden rider was delighted to have achieved the result through his own efforts. In Saturday’s race, he’d inherited it following Göttlicher’s crash.

Göttlicher, meanwhile, at the age of 19, delivered a brilliant season’s performance on a motorbike which, as an exotic splash of colour in the field, combined with Göttlicher to produce unexpected form. The Bavarian secured three podium places on the MV Agusta.

The result of the final race is also reflected in the overall standings: Geiger has won the title ahead of Blin, Lehmann and Göttlicher.