Euro Moto: The penalty notices from Most – the Schrötter case goes to the DMSB

Warnings were handed out in abundance, though these generally had no consequences as long as those warned adhered to the general rules for the rest of the weekend. Crossing the white line at the end of the pit lane without authorisation was particularly popular. This line in particular seemed to have held a magical allure, especially for the riders competing in the various cups as part of Euro Moto. As a result, more than a dozen riders received virtual correspondence from the race organisers.

Caught out in the neighbouring cup

Ronny Hahn from the Twin Cup fared worse. In Race 1, he had caused contact with a rival and thereby gained an advantage. As a result, he had to serve a long-lap penalty in the next race. Hansjörg Wahl from the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR Cup was handed two long-lap penalties. He had made a false start in Race 1.

Aron Thomas Müller quickly realised his mistake. Instead of heading out onto the track for the Kawasaki ZX4-RR Cup practice session, he must have misread the list and turned onto the track for the Pro Superstock 1000 Cup practice session. However, he realised his mistake straight away and rode back to the pits. The race organisers decided not to impose a penalty.

Incidents in all Euro Moto classes

In the Euro Moto Sportbike class, Lucas Sorensen did not get through the second free practice session without a warning. The rider with the #18 was using an unauthorised on-board camera. But that wasn’t all. In the second race, he had to take the emergency exit at the first chicane, returned to the track too quickly and, instead of the usual long lap, had to settle for a three-second penalty.

Ruben Bijman, however, escaped a penalty. The Dutchman had initially been penalised for riding against the direction of traffic in the pit lane. However, he had acted on the marshals’ instructions and pushed his Triumph back. Consequently, no further action was taken.

In the Euro Moto Supersport class, Julius Ahrenkiel Frellsen was handed a double long lap straight away. He had been caught making a false start in the first race. He had to serve the penalty during the second race on Sunday. Jonas Folger was greeted with a 100-euro fine on his return to Euro Moto. He had missed the compulsory riders’ briefing.

A lesson for the Superbike riders

In the Euro Moto Superbike class, Christoph Beinlich was once again on the receiving end. In the first race, he had been forced to use the emergency exit at the first chicane after the start/finish line and had not lost enough time when rejoining the track. As it was too late for a long lap, he was instead handed a three-second penalty.

BMW rider Marcel Schrötter was hit particularly hard. He was retrospectively handed a three-second penalty because the time he lost when using the emergency exit at chicane 1 had been too short. Despite the incident being reviewed during the race, no penalty was imposed at the time. Afterwards, Yamaha rider Twan Smits lodged a protest against this decision. This decision resulted in a three-second penalty and consequently the loss of second place. Schrötter was informed of this via the Discord system late in the afternoon. By then, however, he was already on his way to Japan. His team lodged an appeal against the decision and paid the required deposit of 500 euros. The case was therefore referred to the DMSB Sports Court.

The same offence and the same penalty were also imposed on the Dutch rider Milan Merckelbagh. The addition of three seconds also altered the final result. Merckelbagh had also been made to pay an extra fine on Thursday. He had missed the riders’ briefing and was 100 euros poorer as a result.