Matthäus, Catterfeld, Arnold: The Sachsenring GP attracts the celebrities

The MotoGP spectacle at the Sachsenring got off to a spectacular start on Friday. The massive motorcycling festival in Hohenstein-Ernstthal is potentially heading for a record attendance. The long-established Grand Prix, which will continue to be held in eastern Germany until 2031, attracts not only motorcycling enthusiasts but also a steady stream of famous guests. Alongside numerous national and regional political representatives, celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sport will once again be well represented in 2026.

As previously announced, the German national anthem will be performed on Sunday before the German Grand Prix at the start-finish line by singer and actress Yvonne Catterfeld. The organisers’ guest list also includes, amongst others, football icon Lothar Matthäus, for whom this will be his first visit to the historic Sachsenring.

The World and European football champion is working as a TV pundit for the pay-TV channel Sky, which is broadcasting the races from the Sachsenring to German-speaking audiences. In addition, the XL event will also be shown on free-to-air TV on DF1 – where the signal will be carried by colleagues from ServusTV.

That’s not all as far as the footballers are concerned. Bundesliga professionals Konrad Harder and Maarten Vandevoort will also be making sure they don’t miss the races. The most experienced football representative is Wolfsburg legend Maximilian Arnold, who has already been seen at the Sachsenring on several occasions as a VIP guest.

German MX2 Motocross World Champion Simon Längenfelder from the Red Bull-KTM team has also confirmed his attendance for race day. The Regnitzlosau native enjoys home advantage – Längenfelder’s hometown is just 100 kilometres from the road racing mecca. Trial freestyle athlete Adrian Guggemos has also confirmed his attendance at the two-wheeled spectacle.

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