Paul Fröde is the champion of the IDM Superstock 600. This was decided by the DMSB Appeals Court in Frankfurt on December 10, 2020. The appeal filed by rival Jan-Ole Jähnig was denied.
Jähnig (Team Freudenberg SMC World SSP Academy, Yamaha YZF-R6) and Fröde (ADAC Sachsen e.V., Honda CBR 600 RR) competed in the IDM Superstock 600 race at Hockenheim on September 27, 2020. After the race, Fröde filed a protest against race winner Jan-Ole Jähnig, arguing that there was no tire sticker affixed to Jähnig’s motorcycle and that it had been added only after the race in the Parc Ferme.
The DMSB Competition Regulations state: “For the Superbike 1000, Supersport 600, Superstock 600, and Supersport 300 classes, the series organizer will provide an appropriate number of tire stickers, which are required for qualifying, warm-up, and races (including restarts). In general, tire stickers are not required during free practice or for rain tires. The tire stickers must be affixed to the left sidewall of the tire.”
Furthermore, the following is stipulated:
“A first offense of disregard during the race is penalized with a three-position grid penalty in the race results; a repeat offense results in disqualification.”
Based on these clear rules, the race commissioners ruled that Jähnig be demoted three positions in Race 1, which cost the Thuringian the title.
Jähnig filed an appeal. However, according to the DMSB ruling, it was not filed in the proper form or within the required time frame. According to the German Motorcycle Sports Act, Jähnig failed to notify the race commissioners of his protest within one hour of the decision being announced. The appeal was dismissed as inadmissible.