No sooner has the season finale ended than IDM fifth-place finisher Phillip Tonn heads to Spain. There, the Mattstedt native will compete in the FIM World Supersport 300 at Portimão this coming weekend, riding the second KTM alongside Dirk Geiger. This will be his first start in the World Championship.
Tonn is stepping in for his injured teammate Lennox Lehmann, who was knocked down by a Spanish competitor during the last race weekend in Aragon, sustaining several broken bones and facial injuries. Lehmann underwent surgery in Zaragoza and will soon be able to make his way home to Germany.