The big Hockenheim finale is still to come. Denis Hertrampf, head of the Triumph Germany Supersport Racing team, is nevertheless already looking back on the 2024 IDM Supersport season. At the same time, he announces changes for 2025 and is already presenting his latest creation at Hockenheim: a finished motorcycle for the “Sportbike” class, which will make its debut next year.
Denis Hertrampf knows no idleness. The heart of this Lower Saxony native beats to the rhythm of motorsports. Always on the cutting edge. Always at full throttle. And he has achieved another goal: Despite a mixed start to the season, an injury to Luca Göttlicher during pre-season testing, and the end of the partnership with Kevin Wahr, the team is staying on track. “I am absolutely satisfied with the progress the team led by Lothar Kraus has made this year,” Hertrampf sums up, explaining: “The team has been able to improve from race to race, and our technical advancements have steadily improved performance throughout the season. Luca has secured two third-place finishes on the Triumph so far. At the Nürburgring, he put on a strong comeback.”
“Lucky Luc” Göttlicher was out to prove himself in the Eifel. Back at the pit wall, the team wondered if everything would turn out all right. After 16 laps, they knew for sure. The junior had worked his way up from eleventh on the grid to third place on the podium, earning 16 championship points. He screamed with joy into his helmet—so loudly that afterward he was almost hoarse and could barely speak. “This is all so indescribable,” he said, overflowing with joy. “He’s exactly where I expected him to be,” nods team boss Denis Hertrampf, setting the course for the future: “Next, we need to make sure Luca improves in qualifying and starts further up the grid.” In the overall standings, the 17-year-old from Schwifting, Bavaria, is in seventh place.
Although the 2024 season isn’t over yet, Hertrampf is already fully immersed in preparations for 2025. That’s when the new “Sportbike” class will make its debut in the IDM, and a year later in the World Championship. Hertrampf already has a motorcycle in the works, based on the new Triumph Daytona 660. He has given it some thought: “I’ve been following the early days of the Sportbike
Open class in the BSB. Many manufacturers will be competing in this class in the future. For me, the class will be an ideal platform for training our young racers. Starting in 2026, the Sportbike Open class
will also be held as part of the Superbike World Championship with virtually identical rules. This simplifies the transition of young talent to the World Championship. We have decided to compete in the Supersport and Sportbike classes in 2025. We’ve already received inquiries.”
