It's done: Andreas Kofler has defended his IDM Supersport title. And Dirk Geiger has bid a fitting farewell to the 2025 season with his sixth win of the year.
Third place in Sunday’s race was enough for Andreas Kofler (Yamalube Motorsport Kofler) to successfully defend his title. As always, the Austrian got off to a great start, but Dirk Geiger (MCA Racing) emerged from the first lap in the lead. After the third lap, the field was running in perfect order, with Dirk Geiger, Andreas Kofler, Daniel Blin (AF Racing), Štepán Zuda (Eder Racing), Thomas Gradinger (Eder Racing), Luca de Vleeschauwer (Track and Trades Wixx Racing), and Lennox Lehmann (Apreco Ten Kate Yamaha Racing) all in a row.
Geiger had no choice but to go on the offensive in order to still secure the championship title for Honda if push came to shove. But Kofler, on his Yamaha YZF-R6, made no mistakes and cruised comfortably in control. He had space in front and behind him once he let the pushing Daniel Blin pass. For the Ducati rider from Poland, individual results were the top priority, as he was out of contention for the title. His goal was to cap off the season with a victory. However, he never really closed the gap on the leader, Geiger.
As the race progressed, Zuda, de Vleeschauwer, and Lehmann closed in on one another and traded positions. The field had settled into its positions. When Kofler crossed the finish line in third place after 15 laps of 3.692 kilometers each, a visible weight was lifted from his shoulders, even though he would never have admitted it beforehand. With an eleven-point lead, he had won the Supersport class championship title for the second time.
“It’s incredible, even if my joy is somewhat dampened by my brother’s crash,” said Kofler. Maximilian Kofler had suffered a serious crash in the Superbike race. The 25-year-old was able to get up on his own, and no broken bones were found at the medical center. However, he was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Andy Kofler looks back on a “tough and difficult year. I battled it out with Dirk Geiger at an extremely high level. The class has never been this fast in its entire history.”
Local hero Dirk Geiger has racked up more wins than any other rider in the IDM Supersport series. He won a race at both Oschersleben events, as well as at the Nürburgring and Hockenheim. In Schleiz, he took home the full points twice. He goes down in Supersport history as the runner-up. Daniel Blin edged out Belgian Luca de Vleeschauwer for third place in the overall standings after the final race. Following a protest by Blin against an unauthorized modification to de Vleeschauwer’s Ducati, the Belgian was disqualified.
Other notable highlights: Luca Göttlicher, the sole Kawasaki rider, secured his best result of the season at Hockenheim. Till Belczykowski’s loyalty to MV Agusta was rewarded with eight points in the final race after a difficult slump. Thomas Eder rode his final race as an active IDM rider and will focus solely on his role as team manager going forward. Julius Caesar Rörig missed most of the final race. After his crash yesterday, he had to spend the night in the hospital. He suffered a broken collarbone.
IDM Supersport, Race 2
1. Dirk GEIGER (GER), Honda
2. Daniel BLIN (POL), Ducati
3. Andreas KOFLER (AUT), Yamaha
4. Luca DE VLEESCHAUWER (BEL), Ducati
5. Lennox LEHMANN (GER), Yamaha
6. Štěpán ZUDA (CZE), Yamaha
7. Marvin SIEBDRATH (GER), Yamaha
8. Marcel BRENNER (SUI), Ducati
9. Luca GÖTTLICHER (GER), Kawasaki
10.Richard IRMSCHER (GER), Honda
11. Thomas GRADINGER (AUT), Yamaha
12. Ruben BIJMAN (NLD), Honda
13. Dylan CZARKOWSKI (NLD), Yamaha
14. Damien RAEMY (CHE), Yamaha
15. Marvin KREIMES (DEU), Ducati
