Championship title, IDM runner-up—and there’s more to come. Although rumors of his retirement had already been circulating, the truth is quite different. Florian Alt has extended his contract with Team Holzhauer Racing Promotion and Honda in Germany’s top motorcycle racing class for two more years. The 29-year-old spoke with idm.de about the details.
Last week, the team spent three days in Valencia testing parts. “It was very successful,” says Alt, who had to skip the IDM championship celebration because of it, “we couldn’t have waited any longer, because our new developments need to be in production by the start of the 2026 season. If we hadn’t gone out on the track until January, we would have lost two months due to the holidays.”
The fact that he wants to be on the starting grid in 2027 as well plays a major role for Alt: “That’s when the new Superbike Honda will be introduced. I definitely want to help develop it. It’ll be a weapon I want to use myself in competition,” says the North Rhine-Westphalia native, who is already convinced of the next evolutionary stage of the Honda Fireblade CBR 10000 RR-R. Agreements to that effect have been reached with Honda and HRC.
Florian Alt’s private construction project is also in full swing. The topping-out ceremony for his home is scheduled for as early as January. The accompanying garage is, as befits his status, disproportionately large. By the way, a follower asked on Instagram: Is this an “old” building or a “new” one? That’s something to think about.