The DMSB race commissioners disqualified Florian Alt (Holzhauer Racing Promotion) following the second race of the EURO MOTO Superbike series at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. The Honda rider had initially been placed third.
The decision is based on a protest filed by Team GERT56 by RS Speedbikes against the results of the second race. After reviewing the facts of the case and deliberating for several hours, the race commissioners concluded that the motorcycle entered by Holzhauer Racing Promotion had not been rebuilt in accordance with the process prescribed in the regulations for rebuilding a motorcycle declared beyond repair following a total loss.
Florian Alt crashed in the first race due to an oil spill caused by engine failure on Twan Smits' Yamaha. Markus Reiterberger, Toni Finsterbusch, and Leon Orgis also crashed. The affected motorcycles sustained significant damage.
According to the technical regulations of the EURO MOTO Superbike series, the “one-bike rule” applies. Following a total loss, rebuilding the motorcycle using a replacement frame that complies with the regulations is permitted, provided that the frame is preconfigured only to the extent allowed by the regulations and that the rebuilt motorcycle meets the prescribed requirements. The race commissioners determined that there was no evidence that the motorcycle used in the second race had been rebuilt in accordance with the regulations.
Florian Alt's result in the second Superbike race was therefore disqualified. The Holzhauer Racing Promotion team has announced that it will appeal the sports commissioners' decision.
The disqualification has no impact on Alt's position in the overall standings. He remains in fourth place. Thanks to the revised scoring, Marcel Schrötter has increased his points total to 122 and narrowed the gap to series leader Lukas Tulovic by three points.
Standings:
1. Tulovic 166.5 points; 2. Schrötter 122; 3. Reiterberger 105; 4. Alt 87; 5. Smits 81; 6. K. Orgis 67; 7. Zanetti 60.5; 8. Finsterbusch 57; 9. Jähnig 54; 10. Soomer 49.
