German motorcycle road championship
| German motorcycle road championship | |
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 IDM season 2020
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| Vehicle type | motorcycle |
| Country or region | International |
| Current name | IDM - International German Motorcycle Championship |
| First season | 1924 |
| Official website | www.idm.de |
The German motorcycle road championship has only been held since 1924, interrupted by the Second World War . In the first few years only German drivers were entitled to points, so only Germans could win a title. Over time, it became possible for foreign riders to win a title, so that the championship is now held as the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM).
history
Before World War II
The first German motorcycle championship was held in 1924. In this and the following year, the ADAC and the DMV held separate championships. The ADAC determined the German champions in 1924 in just one race on the Schleizer Dreieck in the classes up to 175, up to 250 to 350, up to 500 and over 500 cm³ . The titles were won by Hans Letnar ( Cockerell , 175 cm³), Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld ( Cotton , 250 cm³), Erich Pätzold ( Imperia , 350 cm³), Franz Bieber ( BMW , 500 cm³) and Toni Bauhofer ( Megola , over 500 cm³). In 1925 there was only one German champion of the General German Automobile Club. Again in Schleiz Arthur Lohse won on 350 cm³ Schüttoff . The DMV drove out its championship in several races from 1924 and also awarded titles for teams .
From 1926 onwards, only one championship title was awarded in up to six different displacement classes, between 175 and 1000 cm³. From 1926, the championship consisted of several races. Drivers like Ewald Kluge , Walfried Winkler , Arthur Geiss , Heiner Fleischmann , Hermann Paul Müller , Wiggerl Kraus , Schorsch Meier , Karl Gall or Ernst Jakob Henne , who also belonged to the top class internationally and in the Grand Prix races for the European motorcycle championship started very successfully, made the German championship one of the most important national series ever.
The championship races attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators every year. The most famous races included, for example, the Sachsenring race on the Sachsenring , the Eifel race on the Nürburgring , the AVUS race on the Berlin AVUS , the Hockenheim motorcycle race on the Hockenheimring , as Eilenriederennen in Hanover , the Schleizer triangle race on the Schleizer triangle, the Marienberger triangle race on the Marienberger Dreieck , the Grillenburger Dreieckrennen , the Schauinsland hill climb , the Hamburg Stadtparkrennen , Rund um Schotten on the Schottenring , the Feldberg race in Taunus and the mountain ring near Teterow. The most successful manufacturers of the prewar period were the Zschopauer DKW plants, which were particularly successful in the small classes. The large displacement classes, however, were dominated by NSU from Neckarsulm and the Munich-based BMW.
In the years 1924 and 1925 and from 1930 to 1937 titles were also awarded for teams in various cubic capacity categories. The German pilots such as Paul Weyres , Ernst Loof , Hans Schumann , Hans Kahrmann or Karl Braun , with their heavy Harley-Davidson , NSU or DKW sideboards, also belonged to the international elite at that time. After serious accidents, including the fatal accidents of Toni Babl in 1936 on the Nordschleife and Karl Braun in Schleiz in 1937, team races were banned by the NSKK throughout Germany from 1938 .
post war period
After the Second World War , a German championship was held again for the first time in 1947. Up to and including 1950, although Germany was already divided, an all-German championship was held. In 1950, the GDR held its own motorcycle championship for the first time , after which separate races were held from 1951.
Many of the drivers who had already been successful before the war and some of whom were not released from prison or prisoner-of-war until the late 1940s, participated again. In the first few years, the pilots started on partially completely outdated pre-war aircraft that had been “saved”, rediscovered or painstakingly built from spare parts that were still available. The racing enthusiastic spectators also flocked to the tracks again, so the last all-German championship run in 1950 at the Sachsenring was attended by approx. 400,000 spectators. The enthusiasm of this time gave way to professionalism again from the beginning of the 1950s and the manufacturers BMW, DKW and NSU got involved with newly designed machines and factory teams.
From 1962 and 1987 titles were awarded in five different displacement classes, between 50 and 500 cm³. Among the most successful pilots of this time were Hans Georg Anscheidt , Dieter Braun and Toni Mang , who also won many titles in the world championship . The Superbike class was held for the first time in 1983, and in the following years the solo two-stroke classes were given up in favor of the more cost-effective and increasingly popular sports production classes. The 500 cm³ class was held for the last time in 1999, and in 2002 a 250 DM took place for the last time. Up to and including the 2012 season, races were held in the 125 cc, Moto 3 (since 2012), Supersport , Superbike and Sidecar classes. The races are open to international riders and were held under the name International German Motorcycle Championship.
At the beginning of the 2013 season, MotorEvents GmbH , headed by Bert Poensgen , Josef Meier and Josef Hofmann, replaced the DMSB as the promoter of the series. The sporting and technical regulations will be further developed together. By taking this step, the aim is to better organize and market the series. In the course of this, the name was changed to SUPERBIKE * IDM - International German Championship and the logo was adapted accordingly. In addition to the existing 125 cc, Moto 3, Supersport, Superbike and Sidecar classes, the Superstock class, which existed between 2000 and 2002, will be added again this season. The eight race weekends will be retained, as well as the ADAC Junior Cup and the Yamaha R6-Dunlop Cup as frame races. The venues are, for example, the Nürburgring , Hockenheimring , Sachsenring , Oschersleben and Lausitzring . At the end of the 2016 season, MotorEvents GmbH withdrew as a promoter of IDM.
From the beginning of the 2017 season, the Motorsport working group in the Industrie-Verband Motorrad Deutschland eV (IVM) appeared as the new promoter of the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM).
The series was discontinued at the end of the 2017 season and continued by Motorpresse Stuttgart
In September 2017, the discontinuation of the series at the end of the season was announced. The IVM then withdrew from the series, the continuation by Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG as promoter of the IDM from the 2018 season was announced in December by press release. The aim of the new promoter is not only to keep the series alive, but to make it better known again and to strengthen the closeness to the fans. Since the 2018 season, Pirelli has been the sole tire supplier in all solo classes of the IDM and at the same time the title sponsor of the IDM.
In the 2018 season, for the first time in 40 years, no Yamaha Cup was held.
Winners lists
Solo motorcycles
From 1924 to 1925 ( ADAC )
| year | 175 cc | 250 cc | 350 cc | 500 cc | over 500 cm³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Hans Letnar ( Cockerell ) | Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld ( Cotton ) | Erich Pätzold ( Imperia ) | Franz Bieber ( BMW ) | Toni Bauhofer ( Megola ) |
| 1925 | Arthur Lohse (350 cm³ bulk material ) | ||||
From 1924 to 1925 ( DMV )
| year | 175 cc | 250 cc | 350 cc | 500 cc | 750 cc | 1000 cc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Jakob Weißmantel ( Zündapp ) | Herbert Ernst ( AJS ) | Albert Schuster ( Wanderer ) | |||
| 1925 | Hermann Weber ( DKW ) | Josef Stelzer ( BMW ) | Arthur Lohse ( Schüttoff ) | Tramm ( unknown ) | Erich Pätzold ( Imperia ) | Ernst Ißlinger ( Harley-Davidson ) |
From 1926 to 1939
Since 1947
Displacement classes
Sports production classes
In addition to the classes limited by the displacement, the German championship was also announced for other international classes. In the Superbike class, depending on the number of cylinders, a displacement of up to 1200 cm³ (Supersport 750 cm³) is permitted.
Teams
From 1924 to 1925 ( DMV )
| year | |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Ruby /? ( Harley-Davidson ) |
| 1925 | Erich Pätzold /? ( Imperia ) |
From 1930 to 1937
In 1930, for the first time after 1925, championship titles for teams were awarded again. After serious accidents, including the fatal accidents of Toni Babl on the Nürburgring and Albert Schneider at the Schauinsland race in 1936 and Karl Braun in Schleiz in 1937 , team races were banned by the NSKK in all of Germany from 1938 .
| year | 350 cc | 600 cc | 1000 cc |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Arthur Hiller / unknown ( Montgomery - JAP ) | Alois Drax / unknown ( Norton ) | Arno Zaspel / unknown ( OD - JAP ) |
| 1931 | Albert Schneider / unknown ( Velocette ) | Harry Heyer / unknown ( AJS ) | Paul Weyres / unknown ( Harley-Davidson ) |
| 1932 | Albert Schneider / unknown ( Velocette ) | Hermann Paul Müller / unknown ( Victoria ) | Paul Weyres / without passenger ( Harley-Davidson ) |
| 1933 | Ernst Loof / unknown ( Imperia - Python ) | Hans Schumann / unknown ( NSU ) | Paul Weyres / without passenger ( Harley-Davidson ) |
| 1934 | Ernst Loof / unknown ( Imperia - Python ) | Hans Schumann / Hermann Böhm ( NSU ) | Paul Weyres / without passenger ( Harley-Davidson ) |
| 1935 | Hans Schumann / Hermann Böhm ( NSU ) | Karl Braun / Ernst Badsching ( Horex ) | |
| 1936 | Karl Braun / Ernst Badsching ( DKW ) | Hans Kahrmann / Heinrich Eder ( DKW ) | |
| 1937 | Karl Braun (†) / Ernst Badsching ( DKW ) | Hans Kahrmann / Heinrich Eder ( DKW ) |
From 1947 to 1952
At the beginning of the German post-war road championship, the sidecar classes were also divided according to cubic capacity. First in 1200 and 600 cm³, then later in 750 and 500 cm³.
| year | 600 cc | 1200 cc |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs ( NSU ) | Sepp Müller / Josef Wenzhofer ( BMW ) |
| 1948 | Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs ( NSU ) | Sepp Müller / Karl Fuchs or Karl Rührschneck ( BMW ) |
| 1949 | Max Klankermeier / Hermann Wolz ( BMW ) | Sepp Müller / Karl Rührschneck ( BMW ) |
| 1950 | Hermann Böhm / Karl Fuchs ( NSU ) | Wiggerl Kraus / Bernhard Huser ( BMW ) |
| year | 500 cc | 750 cc |
| 1951 | Wiggerl Kraus / Bernhard Huser ( BMW ) | Sepp Müller / Hermann Huber ( BMW ) |
| 1952 | Schorsch Eberlein / Ernst Sauer ( BMW ) | Fritz Hillebrand / Georg Barth ( BMW ) |
From 1953 to 2018
From the 1953 season, the 750 cc class, which was no longer advertised internationally, was abolished and only sidecars with displacements of up to 500 cc were allowed. The technical regulations of the class changed again and again over the years. In 2007 sidecars with a displacement of 850 to 1200 cm³ were permitted.
| year | driver | machine |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Wiggerl Kraus / Bernhard Huser | BMW |
| 1954 | Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron | BMW |
| 1955 | Willi Faust / Karl Remmert | BMW |
| 1956 | Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron | BMW |
| 1957 | Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald | BMW |
| 1958 | Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss | BMW |
| 1959 | August Rohsiepe / Arthur Gardyancik | BMW |
| 1960 | Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth | BMW |
| 1961 | Max Deubel / Emil Hörner | BMW |
| 1962 | Max Deubel / Emil Hörner | BMW |
| 1963 | Max Deubel / Emil Hörner | BMW |
| 1964 | Max Deubel / Emil Hörner | BMW |
| 1965 | Max Deubel / Emil Hörner | BMW |
| 1966 | Georg Auerbacher / Wolfgang Kalauch | BMW |
| 1967 | Siegfried Schauzu / Horst Schneider | BMW |
| 1968 | Helmut Fath / Wolfgang Kalauch | URS |
| 1969 | Siegfried Schauzu / Horst Schneider | BMW |
| 1970 | Heinz Luthringshauser / Armgard Neumann | BMW |
| 1971 | Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch | BMW |
| 1972 | Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch | BMW |
| 1973 | Helmut Schilling / Harald Mathews | BMW |
| 1974 | Werner Schwärzel / Karl-Heinz Kleis | king |
| 1975 | Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber | king |
| 1976 | Siegfried Schauzu / Wolfgang Kalauch | BMW |
| 1977 | Siegfried Schauzu / Lorenzo Puzo | Schmid- Yamaha |
| 1978 | Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber | Fath |
| 1979 | Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber | Busch Yamaha |
| 1980 | Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber | Busch Yamaha |
| 1981 | Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber | Seymaz-Yamaha |
| 1982 | Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber | Seymaz-Yamaha |
| 1983 | Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber | Seymaz-Yamaha |
| 1984 | Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber | LCR -Yamaha |
| 1985 | Werner Schwärzel / Fritz Buck | LCR Yamaha |
| 1986 | Rolf Steinhausen / Bruno Hiller | Busch Yamaha |
| 1987 | Rolf Steinhausen / Bruno Hiller | Busch Yamaha |
| 1988 | Masato Kumano / Markus Fahrni | LCR- Honda |
| 1989 | Masato Kumano / Eckart Rösiger | LCR Honda |
| 1990 | Ralph Bohnhorst / Thomas Böttcher | LCR Honda |
| 1991 | Ralph Bohnhorst / Bruno Hiller | LCR Yamaha |
| 1992 | Ralph Bohnhorst / Bruno Hiller | LCR Yamaha |
| 1993 | Erwin Neumayer / Peter Höss | LCR Yamaha |
| 1994 | Ralph Bohnhorst / Siegfried Zillmann | LCR Yamaha |
| 1995 | Reinhold Hollweg / Oliver Mädler | LCR Yamaha |
| 1996 | Ralph Bohnhorst / Eckart Rösiger | LCR Honda |
| 1997 | Jörg Steinhausen / Frank Schmidt | LCR Honda |
| 1998 | Jörg Steinhausen / Frank Schmidt | SR Suzuki |
| 1999 | Jörg Steinhausen / Frank Schmidt | SR Suzuki |
| 2000 | Mike Roscher / Torsten Gries | LCR-Suzuki |
| 2001 | Jörg Steinhausen / Axel Kölsch | SR Suzuki |
| 2002 |
 Sepp Doppler / Bernhard Wagner |
LCR Yamaha |
| 2003 |
Jörg Steinhausen / Trevor Hopkinson |
SR Suzuki |
| 2004 |
Jörg Steinhausen / Trevor Hopkinson |
SR Suzuki |
| 2005 |
Josef Moser / Ueli Wäfler |
LCR Honda |
| 2006 |
Markus Schlosser / Bernhard Wagner |
LCR-Suzuki |
| 2007 |
Markus Schlosser / Adolf Hänni
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LCR-Suzuki |
| 2008 | Harald Hainbucher / Peter Adelsberger | RSR Suzuki |
| 2009 |
Markus Schlosser / Adolf Hänni
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LCR-Suzuki |
| 2010 |
Markus Schlosser / Thomas Hofer |
LCR-Suzuki |
| 2011 |
 Pekka Päivärinta / Adolf Hänni
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LCR-Suzuki |
| 2012 |
Pekka Päivärinta / Adolf Hänni
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LCR-Suzuki |
| 2013 | André Kretzer / Jens Lehnertz | LCR-Suzuki |
| 2014 |
Josef Sattler / Stefan Trautner |
LCR-Suzuki |
| 2015 |
Uwe Gürck / Manfred Wechselberger |
LCR-BMW |
| 2016 |
 Bennie Streuer / Geert Koerts and Gerard Daahuizen |
LCR-Suzuki |
| 2017 |
Markus Schlosser / Thomas Hofer |
LCR-Suzuki |
| 2018 | Josef Sattler / Uwe Neubert | Adolf-RS BMW |
Since 2019
In the 2019 season, for the first time since 1952, two championship titles (600 cm³ and 1000 cm³) were awarded.
| year | 600 cc | 1000 cc |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
Tim Reeves / Mark Wilkes (Adolf RS Yamaha)
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Andres Nussbaum / Manuel Hirschi (LCR-Suzuki)
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Remarks
Web links
- Official website of the IDM - International German Motorcycle Championship
- Vincent Glon: Les Champions Allemands. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed July 4, 2011 (French).
- Vincent Glon: ALLEMAGNE - Les Champions de Sidecar. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed July 4, 2011 (French).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jürgen Müller: The history of the Schleizer triangle race. (No longer available online.) Www.pro-schleizer-dreieck.de, archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; accessed on April 8, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Steffen Ottinger: DKW Motorradsport 1920–1939 . From the first victories of the Zschopau two-stroke model at track races to the European championship successes. 1st edition. HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-028611-7 , p. 96 .
- ^ Günther Wiesinger: IDM death: This act was prepared for a long time. www.speedweek.com, September 19, 2017, accessed September 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Esther Babel: DMSB, IVM, MotorEvents: The IDM Chronology. www.speedweek.com, September 20, 2017, accessed September 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Industrie-Verband Motorrad Deutschland e. V .: NO CONTINUATION OF IDM IN 2018. www.speedweek.com, September 18, 2017, accessed on September 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Günther Wiesinger: The sad end: In 2018 there is no more IDM. www.speedweek.com, September 18, 2017, accessed on September 19, 2017 .
- ^ Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG: Official statement and dates. www.idm.de, December 21, 2017, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ^ Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG: Italians as official tire supplier at the IDM. www.idm.de, March 1, 2018, accessed April 10, 2019 .