Groß Dölln VIII 2026

Who turned back the clock… The season finale at the Driving Center, and Saturday brought absolutely perfect weather. The place was packed, the atmosphere was great—what more could you ask for? The entire day went off without any major interruptions, and at 6 p.m., it was time for the sprint races. Here, too, there were 20 drivers on the starting grid for both races, with the rookies getting the start.

Rookies
In the front row were two Groß Dölln veterans: Marcus “Pauli” Hille had the pole position; he’s still struggling with the aftermath of his crash at the Endurance race and hasn’t been able to match his old times since then. Christian Bargholz pushed his 890 to second on the grid. Robert Gierczyk and Ron Mac Marut launched their attack from the second row. Christian won the start ahead of Pauli, but Pauli attacked on the first lap and snatched the lead. The team’s announcement that he wouldn’t get any beer unless he won really spurred him on. Suddenly, his lap times were back on track, and he was able to build up a solid lead. Christian couldn’t keep up with the pace, and the chasers were closing in. Robert had a poor start and came out of the first lap in fifth place, but then fought his way past Christer Baurichter and Ron.
He was then able to significantly close the gap on Christian, but Christian was determined to hold onto second place and stepped up his pace in the final two laps, securing second place ahead of Robert. Pauli celebrated his first sprint victory and crossed the finish line with a 15-second lead.

SBK
Leo Schröder secured pole position once again, but started outside the points. He won the start and proved with a time of 1:44.8 that he was simply unbeatable. Mister Koopmän posted the second-fastest time, but lurking on the second row were two tough opponents: Michael Baczynski and Guido Knödler. Michael got off to a strong start and was immediately able to put a few meters between himself and Koopmän.
Guido really messed up the start, while David Klein and Robin Ludwig got off to a blistering start. Robin managed to squeeze past David on the second lap, becoming Koopmän’s closest pursuer. On the third lap, Michael crashed—he laid his BMW, and with it the lead, on the Döllner asphalt. This gave Koopmän first place, and Robin found himself in second. Meanwhile, Guido had fought his way back up the field and was trailing in third.
He was able to close the gap on Robin a bit more, but after that poor start, the distance just wasn’t enough. Koopmän won ahead of Robin and Guido. Another trophy for Radeberger Factory Racing—a great way to end the season and one more reason to celebrate in style.

After the award ceremonies, everyone enjoyed a meal together, and then it was time. The last-minute “Egg Liqueur King” contest was on the agenda. A total of 14 different liqueurs were available for tasting. An electronic voting system with live rankings was set up, and after two hours and 478 votes cast, the Egg Liqueur King was crowned. Gordon Rüsch and Nico Weststedt from the “Let’s Talk About Racing” podcast were presented with the sash and achieved legendary status.
Of course, that was the perfect start to a wild graduation party. When it started raining late at night and the weather forecast predicted at least a wet morning, going to bed early didn’t seem so important anymore.

Sunday started off with rain, just as predicted, so we began the day at a leisurely pace. After a hearty breakfast, we were off to watch the races from Misano. By the time the MotoGP race rolled around, the track was dry again, and the slicks were put to use one last time this season.
We had a lot of fun with you all once again and would like to thank all the participants, volunteers, and supporters for the wonderful end to the season.
Ralf from Pixelrace provided the photos—thank you very much.
As always, you can find your lap times in your MotoMonster account or in our Pitboard app.