2026 EuroMoto Sportbike (ex-IDM)
RT Motorsports will area two teenage riders within the renamed EuroMoto Sportbike Championship in 2026, persevering with with the Triumph Daytona 660 after its latest success within the class.
The Dutch outfit, run by Rob Vennegoor and Gerald Lekkerkerker, comes into the brand new season after parting methods with outgoing champion Iñigo Iglesias, whereas title sponsor Wematik has additionally stepped again from the programme.
Two youngsters on Triumph Daytona 660s
Hudson Thompson (Australia)
The 16-year-old from the NSW Central Coast steps into the European collection after progressing by means of the identical home pathway as older brother Carter, together with MotoStars, R3 Cup and ASBK Supersport 300, with a number of race wins already on the board.
Older brother Carter Thompson will race in the new World Sportbike category in 2026 with Yamaha.
Tom Kuil (Netherlands)
The 17-year-old from Groningen arrives after competing throughout youth classes and the NTC, with wins and a title in junior lessons. He returns to full-time racing following a long-term harm, having proven pace once more late final yr.
RT Motorsports says its 2026 marketing campaign will once more be centred across the Daytona 660, with continuity within the technical group because it resets for the collection’ new period.
What’s altering: IDM turns into EuroMoto from 2026
EURO MOTO turns into a broader European platform spanning Superbike, Supersport and Sportbike, constructing on what has beforehand been branded because the IDM (Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft).
The acknowledged purpose is to draw a extra worldwide grid, elevate visibility in key markets and place the championship extra clearly as a bridge between nationwide collection and world championship-level racing.
Calendar, venues and laws
EuroMoto (and a “parallel” IDM season) is slated to run throughout seven race weekends in 2026, together with Sachsenring, Oschersleben, Assen, Most, Nürburgring and Hockenheim, with Brno added.
One notable omission is Schleizer Dreieck, which drops off as a result of the pure highway circuit doesn’t presently maintain worldwide FIM homologation.
On the technical facet, Superbike guidelines stay largely in place with minor refinements, whereas Supersport and Sportbike are to align extra intently with world championship laws.
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