2026 FIM-E Main Event Eliminations Monday
words and photos by Ivan Sansom and Rose Hughes
Lencses, Gustafsson, Christiansen, Lymant and Isaacs headline the Main Event
After sweltering conditions for qualifying, the move to the knock-out phase of the Main Event delivered even hotter conditions at Santa Pod Raceway, England placing even more stress on the teams and machines; a situation that wasn’t helped by most of the classes running their first round of eliminations in the blazing early afternoon heat.
FIM-E Super Street Bike
Kicking off this report is the phenomenal Super Street Bike class, which remarkably delivered a slew of new personal bests and ultimately a further lowering of the European record. Daniel Donat Lencses stamped an element of authority during the first three rounds of eliminations, running high 6.5s like a bracket bike although the semifinal victory over Giannis Martzaklis (a 6.5934/211.90 to a 6.6831/221.90) came with a big pop at the finishline to set up a final round match up with Casper Racing’s principal Ioannis Lampropoulos (who accounted for Jake Mechaell at the semifinal stage with the first 1000cc entry into the 6.5s with a 6.5849 at a huge 227.79 mph). The Hungary vs. Greek trophy matchup delivered yet another class benchmark with Lencses dropping a 6.5469/224.66 over a slowing eight from Casper, who had also helped out Daniel in getting his bike ready for the final. A sensational start for what will be a sensational season for the no-bar bikes.
FIM-E Top Fuel Bike
Attrition rates stepped in the opening round of Top Fuel bike, but come the semifinals Rikard Gustafsson comfortably handled Glenn Borg’s funnybike challenge with a 6.0143/231.69 (dropping off from his opening round 5.8). His opponent in the final round would be Neil Midgley who had ridden around a substantial holeshot from Thomas Pettersson in a 6.3137 to a 6.9580. The event title went the way of Gustafsson as the Swede dipped back into the fives with a 5.9378/240.30 to Midgley’s mid six.
FIM-E Super Twin Bike
A depleted Super Twin field ended up with a Dane v Dane final, with Marcus Christiansen going head to head with compatriot Anders Jensen (the latter in his first FIM-E trophy matchup). Jensen’s mid-sevens were a consistent number, but Christiansen delivered a low ET of the event with a 6.1363 at only 198mph. The short numbers were absolutely sensational, with a 0.9934 60-foot and a half-track 3.8943, indicating the offseason changes to the setup are going to pay dividends for Speedy’s Racing.
FIM-E Pro Stock Bike
The Pro Stock field was a short affair, particularly when both David Simon and Jerome Rougemont handed victory at the semifinals stage to Jorg Lymant and Martin Bishop respectively. A slight holeshot in favor of Bishop was quickly overcome by Lymant, who produced the quickest legitimate time of the class with a 7.1964/188.99 to kick off the German’s title defense after a trouble-plagued weekend.
FIM-E Junior Dragbike
The juniors boiled down to Harry Isaacs v Hollie King, with the former consistently nailing his dial-in through eliminations. Coupling a 0.0740s RT to a +0.0526 on a 9.57 dial-in in the trophy match-up took Isaacs to his first FIM-E event win onboard his immaculate Kawasaki.
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Event Results: https://santapodresults.com/2026/Main%20Event/
Individual ET slips: https://www.etslips.co.uk/
FIM-E Schedule 2026
May 22-25, Main Event, Santa Pod Raceway, England
August 6-9, Summit Racing Equipment Internationals, Tierp Arena, Sweden
August 21-23, NitrOlympX, Hockenheimring, Germany
September 10-13, Euro Finals, Santa Pod Raceway, England
