Sold-out Schleyer-Halle at the 42nd ADAC Supercross Stuttgart: A total of 16,950 fans watched the action-packed races at the motorsport classic on 6 and 7 November. After an outstanding performance, Maxime Desprey deservedly crowned himself the "King of Stuttgart".

The 33-year-old Frenchman won the SX1 finals on Friday and Saturday with a clear lead. "It was a perfect weekend for me," said a delighted Desprey. "I felt very comfortable on the bike and on the track." It was not his first time on the podium, in 2023 he won the title in SX2. Behind the Frenchman, US boy Ryan Breece ("King of Stuttgart" in 2019) and Adrien Escoffier (France) finished second and third in the king's standings.

For the German hopeful Nico Koch (Braunschweig), the ADAC Supercross Stuttgart was changeable. He showed a strong performance in qualifying, but fell back in the final races due to a crash and missed out on a better placement. Koch finished eighth in the overall standings. Stefan Ekerold (Saarland) and local hero Mark Scheu (Grabenstetten) did not get past the repechage on both days and missed the final of SX1. Scheu was self-critical in the final interview, but was satisfied with his visible increase in performance from Friday to Saturday.

After an outstanding performance, Maxime Desprey deservedly crowned himself the "King of Stuttgart". The 33-year-old Frenchman won the SX1 finals on Friday and Saturday with a clear lead. "It was a perfect weekend for me," said a delighted Desprey. "I felt very comfortable on the bike and on the track"

In SX2, Jules Pietre (France) deservedly won the title of "Prince of Stuttgart" with a strong performance over both race days. "It's unbelievable, I'm very happy," Pietre beamed at the award ceremony and thanked the Stuttgart fans for the great atmosphere. In the overall standings, the Frenchman relegated his compatriot Mickael Lamarque and the American Jesson Turner to the places.

In the prince classification, the Germans Noah Ludwig (Aschersleben) with fourth place and the local matador Paul Bloy (Biberach) with fifth place delivered a rousing performance. They made it to the final on both evenings. There, a crash in the first lap on Saturday evening prevented a better result for Ludwig. A day earlier, Bloy had even briefly been in the lead in the finals, but had to pay tribute to the high pace and fell back. With Oskar Romberg (Hilbeck), a third German qualified for the final on Friday. On Saturday, he was in second place in the repechage, but was then unfairly slowed down by the Frenchman Liam Bruneau, who had already been lapped.

In SX2, Jules Pietre (France) deservedly won the title of "Prince of Stuttgart" with a strong performance over both race days.

After a crash and the last place in Friday's race, Pius Bergmann turned the tide on Saturday and took victory in the Next class.

"Yesterday it was a bit frustrating that I couldn't show what I can do. Today I found a good flow right after the start," said Bergmann. Throughout the race, the young Supercross rider did his laps alone at the front. The fight directly behind him was more exciting: Kimi Schmidt successfully defended second place against the attacks of Carl Massury.

Launched in 2025, the SX Next class offers young German riders aged 14 to 25 the opportunity to gain valuable experience under real-world competitive conditions. For the ADAC Supercross Stuttgart and the ADAC Supercross Dortmund, there is a joint classification for the overall winner of the "ADAC SX Next Cup".

At the ADAC Supercross Stuttgart, the talents will compete in the SX5 junior class on electric bikes. Among the youngest children aged six to nine, Luis Ehrlich celebrated first place after eight rounds. The driver from MC Jauer celebrated an unchallenged start-finish victory with a flawless performance. Leonie Berger (MSC Bühlertann), the only girl in the starting field, finished second. Carl Rosam (AMC Frankenthal) just made it onto the podium, passing Willi Ortmann (MSC Bühlertann) shortly before the end.

The SX5 class will be raced at the ADAC Supercross Stuttgart on Saturday, the day before the talents of the SX4 will present themselves. Here, Ben Maier from Reutlingen took first place, ahead of Fritz Siegle (MSC Wieslauftal) and Melvin Gohlke (MC Moorgrund).

One of the highlights of the ADAC Supercross Stuttgart is traditionally the freestyle show, which is the action-packed finale on both evenings. With the American Adam Jones, an eight-time X Games medal winner presented his skills. Together with the Czechs Radek Bílek and Filip Podmol as well as Marcin Lukaszczyk (Poland), he made the Schleyer Hall shake. This year, Andi Brewi also heated up the atmosphere: The best freestyle presenter in the German-speaking world animated the audience and expertly explained the tricks of the freestylers.

One of the highlights of the ADAC Supercross Stuttgart is traditionally the freestyle show, which is the action-packed finale on both evenings.

The overall results of the 42nd ADAC Supercross Stuttgart

SX1 "King of Stuttgart":
1. Maxime Desprey (France)
2. Ryan Breece (USA)
3. Adrien Escoffier (France)

SX2 "Prinz von Stuttgart":
1. Jules Pietre (France)
2. Mickael Lamarque (France)
3. Jesson Turner (USA)

SX4:
1. Ben Maier (1. RMC Reutlingen)
2. Fritz Siegle (MSC Wieslauftal)
3. Melvin Gohlke (MC Moorgrund)

SX5:
1. Luis Ehrlich (MC Jauer)
2. Leonie Berger (MSV Bühlertann)
3. Carl Rosam (AMC Frankenthal)

The opening round of the 42nd ADAC Supercross Stuttgart kept its promise: thrilling duels on the track, enthusiastic fans in the stands and a freestyle show in a class of its own made Friday evening in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle a real celebration for all motorsport fans.

In the final of SX1, Frenchman Maxime Desprey was in a league of his own and drove to first place in the "race of the aces" with a sovereign performance. "The course was technically demanding. It was a perfect day for me. I had a few mistakes in it, but I was very fast," said the 33-year-old Frenchman. Right at the beginning of the race, he took the lead of the field in the premier class and crossed the finish line with a comfortable lead of 14 seconds. The fight for second place was much more exciting: In the duel of the US boys, Ryan Breece prevailed against Mitchell Harrison in round ten. Harrison then had to fend off the persistent attacks of Frenchman Calvin Fonvieille to defend his podium position.

Nico Koch (Braunschweig) had started the SX1 final with high hopes after his commanding victory in the qualifying race. However, he crashed right on the first lap and crossed the finish line in tenth place. Saarlander Stefan Ekerold and local hero Mark Scheu (Grabenstetten) did not get past the repechage and missed the final. Scheu was disappointed: "I was just too slow today and I'll try to do better tomorrow."

In the final of SX2, the German colours were strongly represented with Paul Bloy (Biberach), Noah Ludwig (Aschersleben) and Oskar Romberg (Hilbeck). Bloy had previously won his qualifying run and took the lead right at the beginning of the final. The race quickly developed into a duel between Germany and France. Mickael Lamarque put a lot of pressure on Bloy and pushed past him on lap eight. The man from Biberach visibly lost his strength: He also had to let Julie's Pietre and, shortly before the end, Noah Ludwig pass him and ended up in fourth place. "I ran out of breath in the end. I couldn't keep up the pace," said Bloy.

The victory in SX2 was decided between two Frenchmen. Pietre visibly pressed his compatriot Lamarque and caught up with him just before the finish hill. Last year's "Prince of Stuttgart" thus secured first place on Friday. "I had a bad start, but then I got my speed on the track," beamed Jules Pietre. "I hope to win tomorrow as well. The fans in Stuttgart are incredible."

Friday's results at a glance

SX1:
1. Maxime Desprey (France)
2. Ryan Breece (USA)
3. Mitchell Harrison (USA)

SX2:
1. Jules Pietre (France)
2. Mickael Lamarque (France)
3. Noah Ludwig (Germany)

SX NEXT
: 1. Max-Werner Breuer,
2. Carl Massury
, 3. Luca Harms

SX4 (final result):
1. Ben Maier (1. RMC Reutlingen)
2. Fritz Siegle (MSC Wieslauftal)
3. Melvin Gohlke (MC Moorgrund)