Rico Anthes Quartermile, Hockenheimring, Germany, 22nd August 2026: Qualifications continued here at the Rico Anthes Quartermile. Although the weather forecast was not in our favor, it was dry all morning, and the conditions were better than yesterday, as evidenced by the elapsed time. The first Pro categories to qualify today, after some sportsman categories, were the FIM classes. Afterward, there was a program full of many thrilling races. Rain showers did put the races on hold twice today. TopTop Qualifiers for the FIA categories are Jndia Erbacher (TF), Bryntesson (TM), Michel Tooren (PM) & Jimmy Ålund (PS). Top qualifiers from the FIM categories are Luke Farrugia (TFB), Marcus Christiansen (STB), Loannis Martzaklis (SSB), Maurice Bertrand (PSB) & Hollie King (JrDB).

Text: Benjamin Wefer
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Last updated: 23-08-2026

Jndia Erbacher claimed the number one spot in Top Fuel Dragster (TF). Today’s weather conditions were much better than yesterday, but the Top Fuel competitors still struggled to put up low numbers. Erbacher, with a reaction time of 0.343, paddled down a little bit and crossed the finish line in 4.05 seconds at 400 km/hrs to take the top qualifying position in Q1. No improvement for Erbacher in Q2. Susanne Callin ended up second with a 4.102 seconds at 480 km/hr, while Colin Millar is third with a 4.360 at 312 km/hr. Jndia will meet Øyvor Jacobsen in the semi-finals and will face the winner between Susanne Callin and Colin Millar in the final race.

Jndia Erbacher

Colin Millar

New leader in Top Methanol as Tony Bryntesson takes the number one spot in Q3. Bryntesson, with a reaction time of 0.121 seconds, stormed in 5.284 seconds at 435 km/hr to take the number one spot. Timo Habermann also improved on yesterday’s time and ran a 5.312 at 435 km/hr, which was good for second place. Jonny Lagg ended up in third place with a 5.375 at 439 km/hr. While Bryntesson will have a bye run in the first elimination run, Habermann will meet reigning champion Sandro Bellio. Lagg will meet Jürgen Nagel.

Tony Bryntesson

Timo Habermann

Jonny Lagg

After three rounds of qualification, Michel Tooren is the new top qualifier. In round three, Tooren surprised the pool by reacting 0.019 on the tree and storming in a 5.815 at 394 km/hr. Stian Rusånes couldn’t improve on yesterday’s 5.825 and ended up second. Reining Champion Jere Rantaniemi got back into the 5.8-second zone during Q3 today and is third with a 5.829 at 400 km/hr. Tooren will have a bye run in the first elimination round, while Rusånes will meet Marcus Hilt (who qualified in 13th). Rantaniemi will meet Peter Wacker in the first round (who qualified in 12th).

Michel Tooren

Stian Rusånes

Jere Rantaniemi

Jimmy Ålund is still on top in Pro Stock (PS) after three qualifying sessions. However, Ålund did improve yesterday’s time by 0.064 seconds. Ålund had a reaction time of 0.063 seconds and crossed the finish line in 6.596 at 338 km/hr to claim the number one spot in Q2 (no improvement in Q3). Robin Norén also improved yesterday’s time, but with 6.644 (0.053 reaction time against Ålund) seconds at 334 km/hr, he came too short against Ålund. No improvement for Norén in Q3. Third place was claimed by Michael Malmgren with a 6.701 second at 323 km/hr. Ålund will meet German driver Henry Riehl in the first elimination round, while Norén will meet Stefan Ernryd. Malmgren will meet Simon Enkengren.

Jimmy Ålund

Michael Malmgren

Alongside the FIA categories, the FIM (Bike) categories completed their first qualification runs today. Let us break it down for you on the bike.

After three qualification sessions, it is Luke Farrugia who took the number one spot in Top Fuel Bike. Farrugia, running a turbo bike, clocked a 6.146-second run on the quarter-mile at 356 km/hr. He couldn’t improve this in Q2, but it was good enough to stay in the lead. Crane Stuart claimed the number two spot during Q2 with a 6.447-second run at 294 km/hr and pushed Mark Smith to third place. Smith did improve his 6.667 from Q1 to a 6.618-second run at 334 km/hr in Q2, but was not fast enough to maintain second place. Farrugia will have a bye run in the first elimination round while Stuart will meet Rene van den Berg. Mark Smith will meet Glen Borg.

Luke Farrugia

Crane Stuart

Mark Smith

After two qualification rounds, it was Marcus Christiansen who took the number one spot in FIM Super Twin Bike (STB). Marcus ran a 6.335 in Q1 and improved this to 6.231 seconds at 357km/hr to maintain his number one spot. Anders Vodby Jensen ended up second with a 6.791-second run at 316 km/hrs. Third place was claimed by Martin Bühler. During eliminations on Sunday, Christiansen will have a bye run, while Jensen will meet Christian Jäger. Martin Bühler will need to defeat Roman Sixta to advance to the semi-finals.

Marcus Christiansen

Anders Vodby Jensen

After two rounds of qualification, it is Loannis Martzaklis who claims the number one spot in Super Street Bike (SSB). The Greek (Martzaklis) surprised the pool with a stunning 6.793 seconds at 346 km/hr to take the lead. Aggelos Semertzidis, also from Greece, ended up in second place with a 6.878 at 345 km/hr. Alan Morrison claimed third place with a 6.895 at 351 km/hr. A third session was planned for the SSB competitors but was canceled due to time constraints. Martzaklis will meet

Loannis Martzaklis

Alan Morrison

Maurice Bertrand took the lead in Pro Stock Bike after three sessions of qualification. Bertrand took the provisional number-one spot in Q1 with a 7.226 at 292 km/hr, but couldn’t improve this in Q2 and was fast enough to maintain the lead. Karl-Heinz Weikum qualified second with a 7.344 at 292 km/hr. Third place was claimed by Jörg Lymant, with a 7.467-second run at 292 km/hr. Bertrand will meet David Simon during the first elimination round on Sunday, while Weikum will meet Jerome Rougemont. Lymant will battle it out with Dimitros Petridis.

In the FIM Junior Drag Bike, it is Hollie King who takes the number one spot after two rounds of qualification. The Brit ran an 8.422 second at 128 km/hr on an 8.40 dial-in. Leah Morrison, also from England, ended up second with an 8.043 second on an 8.00 dial-in. Third place was claimed by Alia Lester, also from England.

Stay tuned for the last day of the Nitrolympx weekend (elimination rounds!). We at The Chronicles of Boost wish all competing drivers good luck and, above all, have fun!

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