(Update July 11th: Added DNFs, comments on the Race Conditions and Kona Qualifying Implications.)
Race Conditions
The main course relevant discussion before the start was the shortened bike course (officially 177k because construction made a section at the far end impossible to use) and how much that would affect the times. Based on the data analysis, the overall times were not affected too much compared to last year, but the bike was considerably faster (by roughly 8 minutes, so indicating the course was closer to 5k short) and we have some super-fast bike splits: Both Sebi Kienle’s 4:02 and Sarah Crowley’s 4:40 would be new bike course records, but with the shortened bike course they won’t really count. (Adding in the eight minutes difference to last year they aren’t faster than the old records, 4:08 by Jan Frodeno and 4:44 by Natascha Badmann.) Similarly, both Sarah’s and Sebi’s overall times were faster than the existing course records from 2015 by Daniela Ryf and Jan.
The run was a bit slower than last year, but that was a fast year for Frankfurt. (Last year was relatively cold with some rain, while this year was sunny and hot.) We still saw a 2:40 run by Patrik Nilsson (I will count that as a new run course record), but no sub-3 hour runs on the female side.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Sebastian Kienle | GER | 00:50:11 | 04:02:22 | 02:45:09 | 07:41:42 | -18:01 | US$ 30,000 | 4000 |
| 2 | Andi Boecherer | GER | 00:47:21 | 04:04:56 | 02:49:48 | 07:46:07 | -20:13 | US$ 15,000 | 3400 |
| 3 | Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 00:47:15 | 04:17:41 | 02:40:58 | 07:50:16 | -13:09 | US$ 8,000 | 2890 |
| 4 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 00:48:54 | 04:09:25 | 02:48:49 | 07:51:02 | -31:22 | US$ 6,500 | 2455 |
| 5 | Ivan Tutukin | RUS | 00:48:58 | 04:15:41 | 02:42:40 | 07:51:56 | -18:28 | US$ 5,000 | 2090 |
| 6 | Patrick Lange | GER | 00:47:12 | 04:11:32 | 02:49:40 | 07:52:06 | -01:57 | US$ 3,500 | 1670 |
| 7 | Marko Albert | EST | 00:47:08 | 04:17:59 | 02:55:06 | 08:04:08 | -15:36 | US$ 2,500 | 1335 |
| 8 | Evert Scheltinga | NED | 00:50:03 | 04:15:21 | 02:55:47 | 08:05:13 | -22:26 | US$ 2,000 | 1070 |
| 9 | Giulio Molinari | ITA | 00:48:56 | 04:16:08 | 03:03:23 | 08:12:53 | -03:51 | US$ 1,500 | 855 |
| 10 | Philipp Koutny | SUI | 00:50:10 | 04:15:09 | 03:07:10 | 08:16:43 | -22:26 | US$ 1,000 | 685 |
| 11 | Cyril Viennot | FRA | 00:51:53 | 04:23:30 | 02:59:13 | 08:19:14 | 01:56 | 515 | |
| 12 | Matic Modic | SLO | 00:56:55 | 04:28:08 | 02:53:17 | 08:22:56 | -13:20 | 385 | |
| 13 | Esben Hovgaard | DEN | 00:54:42 | 04:27:12 | 02:59:47 | 08:26:20 | -08:47 | 290 | |
| 14 | Carlos Lopez Diaz | ESP | 00:47:10 | 04:35:16 | 02:59:28 | 08:26:54 | -09:10 | 215 | |
| 15 | Lukasz Wojt | POL | 00:45:44 | 04:26:42 | 03:11:29 | 08:28:44 | n/a | 160 | |
| 16 | Erik-Simon Strijk | NED | 00:54:43 | 04:28:07 | 03:02:03 | 08:29:35 | -10:46 | 120 | |
| 17 | Bas Diederen | NED | 00:48:59 | 04:39:40 | 03:01:33 | 08:34:53 | 20:25 | 90 | |
| 18 | Ivan Risti | ITA | 00:47:17 | 04:40:13 | 03:05:19 | 08:37:39 | -03:39 | 70 | |
| 19 | Michael Patrick Alonso Mckernan | ESP | 00:57:04 | 04:24:45 | 03:13:43 | 08:40:56 | n/a | 50 | |
| 20 | Youri Severin | NED | 00:50:07 | 04:41:03 | 03:05:43 | 08:41:08 | -29:44 | 40 | |
| 21 | Philip Graves | GBR | 00:48:57 | 04:16:14 | 03:34:40 | 08:44:47 | 02:15 | 25 | |
| 22 | Lucas Amirault | FRA | 00:51:50 | 04:38:27 | 03:16:05 | 08:52:01 | n/a | 25 | |
| 23 | Frederic Limousin | FRA | 00:54:39 | 04:38:53 | 03:13:54 | 08:52:48 | -19:01 | 25 | |
| 24 | Ivan Caceres Lopez | ESP | 00:53:42 | 04:51:06 | 03:03:18 | 08:53:16 | n/a | 25 | |
| 25 | Mike Schifferle | SUI | 01:01:59 | 04:33:27 | 03:15:25 | 08:59:50 | 07:55 | 25 | |
| 26 | Andres Darricau | ARG | 00:54:39 | 04:47:41 | 03:13:00 | 09:02:33 | -17:35 | 25 | |
| 27 | Lukas Polan | CZE | 01:02:28 | 04:48:52 | 03:12:46 | 09:10:04 | -29:22 | 25 | |
| 28 | Xavier Torrades | ESP | 00:50:11 | 04:40:47 | 03:37:35 | 09:13:02 | 21:10 | 25 | |
| 29 | David Jilek | CZE | 00:58:45 | 04:43:24 | 03:32:56 | 09:20:43 | -00:08 | 25 | |
| 30 | Alfred Rahm | GER | 01:03:00 | 05:03:14 | 03:34:35 | 09:51:23 | 23:49 | 25 | |
| 31 | Ohad Sinai | ISR | 01:02:36 | 04:51:01 | 03:58:47 | 09:57:23 | 34:29 | 20 | |
| 32 | Alfonso Jimenez Hernandez | ESP | 00:54:42 | 05:01:31 | 04:04:34 | 10:07:58 | n/a | 20 | |
| 33 | Charles Martin | FRA | 00:53:16 | 04:57:28 | 04:15:10 | 10:12:19 | 21:38 | 20 | |
| 34 | Michal Ivanco | SVK | 01:27:59 | 05:01:48 | 03:43:36 | 10:21:30 | 43:02 | 20 | |
| 35 | Kevin Thewes | GER | 01:11:13 | 05:13:45 | 04:21:07 | 10:51:57 | 59:24 | 20 | |
| Peru Alfaro | ESP | 00:47:13 | 04:19:39 | DNF | |||||
| Jeff Symonds | CAN | 00:50:13 | 04:39:00 | DNF | |||||
| Bekim Christensen | DEN | 01:05:15 | 04:26:07 | DNF | |||||
| Andreas Linden | SWE | 00:56:58 | 04:38:27 | DNF | |||||
| Alberto Casadei | ITA | 00:48:58 | 04:59:14 | DNF | |||||
| Yu Shinozaki | JPN | 00:56:59 | 04:52:02 | DNF | |||||
| Yuri Novikau | BLR | 01:03:34 | 05:32:13 | DNF | |||||
| Michael Raelert | GER | 00:47:31 | DNF | ||||||
| Clemente Alonso McKernan | ESP | 00:47:41 | DNF | ||||||
| Horst Reichel | GER | 00:49:32 | DNF | ||||||
| Nick Baldwin | SEY | 00:52:44 | DNF | ||||||
| Trevor Delsaut | FRA | 00:54:47 | DNF | ||||||
| Michael Ruenz | GER | 00:57:09 | DNF | ||||||
| Frederic Schaffner | FRA | 01:00:31 | DNF | ||||||
| Marek Nemcik | SVK | 01:11:22 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | KPR Points |
| 1 | Sarah Crowley | AUS | 00:56:17 | 04:40:32 | 03:05:12 | 08:47:58 | -26:50 | US$ 30,000 | 4000 |
| 2 | Lucy Charles | GBR | 00:48:29 | 04:45:08 | 03:13:18 | 08:51:50 | -20:59 | US$ 15,000 | 3400 |
| 3 | Alexandra Tondeur | BEL | 00:59:25 | 04:49:48 | 03:04:47 | 08:59:55 | -27:03 | US$ 8,000 | 2890 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Lyles | USA | 00:57:12 | 04:52:11 | 03:07:53 | 09:01:59 | -14:00 | US$ 6,500 | 2455 |
| 5 | Michaela Herlbauer | AUT | 00:56:19 | 04:52:55 | 03:10:58 | 09:05:09 | -09:25 | US$ 5,000 | 2090 |
| 6 | Sonja Tajsich | GER | 01:05:31 | 04:49:48 | 03:07:05 | 09:07:51 | -06:43 | US$ 3,500 | 1670 |
| 7 | Dimity-Lee Duke | AUS | 00:59:48 | 04:48:57 | 03:14:37 | 09:08:54 | -20:26 | US$ 2,500 | 1335 |
| 8 | Anja Beranek | GER | 00:53:10 | 04:49:16 | 03:40:49 | 09:27:43 | 24:02 | US$ 2,000 | 1070 |
| 9 | Pamela Tastets | CHI | 00:59:24 | 05:01:50 | 03:25:11 | 09:33:17 | 10:30 | US$ 1,500 | 855 |
| 10 | Shiao-yu Li | TWN | 01:06:11 | 05:04:01 | 03:21:18 | 09:37:10 | -13:42 | US$ 1,000 | 685 |
| 11 | Pleuni Hooijman | NED | 01:06:30 | 04:59:12 | 03:37:51 | 09:48:13 | n/a | 515 | |
| 12 | Annett Jalowi | GER | 01:00:59 | 04:54:41 | 04:03:21 | 10:03:34 | n/a | 385 | |
| 13 | Helena Herrero Gomez | ESP | 00:59:54 | 05:39:34 | 03:33:49 | 10:19:02 | 17:55 | 290 | |
| 14 | Annabel Diawuoh | GER | 01:28:51 | 05:30:10 | 04:16:14 | 11:22:16 | 15:52 | 215 | |
| Katja Konschak | GER | 00:53:15 | 05:00:25 | DNF | |||||
| Magali Tisseyre | CAN | 00:56:13 | DNF | ||||||
| Elisabeth Gruber | AUT | 01:01:31 | DNF | ||||||
| Diana Riesler | GER | 01:05:04 | DNF |
Kona Qualifying Implications
With the “big points” in Frankfurt (and a number of athletes just needing a finish to qualify), there is a long list of athletes securing their Kona slots:
- The top male Germans validated their slots by finishing at the front in Frankfurt: Sebastian Kienle secured his AQ slot as a previous champion by winning (and not letting anyone else get an AQ slot), while Andi Böcherer (second) and Patrick Lange (sixth) already had enough points for a slot from their great Kona races. On the female side an eight place was enough for Anja Beranek.
- Sarah Crowley secured another AQ slot – nonetheless affecting the cutoff as all of the other athletes with a lot of points need a points slot.
- The other top male finishers from Frankfurt also scored enough points to be safe: Patrik Nilsson (third), Ivan Tutukin (fifth), Marko Albert (seventh) and James Cunnama (fourth) can plan for October.
- Giulio Molinari (ninth in Frankfurt) is now in the “Close” category, but there are still a number of athletes than can leap in front of him in the remaining races.
- As on the men’s side the top female finishers from Frankfurt are now safe for a July slot: Michi Herlbauer (fifth), Liz Lyles (fourth), Lucy Charles (second), Alexandra Tondeur (third), Sonja Tajsich (sixth) and Dimity-Lee Duke (seventh).