diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport.test/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/test/ParserTest.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport.test/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/test/ParserTest.java
index 0f7dc86b311..b065569e3bb 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport.test/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/test/ParserTest.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport.test/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/test/ParserTest.java
@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ public class ParserTest {
         assertNull(resultList.getVerteilung().getBoatBySailID("SWE 1196").getCrew().getSkipper().getIsaf());
     }
     
+    @Test
+    public void testEmptyStatus() throws FileNotFoundException, SAXException, IOException, ParserConfigurationException {
+        ResultListParser parser = ResultListParserFactory.INSTANCE.createResultListParser();
+        ResultList resultList = parser.parse(getSampleInputStream());
+        assertNotNull(resultList);
+        assertNull(resultList.getVerteilung().getBoatBySailID("SWE 1196").getRaces().getRaces().iterator().next().getStatus());
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testNonEmptyStatus() throws FileNotFoundException, SAXException, IOException, ParserConfigurationException {
+        ResultListParser parser = ResultListParserFactory.INSTANCE.createResultListParser();
+        ResultList resultList = parser.parse(getSampleInputStream());
+        assertNotNull(resultList);
+        assertEquals("DNC", resultList.getVerteilung().getBoatBySailID("GER 1199").getRaces().getRaces().iterator().next().getStatus());
+    }
+    
     @Test
     public void testObtainingResultList() throws FileNotFoundException, SAXException, IOException, ParserConfigurationException {
         ResultListParser parser = ResultListParserFactory.INSTANCE.createResultListParser();
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/Race.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/Race.java
index 5acb4dc64a1..18e19855089 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/Race.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/Race.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport;
 
 public interface Race {
+    String getStatus();
+    
     Double getPoints();
 
     Integer getNumber();
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/impl/RaceImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/impl/RaceImpl.java
index 203a09da9e9..6def0e9b3de 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/impl/RaceImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.kiworesultimport/src/com/sap/sailing/kiworesultimport/impl/RaceImpl.java
@@ -20,4 +20,10 @@ public class RaceImpl extends AbstractNodeWrapper implements Race {
         return Integer.valueOf(getNode().getAttributes().getNamedItem("number").getNodeValue());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getStatus() {
+        final Node namedItem = getNode().getAttributes().getNamedItem("status");
+        return namedItem == null || namedItem.getNodeValue() == null || namedItem.getNodeValue().trim().length() == 0 ? null : namedItem.getNodeValue();
+    }
+
 }