By 2025 roads season, fastest racers per nation edition take five. Today it’s Frohburger Dreieck and principally the 62nd IFDR (Internationales Frohburger Dreieckrennen) edition.
Fifteen nations swiftest exponents this year at Germany’s top pure road race venue, are revealed below:
(Best 2025 lap time, positioned near racer’s name)
Finland: Erno Kostamo – 1.32.946 (new official lap record holder)
Germany: Freddie Heinrich – 1.33.809
Belgium: Laurent Hoffmann – 1.34.860
Czech Republic: Michal Prasek – 1.35.085
England: Gary Johnson – 1.35.800 (set on Didier Grams Superbike)
Northern Ireland: Darryl Tweed – 1.36.080
Switzerland: Jan Buchel – 1.36.157
Netherlands: Virgil-Amber Bloemhard – 1.36.681
Slovakia: Tomas Toth – 1.36.892 (now fastest Slovak racer)
Sweden: Pontus Rostlinger – 1.37.971
France: Stephane Bednarek – 1.38.280
Austria: Florian Astner – 1.38.301
Isle of Man: Jamie Williams – 1.46.548 (plus 1.42.650 set during qualifying)
Italy: Francesco Curinga – 1.48.180
Lithuania: Osvaldas Lazdauskas – 1.48.599 (unofficially, lap time only from qualifying / first Lithuanian Frohburg participant)
An added bonus, covering quickest Supersport pilots.
Northern Ireland: Paul Jordan – 1.36.880 (new Supersport lap record holder as newcomer)
Czech Republic: Marek Cerveny – 1.36.968 (now second fastest Supersport rider of Frohburger Dreieck)
Netherlands: Ilja Caljouw – 1.38.748 (now Dutch fastest Supersport racer)
England: Gary Johnson – 1.39.050
Switzerland: Mauro Poncini – 1.39.216 (now Swiss fastest Supersport racer)
Germany: Moritz Klaus – 1.40.375
Belgium: Thierry Vanhollebeke – 1.45.253
France: Alexandre Bigot– 1.47.166
Isle of Man: Jamie Williams – 1.42.650 (unofficially, lap time only from qualifying)
Slovakia: Daniel Chovanec – 1.46.065 (unofficially, lap time only from qualifying)
Lithuania: Osvaldas Lazdauskas – 1.48.599 (unofficially, lap time only from qualifying)
Plus newcomer/female exponents 2025 stats:
Fastest 2025 newcomer: above mentioned new Supersport lap record holder Paul Jordan (Northern Ireland) – 1.36.880
Fastest 2025 Superbike newcomer: Fedrik Matthys (Belgium) – 1.37.978 (plus above highlighted Michal Prasek, debuted with Superbike in Frohburg – 1.35.085)
Fastest 2025 female rider: Kristyna Jakesch (Czech Republic) – 1.51.854
Next year’s IFDR (Internationales Frohburger Dreieckrennen – 63rd edition) hosts per tradition, IRRC finales (Supersport/Sportbike).
Official disclosures regarding added racing categories, are expected in-the near future.
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
