By 2025 roads season, fastest racers per nation edition take six. Today it’s the Varsselring circuit at Hengelo, principally the 57th International Road Race edition from last May.
Eighteen nations swiftest exponents this year at the Netherlands, most acclaimed road race venue, are revealed below:
(Best 2025 lap time positioned near racer’s name)
Northern Ireland: Adam McLean – 1.45.966 (now fastest Northern Irish racer)
Netherlands: Thijs Peeters – 1.46.022
Belgium: Laurent Hoffmann – 1.48.791
Ireland: Derek McGee – 1.49.111 (New Supersport lap record holder / now fastest Irish racer)
Czech Republic: Marek Cerveny – 1.49.475
Germany: Nico Muller – 1.50.602
Sweden: Pontus Rostlinger – 1.50.944
Finland: Anssi Koski – 1.51.722
England: Gary Johnson – 1.51.789
Austria: Florian Astner – 1.52.045 (now fastest Austrian racer)
France: Romain Cleaz-Savoyen – 1.52.395
Switzerland: Mauro Poncini – 1.53.980
Isle of Man: Jamie Williams – 1.54.426
Slovakia: Emil Krchnavy – 1.55.597
Luxembourg: Patrick Vander Eecken – 1.56.051
USA: Israel Eugene Gillette – 2.02.366 (plus 2.02.141 set during qualifying / now fastest American racer)
Poland: Szymon Spychala/Tomasz Korzyniewski – 2.31.679 (Classic Sidecar competitors)
Wales: Rhys Hardisty – 1.53.520 (unofficially, lap time only from qualifying)
An added bonus, covering quickest Supersport pilots.
Ireland: Derek McGee – 1.49.111 (New Supersport lap record holder)
Netherlands: Jorn Hamberg – 1.49.149 (now second fastest Supersport racer in Hengelo history)
Czech Republic: Marek Cerveny – 1.49.475 (now fastest Czech Supersport racer)
Northern Ireland: Adam McLean – 1.49.511 (now fastest Northern Irish Supersport racer)
England: Gary Johnson – 1.51.789 (now fastest English Supersport racer)
France: Romain Cleaz-Savoyen – 1.52.395
Netherlands: Ilja Caljouw – 1.52.403
Switzerland: Mauro Poncini – 1.53.980
Germany: Thomas Wendel – 1.54.271
Isle of Man: Jamie Williams – 1.54.426
Slovakia: Daniel Chovanec – 1.57.569
Belgium: Jonathan Lesceux – 1.58.795
USA: Israel Eugene Gillette – 2.02.366 (plus 2.02.141 set during qualifying / now fastest American Supersport racer)
Wales: Rhys Hardisty – 1.55.378 (unofficially, lap time only from qualifying)
Plus newcomer/female exponents 2025 stats:
Fastest 2025 newcomer: above highlighted Adam McLean (Northern Ireland) – 1.45.966
Fastest 2025 Supersport newcomer: above mentioned Adam McLean (Northern Ireland) – 1.49.511
Fastest 2025 female rider: Manon Vissenberg (Netherlands) – 1.59.311 (as Sidecar passenger for Bennie Streuer)
Fastest 2025 female solo rider: Renate Hape (Germany) – 2.54.357 (Yesteryear machine pilot / plus 2.53.971 set during qualifying)
Quick reminder, next year’s Varsselring, Hamove Hengelo racing weekend (edition number 58 – 2nd-3rd of May) will feature the following classes:
IRRC (Supersport/Sportbike), ESR (Superbike), BTT (Super Twins), BeNeLux Trophy, Northern Sidecar Cup, Classics (IHRO) and Classic Sidecars (Camathias Cup).
Photo credit: Thijs Van Der Horst
Words by Jan Vavra
