By Sunday stats burst, looking into fastest racers per thirty-three different road race meetings in 2025.
Notably, Michael Dunlop MBE, the TT wins record holder gained most fastest-lap time/lap speed laurels, finishing rapidest at the Cookstown 100, Briggs Equipment Northwest 200, Tandragee 100 and the reinstated Classic TT Races.
Not including events catering solely for yesteryear machines, regularity races or previously reported quickest racers at hill-climbs, the No.1 lap-time exponents from the following illustrated road races, are as follows:
(Best 2025 event lap time, marque positioned near racer’s name)
Cookstown 100 (Northern Ireland): Michael Dunlop (BMW) – 1.22.377 (91.773 mph – new overall lap record)
Stare Mesto (Czech Republic): Petr Najman (Ducati) – 1.32.300 (new Supersport lap record) / David Datzer (BMW) – 1.30.352 (unofficially, all-time lap record set during qualifying)
Northwest 200 (Northern Ireland): Michael Dunlop (BMW) – 4.17.226 (125.539 mph)
300 Curves of Gustav Havel – Horice (Czech Republic): Petr Najman (Yamaha) – 2.14.710
Hengelo (Netherlands): Adam McLean (Kawasaki) – 1.45.966
Pre-TT Classic (Isle of Man): Alan Oversby (Kawasaki) – 2.41.583 (94.688 mph)
TT Races (Isle of Man): Dean Harrison (Honda) – 16.40.999 (135.692 mph)
Kopcany (Slovakia): Christopher Eder (KTM) – 1.45.203 / Marek Cerveny (Triumph) – 1.28.889 (unofficially, set during qualifying)
Dolny Hricov – Zilina (Slovakia): Michal Prasek (BMW) – 1.10.441
Cock O’The North (England): Rob Hodson (Yamaha) – 1.50.027 (79.387 mph)
Prize of Krizevci (Croatia): Luka Nervo (Yamaha) – 49.310 (plus unofficially, 48.477 set during qualifying)
Tandragee 100 (Northern Ireland): Michael Dunlop (BMW) – 2.52.403 (111.584 mph – new overall lap record)
Nora Race – Nova Raca (Croatia): Tonko Tulic (KTM – Supermoto) – 31.084 (plus unofficially, 31.045 set during qualifying)
Imatranajo (Finland): Erno Kostamo (BMW) – 1.48.743 (new overall lap record / plus unofficially, all-time lap record 1.48.646 set during qualifying)
Southern 100 (Isle of Man): Dean Harrison (Honda) – 2.10.870 (116.910 mph – lap record for Senior Race)
Aberdare Park (Wales): Andrew Smart (Kawasaki) – 38.481 (84.197 mph – new overall lap record)
Barry Sheene Classic (England): James Hind (Yamaha) – 1.49.475 (79.909 mph)
Armoy (Northern Ireland): Mike Browne (Honda) – 1.41.300 (106.898 mph)
Chimay (Belgium): Gabriel Pons (Kawasaki) – 1.37.945 (plus unofficially, 1.37.845 set during qualifying)
Czech TT – Horice (Czech Republic): Erno Kostamo (BMW) – 2.11.416 (new overall lap record / plus unofficially, all-time lap record 2.11.403 set during qualifying)
Schleizer Dreieck – IRRC (Germany): Julian Puffe (BMW) – 1.25.821
Manx GP (Isle of Man): Chris Cook (Kawasaki) – 18.42.605 (120.994 mph)
Classic TT (Isle of Man): Michael Dunlop (Honda) – 19.38.196 (115.285 mph) / Rob Hodson (Ducati) – 17.46.140 (127.402 mph – unofficialy, set during qualifying)
Trencin (Slovakia): Michal Prasek (BMW) – 1.01.768
Prize of Zelina (Croatia): Karlo Grsic (Yamaha) – 44.586 (new Supersport lap record)
Dymokury (Czech Republic): Tomas Toth (Kawasaki) – 1.00.553
Steve Henshaw Gold Cup (England): Mike Browne (Yamaha) – 1.49.034 (80.232 mph)
Frohburger Dreieck (Germany): Erno Kostamo (BMW) – 1.32.946 (new official overall lap record)
Baja International Tourist Cup (Mexico): Kyle Malone (Yamaha) – 5 Minutes 31 Seconds
Greymouth (New Zealand): Dan Jenkins (Machinery – TBC) – 48.163
Macau GP (Macau, China): Davey Todd (BMW) – 2.23.702 (plus unofficially, 2.23.413 set during qualifying)
Cemetery Circuit (New Zealand): Mitch Rees (Honda) – 48.919 (plus unofficially, 48.814 set during qualifying)
Plus:
Schleizer Dreieck – IDM (Germany): Lukas Tulovic (Ducati) – 1.23.943 / Jan-Ole Jahnig (BMW) – 1.23.546 (unofficially, set during qualifying)
La Baneza (Spain): at this time, we have no official information about overall fastest motorcycle racer of this event.
(Special thanks to Czech road racing statistician Jan Vavra, for compiling the above projected information)
Photo credit: Derek Wilson
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra
