By Originating in 1979, Circuit Carole (2055 metres/1.277 miles long) hosted last weekend (clashing with Kells Road Races/Prize of Krizevci and Oliver’s Mount Barry Sheene Festival), the ‘Benelux Trophy in Paris’ meeting, welcoming BeNeLux Trophy and Belgian Twin Trophy racers (Super Twins/Stock Twin 650 classes).
Roads-scene experienced pilots, circulating included potential Southern 100 entrant next-month, 2025 Pre-TT Classic Sidecar competitor aside Kobe Dehouck, Seppe Noel.
Persistent Hengelo-Varsselring, Circuit de Chimay leading results clincher Yan Ancia, hauled BeNeLux Superbike race wins, beating Sander Claessen and Cedric Fievet.
Supersport category winner x2, Jaimy Deleersnyder, captured last month at Hengelo in wet all round conditions, BeNeLux SSP Race Two glory.
Next BeNeLux Trophy, Belgian Twin Trophy rounds of 2026, are at Belgium’s most fabled active road race venue, Circuit de Chimay, inter-twined with IRRC (Supersport/Sportbike), ESR (Superbike), Northern Sidecar Cup (600/1000) and SSP/SBK Young-timers encounters.
BeNeLux/Belgian Twin Trophy 2026, Carole – select roads scene themed results, read as follows:
(Position and best race lap time near racers names)
Superbike:
Yan Ancia (P1 x2) – 1.01.249
Sander Claessen (P2 x2) – 1.01.792
Cedric Fievet (P3 x2) – 1.02.113
Thibault De Hert (P5/P4) – 1.02.531
Wouter De Cooman (P6 x2) – 1.04.285
Supersport:
Jaimy Deleersnyder (P2 x2) – 1.03.628
Antoine Laloi (P3 x2) – 1.04.030
BTT Super Twins:
Wes Kleinfeld (P1/P5) – 1.04.919
Senna Van Den Hoven (P3/P2) – 1.04.736
Sander Claessen (P5/P3) – 1.04.895
Seppe Noel (P4 x2) – 1.05.098
Elias Van Roekel (P6 x2) – 1.05.667
Gauthier De Hert (P7 x2) – 1.05.934
Jeremy Goosens (P8 x2) – 1.06.448
Rick Harthoorn (P9/DNF) – 1.05.641
Romain Fortemps (DNS/P9) – 1.06.656
Wim Van Den Bossche (P10 x2) – 1.06.676
Alec Willemen (P12/P14) – 1.07.096
Jo Burm (P15 x2) – 1.08.085
Matthias Pharazijn (P16/P13) – 1.07.822
Niko Maes (P18/P17) – 1.09.224
Ezio Badts (P19/DNF) – 1.09.647
Mike Ceuppens (DNF/DNS) – 1.15.408
BTT Stock Twin 650:
Stijn Baron (P1/P2) – 1.08.818
Raf Roobrouck (P2/P1) – 1.08.378
Ludovic Wouters (P3 x2) – 1.10.349
Kevin Boussu (P4/DNF) – 1.10.899
Koen Van Den Broeck (DNF/P4) – 1.11.277
Mathieu Locuty (P6 x2) – 1.11.547
Dries Van Roosbroeck (P7 x2) – 1.12.805
Johan Guerin (P8 x2) – 1.13.668
Photo credit: Michael Wincott
Words by Jan Vavra
