By Forty fastest 2026 Briggs Equipment Northwest 200 racers summary, featuring competitors from twelve nations.
Thirteen riders lapped over 120 mph with quickest pilots’ honours going to twelve times consecutive NW200 SBK race victor, Glenn Irwin (124.997).
Dean Harrison (124.958) closely follows whilst top newcomer spoils, are no surprise attributed to feature race Champion Storm Stacey (124.498 – new Superstock lap record, new fastest NW200 debutant in history).
Non newcomer riders setting new PB lap-speeds included Crowe Performance team’s Maurizio Bottalico (120.45), Julian Trummer (118.324), Kevin Keyes (118.31), James Chawke (118.025), and Parker Car Transport Racing’s Don Gilbert (116.808 – get well soon Don).
The forty quickest NW200 pilots for 2026, is disclosed below:
(Top lap speed, positioned near racer’s name)
1 – Glenn Irwin – 124.997
2 – Dean Harrison – 124.958
3 – Storm Stacey – 124.498
4 – Michael Dunlop MBE – 124.185
5 – Josh Brookes – 124.146
6 – Peter Hickman – 123.837
7 – Ian Hutchinson – 123.323
8 – John McGuinness MBE – 122.135
9 – Michael Browne – 121.318
10 – Dominic Herbertson – 121.148
11 – Carl Phillips – 120.807
12 – Maurizio Bottalico – 120.45
13 – Michael Sweeney – 120.43
14 – Marcus Simpson – 119.897
15 – David Johnson – 119.834
16 – Michael Evans – 119.764
17 – Mitch Rees – 119.744
18 – Sam West – 118.988
19 – Julian Trummer – 118.324
20 – Kevin Keyes – 118.31
21 – Gary McCoy – 118.163
22 – Jonathan Perry – 118.106
23 – James Chawke – 118.025
24 – Richard Cooper – 117.889
25 – Alastair Seeley – 117.611
26 – Phil Crowe – 116.911
27 – Don Gilbert – 116.808
28 – Eddy Ferre – 116.309
29 – Mark Hewitt – 116.149
30 – Dean McMaster – 115.732
31 – Rob Hodson – 115.476
32 – David Brook – 115.179
33 – Rhys Hardisty – 115.142
34 – Kris Duncan – 115.039
35 – Fedrik Matthys – 114.998
36 – Aaron Spence – 114.865
37 – Sean McTaggart – 114.829
38 – Ryan Whitehall – 114.509
39 – Pierre-Yves Bian – 114.318
40 – Ilja Caljouw – 114.249
Photo credit: Derek Wilson
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
