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Czech road racing statistician, historian, writer Jan Vavra, first piece details top five finishers through NW200 main race-day in May.
Fourteen competitors from three nations (Australia, England, Northern Ireland), piloting seven marques of motorcycles (Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Paton, Suzuki, Yamaha), achieved first five leader-board results.
In descending order, those collecting top five finishes post action around the world-famous Triangle course, are as follows:
(Amount of 2026 NW 200 top five finishes for competitors, positioned near their name).
Josh Brookes (Australia) – 4
Michael Dunlop (Northern Ireland) – 3
Peter Hickman (England) – 3
Dean Harrison (England) – 3
Alastair Seeley (Northern Ireland) – 3
Storm Stacey (England) – 2
Jeremy McWilliams (Northern Ireland) – 2
Glenn Irwin (Northern Ireland) – 2
Paul Jordan (Northern Ireland) – 2
Jamie Coward (England) – 2
Ian Hutchinson (England) – 1
Carl Phillips (Northern Ireland) – 1
John McGuinness (England) – 1
Franco Bourne (England) – 1
(Racers with the exact same number of top 5 finishes, sorted by their personal best result across NW200 feature race day and earlier achievement).
Photo credit: Derek Wilson
Words by Jan Vavra
