By Same as the last two years, the highlight of international road racers seasons, the Milwaukee Senior TT race (2025 cancelled, because of adverse weather conditions), takes place at the same time as second EWC (Endurance World Championship) round at world-acclaimed Belgian Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
The prestigious 8 Hours of Spa Motos race opens today from 1:00 PM (local time).
Qualifying victors are BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team’s Markus Reiterberger, Steven Odendaal, and Michael Van Der Mark.
Spa (4.340 miles – 6985 metres long circuit – featuring the iconic ‘Raidillon de l’Eau Rouge’ section) concurrently hosts this weekend BeNeLux (Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg) Trophy support races.
After the weekend, we will highlight selected results of roads exponents in this Championship, including those gained by double Manx Grand Prix winner Jamie Wiliams.
8 Hours of Spa Motos 2026 – Select roads scene themed Q1/Q2 Combined Qualifying Results:
(Top lap time positioned near racer’s name)
Blue Group Riders:
P20 – Martin Vugrinec (Maco Racing Team) –2.24.953
P45 – Jef Van Calster (Grillini Racing Team) – 2.34.568
Yellow Group Riders:
P14 – Sheridan Morais (Team LRP Poland) – 2.22.835
P22 – Ricardo Brink (Honda No Limits) – 2.25.700
P33 – Michal Prasek (Maco Racing Team) – 2.30.031
P35 – Cedric Fievet (Starteam Racing) – 2.32.196
P45 – Bram Lambrechts (Grillini Racing Team) – 2.35.966
Red Group Riders:
P4 – Dan Linfoot (Yoshimura SERT Motul) – 2.19.749
P10 – Eemeli Lahti (TR27 AZ moto) – 2.21.896
P11 – Danny Webb (Team LRP Poland) – 2.22.036
Photo credit: Michael Wincott
Words by Jan Vavra
