By Forty fastest racers piece this afternoon, centring around the past weekend’s Imatranajo contests.
The 1st-40th rapidest Jarno Saarinen Circuit Imatra pilots list (huge thanks to Jan Vavra for compiling this), led by new King of Imatra Champion Eemeli Lahti, is-disclosed below:
(Best lap time located near racer’s name)
1st – Eemeli Lahti – 1.49.179 (personal best, second swiftest rider in history)
2nd – Niko Lehtiranta – 1.50.064 (personal best, third quickest rider in history)
3rd – Kenny Koskinen – 1.50.795
4th – Lukas Maurer– 1.51.328
5th – Ville Valtonen – 1.51.957
6th – Laurent Hoffmann – 1.52.338 (personal best, 23rd fastest rider in history)
7th – Fedrik Matthys – 1.52.612 (personal best, 24th fastest rider in history)
8th – Anssi Koski – 1.53.772 (personal best, plus new Classic SBK lap record – 2.00.480)
9th – Nico Muller – 1.54.418 (personal best)
10th – Rasmus Nurmi – 1.54.997 (personal best, fastest 2026 newcomer, 3rd quickest Supersport exponent in history)
11th – Gary Johnson – 1.55.272 (personal best, fourth fastest Supersport exponent in history)
12th – Juho Kantola – 1.55.386 (personal best, sixth fastest Supersport exponent in history)
13th – Rasmus Lindstrom – 1.56.468 (personal best)
14th – Pekka Pouhakka – 1.56.695 (personal best)
15th – Niko Tanskanen – 1.57.211
16th – Roope Ollonqvist – 1.57.401 (personal best as newcomer)
17th – Heikki Mannila – 1.57.663
18th – Lasse Karki – 1.57.889
19th – Jakub Sprojcar – 1.58.033 (personal best)
20th – Olivier Lupberger – 1.58.574
21st – Jaanus Saarmaa– 1.58.737 (personal best, premiere with Superbike at Imatra)
22nd – Juho-Oskari Mahonen – 1.59.134 (personal best as newcomer)
23rd – Jesse Riihonen – 1.59.616 (personal best)
24th – Emil Krchnavy – 1.59.655 (personal best)
25th – Ari-Petteri Kuivalainen – 1.59.955 (personal best)
26th – Erno Kivimaki – 2.00.222 (personal best)
27th – Mikko Uski – 2.00.281 (personal best)
28th – Roope Pitkonen – 2.00.311 (personal best, plus second fastest Classic SBK pilot in history – 2.01.941)
29th – Sebastian Frotscher – 2.00.498
30th – Mike Mace – 2.00.548 (personal best)
31st – Sander Telve – 2.00.918 (personal best as newcomer)
32nd – Topi Mustonen – 2.01.305 (personal best, premiere with Supersport equipment at Imatra)
33rd – Jean-Pierre Polet – 2.01.455
34th – Ville Eemil Kultti – 2.01.513 (personal best as newcomer)
35th – Markus Karlsson – 2.02.520
36th – Osvaldas Lazdauskas – 2.03.217 (personal best)
37th – Pekka Paivarinta /Adam Christie – 2.03.648 (New Sidecars lap record)
38th – Sam Christie / Tom Christie – 2.04.895 (second fastest Sidecars crew in history as newcomers)
39th – Mikko Harsunen – 2.05.265 (personal best)
40th – Sami Siimesto – 2.05.350 (personal best)
Photo credit: Jan Vavra
Words by Jan Vavra
