By Top forty fastest competitors’ piece this morning, focusing solely on the past weekend’s Chimay Open Trophy event.
The 1st-40th quickest Circuit De Chimay pilots list (huge thanks to Jan Vavra for compiling this), led by IRRC SBK Race One winner Gabriel Pons, is disclosed below:
1st – Gabriel Pons – 1.37.945
2nd – Adam McLean – 1.37.985 (PB, fastest Northern Irish exponent in history, new Supersport lap record – 1.40.608)
3rd – Yan Ancia – 1.38.172
4th – Ouri Bikkems – 1.38.192 (personal best)
5th – Fedrik Matthys – 1.39.387 (personal best)
6th – Darryl Tweed – 1.39.552 (this year’s quickest newcomer)
7th – Laurent Hoffmann – 1.39.538 (personal best)
8th – Johannes Schwimmbeck – 1.39.673 (personal best)
9th – Mike Parmentier – 1.40.126
10th – Nico Muller – 1.40.502 (personal best)
11th – Christophe Guerouah – 1.40.626
12th – Pontus Roestlinger – 1.41.045 (personal best)
13th – Petr Najman – 1.41.290 (personal best, 2nd fastest Supersport exponent in history)
14th – Anssi Koski – 1.41.462 (personal best)
15th – Marek Cerveny – 1.41.509 (personal best with Supersport, 3rd fastest Supersport exponent in history)
16th – Wally Jacobs – 1.41.586
17th – Davy Maes – 1.41.672
18th – Gary Johnson – 1.41.713 (personal best, 5th fastest Supersport exponent in history)
19th – David Brook – 1.41.755 (personal best as newcomer)
20th – Stephane Bednarek – 1.41.897 (personal best)
21th – Matej Vit – 1.42.972 (this year’s quickest Supersport newcomer)
22nd – Ilja Caljouw – 1.43.258
23rd – Mauro Poncini – 1.43.288
24th – Olivier Lupberger – 1.43.376 (personal best)
25th – Lasse Karki – 1.43.678 (personal best)
26th – Rene Grundei – 1.43.721 (personal best)
27th – Julien Cregniot – 1.43.781 (personal best)
28th – Morgan Baplu – 1.43.784 (personal best)
29th – Kevin Mos – 1.43.853 (personal best)
30th – Jean-Pierre Polet – 1.44.001
31st – Valentin Beaumont – 1.43.572 (personal best)
32nd – Jamie Williams – 1.44.080 (personal best, fastest Isle of Man exponent in history)
33rd – Thomas Wendel – 1.44.503
34th – Wesley Ankersmid – 1.44.835 (personal best)
35th – Rico Vetter – 1.45.074
36th – Jakub Sprojcar – 1.45.316 (personal best)
37th – Sebastian Frotscher – 1.45.387
38th – Emil Krchnavy – 1.45.669
39th – Mathieu Rieder – 1.46.215 (personal best)
40th – Kurt Muzzoni – 1.46.302 (new Young Timer 2000 class lap record)
Photo credit: Thijs Van Der Horst
Words by Jan Vavra
