By European Series Road Racing, Circuit De Chimay start-list update.
Twenty-five racers are planning to compete with ten nations represented (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland).
Large-amounts of focus will be on Chimay debutant, fourteen times TT winner Peter Hickman (MRP Racing – BMW) plus former IRRC Superbike Champion Lukas Maurer, Optimark Racing’s Eddy Ferre, ESR title contenders Laurent Hoffmann and team-mate Fedrik Matthys.
ESR Chimay Open Trophy provisional starters list – is-outlined below:
(Title sponsor positioned near racers names)
ESR Superbike:
Jean-Pierre Polet (Belgium) – Road’s Warrior
Kevin De Haan (Netherlands) – Never Be Clever Racing
Damien De Reys (Belgium) – Road’s Warrior
Jakub Sprojcar (Czech Republic) – TT Race
Anssi Koski (Finland) – AK 51 Racing Team
Rasmus Lindstrom (Sweden) – Swedish Racing Parts
Rob Van Eijs (Netherlands) – Van Eijs Technical Support
Laurent Hoffmann (Belgium) – Hoffmann by MRP
Fedrik Matthys (Belgium) – Hoffmann by MRP
Guest Riders (Wildcards)/BeNeLux Trophy Superbike:
Lukas Maurer (Switzerland) – LM Racing Team
Peter Hickman (England) – MRP Racing
Antoine Brault (France) – Team Toiners
Mike Parmentier (Belgium) – Derous Motoservice
Paul Manx (Germany) – Manx Racing
Eddy Ferre (France) – Optimark Racing
Wouter De Cooman (Belgium) – Woutje 34
Morgan Baplu (Belgium) – Vodden En Been
Wayne Bourgeais (France) – Team WBR Racing
David Brook (England) – Brook Suspension
Sander Claessen (Belgium) – Aprilia Turnhout
Christoph Kreller (Germany) – KRC Racing Crew
Florian Astner (Austria) – F.ASTner 311
Valentin Beaumont (France) – VB Racing team
Wesley Ankersmid (Netherlands) – Never Be Clever Racing
Karel De Groote (Belgium) – BK Motors
Permanent Championship riders not included in provisional ESR Open Trophy Chimay start-list:
(Reason of absence positioned near racers names)
Olivier Lupberger (Switzerland) – injury
Pontus Rostlinger (Sweden) – technical issues
Stephane Bednarek (France) – focusing on his Manx Grand Prix debut
Amalric Blanc (France) – end of cooperation with Never Be Clever Racing Team, replaced by Kevin De Haan
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Jan Vavra
