By Tuesday afternoon 2024 fastest racers per nation, update on Road Racing News, detailing the most potent pilots from this year’s International Road Race Hengelo Gld event.
Special thanks to Czech road racing statistician Jan Vavra, for compiling the following information.
(Best 2024 Circuit De Varsselring lap time positioned near racer’s name)
Italy: Luca Salvadori – 1.45.259 (new lap record holder as newcomer plus all time lap record set during qualifying – 1.45.033)
Netherlands: Thijs Peeters – 1.46.028 (Unofficial – 1.45.716 set during qualifying)
Switzerland: Lukas Maurer – 1.46.163 (now fastest Swiss racer)
Germany: David Datzer – 1.46.321
Belgium: Come Geenen – 1.46.844
Sweden: Markus Karlsson – 1.47.361 (now fastest Swedish racer)
Northern Ireland: Darryl Tweed – 1.50.410 (now fastest Northern Irish racer)
Wales: Rhys Hardisty – 1.51.247 (now fastest Welsh racer)
Czech Republic: Marek Cerveny – 1.51.417 (Unofficial – 1.50.266 set during qualifying)
Ireland: Derek McGee – 1.51.933 (now fastest Irish racer)
England: Richard Charlton – 1.52.266
Finland: Anssi Koski – 1.52.378
France: Romain Cleaz-Savoyen – 1.53.373 (Unofficial – 1.53.264 set during qualifying)
Isle of Man: Jamie Williams – 1.54.404 (now fastest Manx racer)
Slovakia: Emil Krchnavy – 1.57.621
Austria: Stefan Hofer – 2.13.307 (Unofficial rapidest Christian Hirsch – 2.12.551 set during qualifying)
USA: Israel Eugene Gilette – 2.06.082 (lap time set in practice, did not start in the race)
Denmark: Kare Rormand Jensen – 2.06.993 (lap time set in practice, did not start in the race).
An added bonus, covering quickest Supersport pilots.
Czech Republic: Marek Cerveny – 1.51.417 (Unofficial – 1.50.266 set during qualifying)
Ireland: Derek McGee – 1.51.933 (now Irish fastest Supersport racer)
Netherlands: Ilja Caljouw – 1.52.092
Northern Ireland: Darryl Tweed – 1.52.669 (now Northern Irish fastest Supersport racer)
France: Romain Cleaz-Savoyen – 1.53.373 (Unofficial – 1.53.264 set during qualifying)
Wales: Rhys Hardisty – 1.53.867 (now Welsh fastest Supersport racer)
Isle of Man: Jamie Williams – 1.54.394 (now Manx fastest Supersport racer)
Germany: Rico Vetter – 1.54.399
England: Gary Johnson – 1.54.547
Switzerland: Matthieu Pauchard – 1.55.766
Belgium: Wouter De Cooman – 1.57.451
Photo credit: Thijs Van Der Horst
Words by Jan Vavra
