By Thanks to Czech road racing statistician, historian Jan Vavra, Road Racing News can showcase this morning, the fifty fastest racers of last week’s record-breaking Imatranajo meeting.
32 riders in total obtained lap-times below 2 minutes whilst swiftest non-Finnish competitor, behind now 14 times event winner Erno Kostamo (1.48.743), Eemeli Lahti (1.49.719), Kenny Koskinen (1.50.348) was IRRC SBK Championship leader Adam McLean (1.51.048).
Darryl Tweed (1.52.763) finished quickest big-bike newcomer, top Supersport debutant was no surprise, Supersport winner x4, new 600cc lap-record holder, Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell Racing’s Richard Cooper (1.53.429).
Imatranajo 2025 – fifty fastest racers, is as follows:
(Best lap time located near racer’s name)
1st – Erno Kostamo – 1.48.743 (PB, new outright lap record – unofficial lap record in qualifying – 1.48.646)
2nd – Eemeli Lahti – 1.49.719 (personal best, 2nd fastest rider in history)
3rd – Kenny Koskinen – 1.50.348 (personal best, 3rd fastest rider in history)
4th – Adam McLean – 1.51.048 (personal best, 2nd fastest Supersport exponent in history – 1.53.568)
5th – Ville Valtonen – 1.51.055 (personal best)
6th – Niko Lehtiranta – 1.51.468 (personal best)
7th – Markus Karlsson – 1.51.734 (personal best, fastest Swedish exponent in history)
8th – Darryl Tweed – 1.52.763 (personal best as newcomer)
9th – Richard Cooper – 1.53.429 (personal best, new Supersport lap record as newcomer)
10th – Wally Jacobs – 1.54.404 (personal best)
11th – Fedrik Matthys – 1.54.443 (personal best as newcomer)
12th – Anssi Koski – 1.54.498 (personal best)
13th – Laurent Hoffmann – 1.54.792 (personal best)
14th – Petr Najman – 1.55.555 (personal best, fourth fastest Supersport exponent in history – 1.55.555)
15th – Nico Muller – 1.55.580 (personal best)
16th – Marek Cerveny – 1.55.792 (personal best with Supersport, fifth fastest Supersport exponent in history)
17th – David Brook – 1.56.018 (personal best as newcomer)
18th – Niko Tanskanen – 1.56.038 (personal best)
19th – Pontus Roestlinger – 1.56.291 (personal best)
20th – Lasse Karki – 1.56.316 (personal best)
21st – Gary Johnson – 1.56.619
22nd – Stephane Bednarek – 1.57.149 (personal best as newcomer)
23rd – Olivier Lupberger – 1.57.553 (personal best)
24th – Heikki Mannila – 1.57.622
25th – Matej Vit – 1.58.207 (personal best as newcomer)
26th – Mauro Poncini – 1.58.341
27th – Jakub Sprojcar – 1.58.398 (personal best)
28th – Ilja Caljouw – 1.58.986
29th – Rene Grundei – 1.58.994 (personal best)
30th – Juho Kantola – 1.59.075 (personal best)
31st – Pekka Pouhakka – 1.59.342 (personal best)
32nd – Rico Vetter – 1.59.406 (personal best)
33rd – Thomas Wendel – 2.00.129
34th – Sebastian Frotscher – 2.00.527
35th – Mikko Uski – 2.00.708
36th – Emil Krchnavy – 2.00.738
37th – Karel Brandtner – 2.00.800 (personal best)
38th – Jesse Riihonen – 2.01.308 (personal best)
39th – Rene Mlkvy – 2.01.342 (personal best)
40th – Wesley Ankersmid – 2.02.032 (personal best)
41st – Michael Mace – 2.02.121 (personal best)
42nd – Miika Viiperi – 2.02.166 (personal best)
43rd – Mathieu Rieder – 2.02.179 (personal best as newcomer)
44th – Ari-Petteri Kuivalainen – 2.02.526 (personal best)
45th – Jonas Stracke – 2.03.158 (personal best as newcomer)
46th – Olli Konttinen – 2.03.360 (personal best)
47th – Osvaldas Lazdauskas – 2.03.394 (personal best, fastest Lithuanian exponent in history)
48th – Daniel Chovanec – 2.03.763 (personal best as newcomer)
49th – Erno Kivimaki – 2.03.806 (personal best)
50th – Thierry Vanhollebeke – 2.04.321 (personal best as newcomer)
Photo credit: Jarmo Heikkeri
Words by Stevie Rial, Jan Vavra
