Made possible by Czech road racing statistician, extraordinaire Jan Vavra, Road Racing News, newest IRRC (International Road Racing Championship) stats piece, spotlights the thirteen speedsters, to have attained Supersport or Superbike title success.
IRRC Champions over the past fourteen years, read as follows:
(Amount of IRRC Champion crowns, year of titles gained near racer’s name)
Didier Grams (Germany) – 5 – 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021
Marek Cerveny (Czech Republic) – 5 – 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
Laurent Hoffmann (Belgium) – 2 – 2012, 2013
Sebastien Le Grelle (Belgium) – 2 – 2015, 2017
Joey den Besten (Netherlands) – 2 – 2014, 2017
Matthieu Lagrive (France) – 2 – 2018, 2019
Vincent Lonbois (Belgium) – 2 – 2016, 2022
Branko Srdanov (Netherlands) – 1 – 2012
Danny Webb (England) – 1 – 2018
Davey Todd (England) – 1 – 2019
Pierre Yves Bian (France) – 1 – 2021
Lukas Maurer (Switzerland) – 1 – 2023
David Datzer (Germany) – 1 – 2024
An added bonus covering ‘3 Nations Cup’ Champions 2003–2009.
Kris Jennes (Belgium) – 3
Denny Lannoo (Belgium) – 2
Stefan Demeulemeester (Belgium) – 1
Didier Grams (Germany) – 1
(Racers with the exact same number of IRRC crowns, sorted by earlier achievement.)
Photo credit: Tommy Vennard
Words by Jan Vavra