By IRRC race winners per event take seven, this time Belgium’s most notorious active real roads course, Circuit De Chimay.
An IRRC host venue since the series inauguration in 2010, eighteen racers from ten countries have achieved P1 finishes.
Jointly holding the honour of event wins record holder are Vincent Lonbois and Marek Cerveny, both victorious on seven occasions.
Just one win shy of Lonbois, Cerveny first place finishes tally is fellow IRRC ‘Alien’ Didier Grams.
The full list of those to take IRRC Chimay race victories, including wildcards is disclosed below:
(IRRC Superbike/IRRC Supersport Chimay wins accumulation near racer’s name. Huge thanks to Czech roads, roads scene statistician supremo Jan Vavra, for compiling together, the following information.)
Vincent Lonbois (Belgium) – 7
Marek Cerveny (Czech Republic) – 7
Didier Grams (Germany) – 6
Laurent Hoffmann (Belgium) – 4
Sebastien Le Grelle (Belgium) – 4
Matthieu Lagrive (France) – 3
Pierre Yves Bian (France) – 3
Lukas Maurer (Switzerland) – 3
Gregory Fastre (Belgium) – 2
Timothy Baken (Belgium) – 2
Davey Todd (England) – 2
Adam McLean (Northern Ireland) – 2
Come Geenen (Belgium) – 2
Thomas Wendel/Kreutz (Germany) – 1
Marc Fissette (Belgium) – 1
Joey den Besten (Netherlands) – 1
Luca Gottardi (Italy) – 1
Erno Kostamo (Finland) – 1
(Racers with the exact same number of IRRC Chimay wins, sorted by earlier achievement, status before IRRC 2025 season, 2010–2014 intertwined SBK/SSP races, since 2012 with separate classification of SBK and SSP.)
An added IRRC Chimay facts bonus for roads scene aficionados:
Active IRRC years: 14 (2010–2019 and 2021–2024)
Finished IRRC races: 46 (SBK x 18 / SSP x 18 / SBK+SSP x 10)
Number of IRRC race winners: 18 riders from 10 nations
Photo credit: Robby Repsol
Words by Jan Vavra
