By IRRC race winners per event take eight, this time series mainstay, the Hengelo, Netherlands located Varsselring.
As applicable to Circuit De Chimay, the fast, flowing Varsselring has hosted IRRC thrills since the series inauguration in 2010.
In total covering events from 2010 onwards, twenty-two racers from eight nations have swept up first place accolades.
Tied P1 for event wins with six wins each are Germany, Czechia’s most successful IRRC participants, Didier Grams and Marek Cerveny.
Two wins shy of Grams, Cerveny’s P1 finishes tally are World Endurance legend Matthieu Lagrive, Jorn Hamberg and Vincent Lonbois.
The full list of those to take IRRC Hengelo race victories, including wildcards is disclosed below:
(IRRC Superbike/IRRC Supersport Hengelo wins accumulation near racer’s name. Huge thanks to Czech roads, roads scene statistician supremo Jan Vavra, for compiling together, the following information.)
Didier Grams (Germany) – 6
Marek Cerveny (Czech Republic) – 6
Matthieu Lagrive (France) – 4
Jorn Hamberg (Netherlands) – 4
Vincent Lonbois (Belgium) – 4
Laurent Hoffmann (Belgium) – 3
Sebastien Le Grelle (Belgium) – 3
Nigel Walraven (Netherlands) – 3
Frank Bakker (Netherlands) – 2
Hans Smees (Netherlands) – 2
Davey Todd (England) – 2
Pierre Yves Bian (France) – 2
Luca Salvadori (Italy) – 2
Thomas Wendel/Kreutz (Germany) – 1
Virgil-Amber Bloemhard (Netherlands) – 1
Arie Vos (Netherlands) – 1
Johan Fredriks (Netherlands) – 1
Davy Thoonen (Netherlands) – 1
Joey den Besten (Netherlands) – 1
David Datzer (Germany) – 1
Lukas Maurer (Switzerland) – 1
Thijs Peeters (Netherlands) – 1
(Racers with the exact same number of IRRC Hengelo wins, sorted by earlier achievement, status before IRRC 2025 season, 2010–2013 intertwined SBK/SSP races, since 2012 with separate classification of SBK and SSP.)
An added IRRC Hengelo facts bonus for roads scene aficionados:
Active IRRC years: 14 (2010–2019 and 2021–2024) plus races of 3-Nations Cup 2003–2009
Finished IRRC races: 48 (SBK x 20 / SSP x 20 / SBK+SSP x 8)
Number of IRRC race winners: 22 riders from 8 nations (As illustrated above)
Photo credit: Robby Repsol
Words by Jan Vavra
