By Tuesday morning stats piece on Road Racing News, spotlighting the lap record carriers at the venues, hosting in 2025 International Road Racing Championship, rounds.
Recently, leading Czech roads scene statistician Jan Vavra, put all the facts together on this topic along with some extra details, such as circuits length, amount of turns and for those not already aware, event dates.
Jan’s latest stats feature for Road Racing News, reads as follows:
Hengelo – Varsselring Circuit (Netherlands): 17th-18th May 2025
Length: 4878 metres (3.031 miles)
Turns: 16
Lap record holders:
Superbike IRRC: Luca Salvadori (Italy) – 1.45.259 – 2024 – Ducati Panigale V4 S
Supersport IRRC: Jorn Hamberg (Netherlands) – 1.49.591 – 2023 – Yamaha YZF-R6
Superbike BeNeLux Trophy / BeNe Cup: Arie Vos (Netherlands) – 1.45.633 – 2014 – Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
Supersport BeNeLux Trophy / BeNe Cup: Raymond Schouten (Netherlands) – 1.49.452 – 2010 – Yamaha YZF-R6
All time lap record (unofficial set during qualifying IRRC Superbike): Luca Salvadori (Italy) – 1.45.033 – 2024 – Ducati Panigale V4 S
Imatranajo – Jarno Saarinen Circuit (Finland): 4th-6th July 2025
Length: 4950 metres (3.076 miles)
Turns: 11
Lap record holders:
Superbike IRRC: Come Geenen (Belgium) – 1.50.355 – 2024 – BMW M1000 RR
Supersport IRRC: Adam McLean (Northern Ireland) – 1.55.283 – 2024 – Yamaha YZF-R6
Superbike Open: Michael Dunlop (Northern Ireland) – 1.50.584 – 2024 – Honda CBR 1000RR-R Fireblade
Supersport Open: Matthieu Lagrive (France) – 1.56.445 – 2019 – Yamaha YZF-R6
Open Trophy – Circuit de Chimay (Belgium): 26th-27th July 2025
Length: 4520 metres (2.809 miles)
Turns: 16
Lap record holders:
Superbike IRRC: Come Geenen (Belgium) – 1.35.366 – 2024 – BMW M1000 RR
Supersport IRRC: Adam McLean (Northern Ireland) – 1.41.354 – 2024 – Yamaha YZF-R6
Superbike BeNeLux Trophy: Come Geenen (Belgium) – 1.36.778 – 2024 – BMW M1000 RR
Supersport BeNeLux Trophy: Come Geenen (Belgium) – 1.42.406 – 2018 – Yamaha YZF-R6
Czech TT Horice – 300 Curves of Gustav Havel Circuit (Czech Republic): 9th-10th August 2025
Length: 5150 metres (3.200 miles)
Turns: 26
Lap record holders:
Superbike IRRC: David Datzer (Germany) – 2.12.041 – 2024 – BMW M 1000 RR
Supersport IRRC: Petr Najman (Czech Republic) – 2.15.636 – 2024 – Yamaha YZF-R6
All time lap record (unofficial set during IRRC Superbike qualifying): David Datzer (Germany) – 2.11.843 – 2024 – BMW M1000 RR
Thuringer Motorsport Meeting – Schleizer Dreieck (Germany): 23rd-24th August 2025
Length: 3805 metres (2.364 miles)
Turns: 14
Lap record holders:
Superbike IRRC: Julian Puffe (Germany) – 1.25.379 – 2024 – BMW M 1000 RR
Supersport IRRC: Adam McLean (Northern Ireland) – 1.29.066 – 2024 – Yamaha YZF-R6
Superbike IDM: Ilya Mikhalchik (Ukraine) – 1.23.849 – 2024 – BMW M 1000 RR
Supersport IDM: Twan Smits (Netherlands) – 1.26.815 – 2024 – Yamaha YZF-R6
All time lap record (unofficial set during IDM Superbike qualifying): Markus Reiterberger (Germany) – 1.23.267 – 2022 – BMW M 1000 RR
IFDR – Frohburger Dreieck (Germany): 20th-21st September 2025
Length: 4750 metres (2.951 miles)
Turns: 8
Lap record holders
Superbike IRRC: Vincent Lonbois (BEL) – 1.33.369 – 2016 – BMW S 1000 RR
Supersport IRRC: Jef Van Calster (Belgium) – 1.37.145 – 2024 – Ducati Panigale V2 955
Superbike Open / Superstock 1000: Michael Rutter (England) – 1.33.611 – 2016 – BMW S 1000 RR
All time lap record (unofficial set during qualifying IRRC Superbike): Luca Salvadori (Italy) – 1.32.427 – 2024 – Ducati Panigale V4 S
Photo credit: Thijs Van Der Horst
Words by Jan Vavra
