EWC 2018-2019

SUZUKI 5TH ON BOL D’OR WORLD ENDURANCE GRID


Team Suzuki Press Office – September 14.

SERT – EWC Class – 5th
Junior Team LMS – SST Class – 3rd

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team will start from fifth position of 59 teams on the grid for tomorrow’s opening round of the 2018-2019 Endurance World Championship, the Bol d’Or 24 Hour race at the Paul Ricard Circuit in France.

Today in qualifying, SERT riders Vincent Philippe, Etienne Masson and Gregg Black posted a time of 1:55.742 around the new 5.673 km circuit in Le Castellet aboard the new GSX-R1000.

Philippe set a best-lap of 1:55.678, Masson a 1:55.927, with Black putting-in the quickest individual time of the team of 1:55.623, which put the 15-times EWC World Champions just 0.837s from Pole Position when all the individual times were averaged-out.

In the Superstock class, Junior Team LMS qualified third in class aboard their GSX-R1000, and 13th overall, with riders Hugo Clere, Alex Sarrabayrouse and Louis Rossi posting a combined lap-time of 1:57.334.

Said SERT Team Manager Dominique Méliand: “We did some very constructive work and finally we’re not so far from the best today. But we still have to go on improving. We must not forget that we are working on a new bike, and it takes time to be on the top. It took three years for our competitors to develop theirs. We are still in a development phase.”

Tomorrow’s race gets underway at 3pm local time, CEST, and live coverage is available on various global TV stations.
However, live timing is available on the FIM Endurance website:www.fimewc.com.

Bol d’Or Image Gallery (David Reygondeau @ Good-Shoot): CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

All Bol d’Or EWC Practice and Qualifying results: CLICK HERE



For more stories about Vincent Philippe, Click Here. For photos, Click Here.

For more stories about Etienne Masson, Click Here. For photos, Click Here.

For more stories about Gregg Black, Click Here. For photos, Click Here.

Powered by Midlands Performance© Suzuki Motor Corporation 2004-2020
Top