In a drama-packed race, reigning World Endurance Champions Suzuki Endurance
Racing Team staged a heroic comeback at the Le Mans 24-Hour season opener in
France to finish in fifth position; as April Moto Motors Events took the
second-step of the podium aboard their GSX-R1000.
The 39th edition of
the ‘24 Heures Motos’ at the Circuit Bugatti saw SERT rider Vincent Philippe and
his GSX-R1000 fastest off the grid from fourth position and led the pack through
the first corner in front of 72,300 spectators, relinquished the lead later to
April Moto Motors Events’ Gregg Black, who was teamed with Grégory Fastré and
Alex Cudlin.
Track conditions deteriorated due to cold weather and high
humidity as the race progressed and, like many other teams, SERT slid-off with
Anthony Delhalle in the saddle, then a further fall. Following two lengthy pit
stops the team rejoined the race in 53rd position, any hope of winning lost, but
Dominique Méliand’s team of Philippe, Delhalle and Etienne Masson
characteristically never gave-up hope: The 2015 Le Mans race winners began a
heroic climb back through the field to collect 21 points, rode under damage
limitation; and because of this remain in contention for the 2016 title.
Proving the reliability of the machine, from 15 GSX-R1000 Suzukis on the
grid, 14 finished the gruelling 24 hours of racing, three of which featured in
the top-five as Team R2CL Suzuki crossed the line in fourth.
The second
round of the FIM Endurance World Championship will take place on June 11-12th
for the Portimao 12 Hours in Portugal.
Le Mans 24 Hour
Results: 1 SRC Kawasaki (Kawasaki) 819 laps, 2 Team April Moto
Motors Events (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 810, 3 FCC TSR Honda (Honda) 808,
4 Team R2CL (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 804, 5 Suzuki Endurance
Racing Team (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 802, 6 Team 3ART YAM’AVENUE (Yamaha)
800, 7 AM Moto Racing Competition (Kawasaki) 792, 8 Voelpker NRT48 by
Schuberth-Motos (BMW) 790, 9 Racing Team Sarazin (Kawasaki) 789, 10 MACO RACING
Team (Yamaha) 786.
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