FIM EWC standings shake-up after Sepang 8 Hour
The 8 Hours of Sepang winner YART Yamaha and BMW Motorrad World Endurance made a handsome profit in Malaysia, but Suzuki Endurance Racing Team held on to top spot in the 2019-2020 FIM EWC standings.
YART Yamaha’s victory following Niccolò Canepa’s outstanding solo performance in the saddle of the Austrian squad’s R1 was the highlight of the first edition of the 8 Hours of Sepang. Mandy Kainz’s team pocketed the 30 points on offer for the win in Malaysia, rocketing from 11th to 4th place in the 2019-2020 FIM EWC provisional standings.
BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team continued their flawless ascent following their debut outing at the Bol d’Or in September. The Belgian factory-backed team once again finished on the third step of the podium with riders Ilya Mykhalchyk and Markus Reiterberger, moving up in the process to the number two spot in the championship standings 15 points behind the leader, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team.
Suzuki Endurance Racing Team still lead championship
The Suzuki factory team finished 5th at the 8 Hours of Sepang, but remain at the top of the provisional standings after two races. Webike SRC Kawasaki France took a similarly cautious approach to the tricky track conditions at Sepang and finished 6th. The 2018-2019 FIM EWC title winner collected precious points, but will now have to target the win at the 24 Heures Motos to defend their title.
3ART Moto Team 95, once again among the Top 10 race finishers, are in 5th place in the championship standings ahead of another Yamaha-mounted team, VRD Igol Pierret Experiences. The latter would have made it into the Top 10 at Sepang if they had not suffered a crash towards the end of the race.
Successful maiden outing for Ducati
The FIM EWC’s newly Ducati-backed squad Team ERC Endurance had a successful maiden outing at Sepang. The German team running a Panigale V4R finished the race in 10th place, scoring their first championship points into the bargain.
F.C.C. TSR Honda France got off to a great start at the 8 Hours of Sepang. Third on the starting grid, the team took and kept the lead even after a crash caused by a collision with the Yamaha Sepang Racing bike. However, the Japanese team lost any chance of a win after a second crash at the tail end of the race. The 2017-2018 FIM EWC winners are 12th in the provisional standings, 54 points from the leader.
Crashes also put paid to the hopes of some other teams. Maco Racing Team finished outside the points after a crash that cost them their 18th place. Tati Team Beaujolais Racing also lost ground because of a late-stage crash, but scored one championship point.
After a flamboyant duel for 2nd place early in the race, Tecmas BMW GMC and Suzuki JEG Kagayama fell victim to technical issues: engine failure for BMW Tecmas and a hard-to-spot faulty fuse for Suzuki JEG. A mechanical issue also forced Wójcik Racing Team to throw in the towel at Sepang. The Polish team retain 3rd place in the provisional standings thanks to their superb performance at the Bol d’Or, the season’s opening round.
Moto Ain lead Superstock standings
Yamaha also took the Superstock win at Sepang. Moto Ain (Yamaha) reign supreme in the FIM Endurance World Cup after a second win in this category. Moreover, the team managed by Pierre Chapuis finished at the foot of the podium ahead of several factory teams. Moto Ain also claimed the top spot among the independent teams ahead of Wójcik Racing Team.
Moto Ain already have a 35-point lead over BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers in the FIM World Cup standings. The Kawasaki-mounted team lost out on a Superstock podium finish at Sepang due to a crash towards the end of the race. The German BMW-mounted team GERT56 by GS Yuasa made it into the Top 3 in the provisional standings by dint of wresting a 2nd-place finish at Sepang from Tone RT Syncedge 4413 BMW. Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto, No Limits Motor Team and Rac 41 also ran a fine race in Malaysia.
Pos | Team | Cat | Time |
1 | YART – YAMAHA | EWC | 05h50m03.837 |
2 | Honda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA | EWC | 05h51m53.459 |
3 | BMW MOTORRAD WORLD ENDURANCE… BMW | EWC | 05h50m35.678 |
4 | Suzuki Endurance Racing Team | EWC | 05h52m06.904 |
5 | WEBIKE SRC KAWASAKI FRANCE | EWC | 05h50m43.776 |
6 | Yamaha Sepang Racing | EWC | 05h51m11.394 |
7 | BMW Sepang Racing | EWC | 05h51m23.846 |
8 | 3ART- MOTO TEAM 95 | EWC | 05h51m35.699 |
9 | Team ERC Endurance | EWC | 05h51m36.192 |
10 | TEAM PLUSONE | EWC | 05h51m37.102 |
11 | Team R2CL | EWC | 05h51m54.570 |
12 | F.C.C. TSR Honda France | EWC | 05h52m16.715 |
13 | Bolliger Team Switzerland | EWC | 05h52m24.385 |
14 | National Motos | EWC | 05h50m23.449 |
15 | Team LRP Poland | EWC | 05h50m44.795 |
16 | Team Kodama | EWC | 05h52m11.500 |
17 | KRP SANYOKOUGYOU & will raise RS-IT… Kawasaki | EWC | 05h50m04.030 |
18 | Bertl K. Racing Team | EWC | 05h50m07.864 |
19 | VRD IGOL PIERRET EXPERIENCES | EWC | 05h50m15.006 |
20 | TATI TEAM BEAUJOLAIS RACING | EWC | 05h51m18.569 |
21 | Motobox Kremer Racing #65 | EWC | 05h50m12.155 |
22 | T.MOTOKIDS icu Takada I.W NAC SANYO | EWC | 05h50m59.144 |
23 | TransMapRacing with ACE CAFE | EWC | 05h51m12.963 |
24 | British Endurance Racing Team | EWC | 05h50m52.276 |
25 | Yamashina Kawasaki KEN Racing & Auto… | EWC | 05h50m59.874 |
26 | TEAM SUGAI RACING JAPAN | EWC | 05h52m15.113 |
27 | HRT 100 – Hertrampf Racing Endurance | EWC | 05h51m03.791 |
28 | SUZUKI JEG – KAGAYAMA | EWC | 05h52m21.811 |
29 | MACO RACING Team | EWC | 05h51m27.321 |
30 | MOTOTECH EWC TEAM | EWC | 04h45m57.571 |
31 | TECMAS BMW GMC | EWC | 03h38m49.125 |
32 | Wójcik Racing Team | EWC | 04h02m23.960 |
Pos | Team | Cat | Time |
1 | MOTO AIN | SST | 05h50m46.957 |
2 | GERT56 by GS YUASA | SST | 05h52m22.086 |
3 | TONE RT SYNCEDGE 4413 BMW | SST | 05h52m23.857 |
4 | Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto | SST | 05h52m33.665 |
5 | No Limits Motor Team | SST | 05h50m35.184 |
6 | Rac 41 | SST | 05h51m21.698 |
7 | TEAM HANSHIN RIDING SCHOOL | SST | 05h50m30.021 |
8 | JMA MOTOS ACTION BIKE | SST | 05h52m14.200 |
9 | Wójcik Racing Team 2 | SST | 05h50m33.558 |
10 | BMRT 3D MAXXESS NEVERS | SST | 05h51m22.506 |
11 | PITLANE ENDURANCE | SST | 05h51m43.321 |
12 | AM Moto Racing Competition | SST | 05h50m10.361 |
13 | OG MOTORSPORT BY SARAZIN | SST | 05h51m27.571 |
14 | ENERGIE ENDURANCE 91 | SST | 05h52m12.559 |
15 | TEAM 202 | SST | 05h52m30.507 |
16 | Team Aviobike | SST | 05h50m37.944 |
17 | Extéria KSPCS Racing Team by EKO | SST | 05h38m23.680 |
18 | MOTORS EVENTS | SST | 03h12m27.387 |
Pos | Team | FMN | Total | FRA | MAS |
1 | Suzuki Endurance Racing Team | FFM | 79 | 60 | 19 |
2 | BMW MOTORRAD WORLD ENDURANCE TEAM | FMB | 64 | 42 | 22 |
3 | Wójcik Racing Team | PZM | 48 | 48 | – |
4 | YART – YAMAHA | AMF | 43 | 13 | 30 |
5 | 3ART- MOTO TEAM 95 | FFM | 33 | 20 | 13 |
6 | VRD IGOL PIERRET EXPERIENCES | FFM | 31 | 29 | 2 |
7 | Omega Maco Racing Team | SMF | 30 | 30 | 0 |
8 | Webike SRC Kawasaki France | FFM | 30 | 11 | 19 |
9 | Honda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA | MFJ | 28 | – | 28 |
10 | TECMAS BMW GMC | FFM | 26 | 26 | – |
11 | Tati Team Beaujolais Racing | FFM | 25 | 24 | 1 |
12 | F.C.C. TSR Honda France | MFJ | 25 | 13 | 12 |
13 | National Motos | FFM | 22 | 15 | 7 |
14 | Yamaha Sepang Racing | NAMSSA | 20 | – | 20 |
15 | Bolliger Team Switzerland | FMS | 19 | 11 | 8 |
16 | BMW Sepang Racing | NAMSSA | 14 | – | 14 |
17 | Team LRP Poland | PZM | 13 | 7 | 6 |
18 | Team ERC Endurance | DMSB | 12 | – | 12 |
19 | SUZUKI JEG – KAGAYAMA | RFME | 12 | 12 | 0 |
20 | TEAM PLUSONE | MFJ | 11 | – | 11 |
21 | MOTOTECH EWC TEAM | FMB | 11 | 11 | – |
22 | SUN CHLORELLA BY R2CL | MUL | 10 | – | 10 |
23 | Zuff Racing Honda Swiss Team | FMS | 8 | 8 | – |
24 | Bertl K. Racing Team | AMF | 8 | 5 | 3 |
25 | FSB MATT RACING | FMP | 6 | 6 | – |
26 | Team Kodama | MFJ | 5 | – | 5 |
27 | KRP SANYOKOUGYOU & will raise RS-ITOH | MFJ | 4 | – | 4 |
28 | EMRT | FFM | 4 | 4 | – |
29 | British Endurance Racing Team | ACU | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Rank | Manufacturer | Total | FRA | MAS |
1 | Yamaha | 102 | 57 | 45 |
2 | BMW | 80 | 45 | 35 |
3 | Suzuki | 78 | 49 | 29 |
4 | Kawasaki | 55 | 30 | 25 |
5 | Honda | 54 | 21 | 33 |
6 | Ducati | 12 | – | 12 |
Pos | Team | FMN | Total | FRA | MAS |
1 | MOTO AIN | FFM | 98 | 64 | 34 |
2 | BMRT 3D MAXXESS NEVERS | FFM | 63 | 52 | 11 |
3 | GERT56 by GS YUASA | DMSB | 61 | 34 | 27 |
4 | Wójcik Racing Team 2 | PZM | 53 | 41 | 12 |
5 | No Limits Motor Team | FMI | 45 | 28 | 17 |
6 | MOTORS EVENTS | FFM | 43 | 41 | 2 |
7 | Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto | FFM | 34 | 14 | 20 |
8 | AM Moto Racing Competition | FFM | 34 | 25 | 9 |
9 | Rac 41 | FFM | 30 | 15 | 15 |
10 | TONE RT SYNCEDGE 4413 BMW | MFJ | 26 | – | 26 |
11 | ENERGIE ENDURANCE 91 | FFM | 26 | 19 | 7 |
12 | JMA MOTOS ACTION BIKE | FFM | 23 | 10 | 13 |
13 | Junior Team LMS Suzuki | FFM | 16 | 16 | – |
14 | PITLANE ENDURANCE | FFM | 15 | 5 | 10 |
15 | TEAM HANSHIN RIDING SCHOOL | MFJ | 14 | – | 14 |
16 | PLAYERS | FFM | 13 | 13 | – |
17 | TEAM 202 | FFM | 10 | 4 | 6 |
18 | OG MOTORSPORT BY SARAZIN | FFM | 8 | – | 8 |
19 | GIRLS RACING TEAM | FFM | 7 | 7 | – |
20 | Dunlop Motors Events | FFM | 6 | 6 | – |
21 | Team Aviobike | FMI | 5 | – | 5 |
22 | PLR | FFM | 3 | 3 | – |
23 | Pecable Racing Team | FMS | 2 | 2 | – |
24 | LCR ENDURANCE | FFM | 1 | 1 | – |
Pos | Manufacturer | Total | FRA | MAS |
1 | Yamaha | 106 | 64 | 42 |
2 | Kawasaki | 83 | 50 | 33 |
3 | Suzuki | 77 | 47 | 30 |
4 | BMW | 66 | 21 | 45 |
5 | Honda | 28 | 13 | 15 |
Pos | Team | Cat | FRA | MAS | PTS |
1 | MOTO AIN | SST | 24 | 30 | 54 |
2 | Wójcik Racing Team | EWC | 40 | 0 | 40 |
3 | VRD IGOL PIERRET EXPERIENCES | EWC | 28 | 11 | 39 |
4 | 3ART- MOTO TEAM 95 | EWC | 15 | 24 | 39 |
5 | Omega Maco Racing Team | EWC | 33 | 0 | 33 |
6 | TATI TEAM BEAUJOLAIS RACING | EWC | 21 | 10 | 31 |
7 | GERT56 by GS YUASA | SST | 9 | 21 | 30 |
8 | National Motos | EWC | 13 | 15 | 28 |
9 | Bolliger Team Switzerland | EWC | 8 | 19 | 27 |
10 | BMRT 3D MAXXESS NEVERS | SST | 17 | 5 | 22 |
11 | No Limits Motor Team | SST | 6 | 14 | 20 |
12 | TECMAS BMW GMC | EWC | 19 | 0 | 19 |
13 | Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto | SST | 0 | 17 | 17 |
14 | Wójcik Racing Team 2 | SST | 10 | 6 | 16 |
15 | Rac 41 | SST | 3 | 12 | 15 |
16 | Team LRP Poland | EWC | 0 | 13 | 13 |
17 | MOTORS EVENTS | SST | 11 | 0 | 11 |
18 | Motobox Kremer Racing #65 | EWC | 0 | 9 | 9 |
19 | AM Moto Racing Competition | SST | 5 | 3 | 8 |
20 | British Endurance Racing Team | EWC | 0 | 8 | 8 |
21 | MOTOTECH EWC TEAM | EWC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
22 | JMA MOTOS ACTION BIKE | SST | 0 | 7 | 7 |
23 | ENERGIE ENDURANCE 91 | SST | 4 | 1 | 5 |
24 | PITLANE ENDURANCE | SST | 0 | 4 | 4 |
25 | PLAYERS | SST | 2 | 0 | 2 |
26 | OG MOTORSPORT BY SARAZIN | SST | 0 | 2 | 2 |
27 | SUZUKI JEG – KAGAYAMA | EWC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
28 | TEAM 202 | SST | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | SEIGNEUR MOTORSPORT RACING | SST | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Team Aviobike | SST | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | HRT 100 – Hertrampf Racing Endurance | EWC | 0 | 0 | 0 |