SERT victorious at 73rd Bol d’Or 12-Hour, Yamaha Austria win WEC crown
SERT riders Vincent Philippe, Freddy Foray and Oliver Four piloted their GSX-R1000 to 815 laps, three more than runners-up Honda Michelin Power’s William Costes, Matthieu Lagrive and Josep Monge.
After a drama-packed opening to the event, when four riders crashed on the second lap and forcing the safety cars to circulate for some time, SERT held a narrow lead after three hours, then increased it during the night over Honda Michelin Power and Yamaha France GMT 94.
At 8am on Sunday morning, SERT led by two laps over the Honda, but during the final seven hours, increased this further by an extra lap due to a faultless performance from the Suzuki GSX-R1000 and quicker pit stops.
Despite finishing off the podium, Yamaha Austria Racing Team clinched the 2009 World Endurance Championship title on the day with still one round remaining. SERT – champions in 2008 – did not contest the full series.
HONDA RACING INFORMATION
BOL D’OR EWC RESULTS
Nr / Team / Riders / Bike / Laps / Time / Diff
1 / SUZUKI ENDURANCE RACING TEAM / PHILIPPE – FORAY – FOUR / SUZUKI / 815 / 24:00:38.940 / 0:00.000
2 / TEAM GSR – KAWASAKI / FORAY – NOYES – FORES / KAWASAKI / 808 / 24:02:17.448 / 7 Rnds
3 / TEAM 18 SAPEURS POMPIERS / MOLINIER – BRIERE – TANGRE / SUZUKI / 793 / 24:00:47.668 / 22 Rnds
4 / RAC 41 – CITY BIKE / JUNOD – HOUSSIN – BLACK / SUZUKI / 793 / 24:01:06.727 / 0:19.059
5 / AM MOTO RACING COMPETITION / HERNANDEZ – GUERSILLON – AUGER / SUZUKI / 783 / 24:00:57.710 / 32 Rnds
6 / BOLLIGER TEAM SWITZERLAND / SAIGER – MIZERA – RITA / KAWASAKI / 775 / 24:02:16.233 / 40 Rnds
7 / MICHELIN POWER RESEARCH TEAM / COSTES – MONGE – LAGRIVE / HONDA / 772 / 24:00:39.239 / 43 Rnds
8 / NO LIMITS / GUARESCHI – CASAS – BELLUCCI / SUZUKI / 771 / 24:01:55.678 / 44 Rnds
9 / RT RACING TEAM / MOTOVIRUS / MORILLON – JOND – DEVOYON / SUZUKI / 758 / 24:02:16.557 / 57 Rnds
10 / MOTOBOX KREMER RACING / GAZIELLO – SCHERRER – HEDELIN / SUZUKI / 757 / 24:01:46.550 / 58 Rnds
11 / TEAM WORLD ENDURANCE / ANDERSSON – NILSSON – BERGSMAN / KAWASAKI / 747 / 24:01:07.110 / 68 Rnds
12 / SLIDER ENDURANCE / LECOUTURIER – THUILLIER – KIPP / YAMAHA / 740 / 24:01:42.779 / 75 Rnds
13 / MCS RACING – IPONE / ALMEDA – CALVIN – STIBILJ / SUZUKI / 715 / 24:01:10.203 / 100 Rnds
14 / YAMAHA AUSTRIA RACING – YART / JERMAN – MARTIN – GIABBANI / YAMAHA / 713 / 24:00:39.758 / 102 Rnds
15 / MOTO STYL / RASKIN – POPOT – GUIRAL / SUZUKI / 698 / 24:01:20.459 / 117 Rnds
EWC Championship points standings:
1 / Yamaha Austria Racing Team / 114 World Champions
2 / Suzuki Endurance Racing Team / 57
3 / Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers / 57
4 / RT Racing Team / 57
5 / Bolliger Team Switzerland / 52
6 / Team GSR Kawasaki / 42
7 / Amadeus X-One / 40
8 / Michelin Power Research Team / 36
9 / No Limits / 35
10 / RAC 41 – City Bike / 33
11 / AM Moto Racing Compétition / 31
12 / Yoshimura Suzuki with Jomo / 30
13 / BK Maco Moto Racing Team / 29
14 / Honda France / 28
15 / Trick Star Racing / 24
