Double the SERT and nice 3rd place for the Yamaha n ° 99

After two clock laps punctuated by rains, breakages, falls and twists of fate, it is finally the Suzuki n ° 2 of SERT which wins in front of n ° 1 while the Yamaha n ° 99 of the team Acropolis Moto Expert takes a superb third place.

Magnificent group shot from Suzuki which places four machines in the top 5 !

Zoom on…

Mathieu Lagrive on the No. 1 SERT Suzuki, which sets the new race lap record with a time of 1’39.812 in the sixth hour of racing.

The last hours of the race were still very lively: at 12:45, the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team passed the Honda RMT 21, however registered in the EWC category! Right in front of it, the Suzuki n ° 10 Infini / Yohann has in its sights the third step of the podium, occupied for the moment by the Yamaha n ° 99 Acropolis. She achieved her best time two hours before the end of the race and nibbled on seconds … The pressure was mounting at the foot of the podium. !

Abandonment of Honda n ° 56 at 12:40 pm due to a steering problem: annoying, a little over an hour from delivery…

The Kawasaki n ° 59 leaves the track at 12:50 pm and returns with the stroller from the Dunlop! It’s gonna be a long time for Thompson, but he’s gonna do anything to save the race.

At 1:10 pm, to thwart the rise of the Suzuki Infini / Yohann, the Acropolis team launched its fastest rider, Gregory Fastre. The game of chess continues !

At 1:16 p.m., n ° 119 fell at the Musee bend: the pilot managed to set off again and the team confided to Site that he was not injured, but that, in the final twist of fate, the race management demanded a emergency return to the pits because of "a portable fairing" !

At 2:30 p.m., Julien da Costa returns to the pits, handing over to Mathieu Lagrive and leaving his teammate to lead the n ° 1 on the second step of the podium..

The Kawasaki n ° 90 of the Runner Bike team slows down 25 minutes from the end of the race: a sad end for this team which has fallen to 27th place.

2008 Le Mans 24H Moto Rankings

Pos.	No.	Team	Cat.	Tours	difference	Better	Stops
1	2	Suzuki Endurance Racing	EWC	770		1: 40.156	26
2	1	Suzuki Endurance Racing	EWC	759	11 rounds	1: 39.812	27
3	99	Team Acropolis Moto Exp99	EWC	756	14 laps	1: 41.437	26
4	10	Infinity / Yohann Moto Sp.	EWC	755	15 rounds	1: 41.937	28
5	72	Junior Team Suzuki – LMS	OSH	753	17 laps	1: 41.375	26
6	21	RMT 21 Racing Team	EWC	751	19 laps	1: 42.437	25
7	8	Bolliger T. Switzerland	EWC	749	21 laps	1: 41.875	27
8	95	Qatar Endurance RT.	OSH	748	22 laps	1: 42.282	24
9	69	RT Racing / Motovirus	EWC	748	26,469	1: 42.656	26
10	110	AM Moto Racing	EWC	747	23 laps	1: 41.968	26
11	4	Ymes Folch Endurance	EWC	745	25 rounds	1: 40.968	29
12	3	Phase One Endurance	EWC	745	19,500	1: 41.094	27
13	38	Motorcycle Endurance 38	EWC	744	26 laps	1: 42.625	26
14	666	Diablo 666 Bollinger	EWC	740	30 laps	1: 42.531	27
15	57	Team LTG 57	OSH	737	33 rpm	1: 43,000	26
16	71	Bmw motorrad motorsport	OPEN	733	37 laps	1: 45,500	23
17	16	Team Rafin Motorcycles	EWC	732	38 laps	1: 43.344	24
18	27	Bazaar 2 La Becane	OSH	724	46 laps	1: 44.468	21
19	100	Team Endurance Moto 45	OSH	724	1,000	1: 43.719	23
20	74	Motorcycle Endurance 74	EWC	722	48 laps	1: 44.750	27
21	9	The Fortezza Amadeus Xone	EWC	717	53 laps	1: 42.562	27
22	20	Sarthe Avenir RT	OSH	717	13.344	1: 42.344	28
23	53	T. City 53 – Lyc J Jaures	OSH	708	62 laps	1: 44.750	24
24	111	CDS Racing Team	OSH	704	66 laps	1: 43.063	25
25	65	Motobox Kremer Racing	EWC	704	1: 13.313	1: 46.812	31
26	37	Team Dafy Moto Cognace	EWC	697	73 laps	1: 45.250	32
27	90	VS Team Runner Bike	OSH	688	82 laps	1: 44.625	21
28	32	Nederstaete Racing	EWC	683	87 laps	1: 44.875	23
29	61	Normandurance	OSH	682	88 laps	1: 45.031	29
30	76	Matmut – Cottard Moto	EWC	680	90 laps	1: 45.313	26
31	119	Slider Endurance	EWC	677	93 laps	1: 44.719	27
32	59	Team ALFS	EWC	675	95 laps	1: 42.500	28
33	67	3A Racing Team	EWC	665	105 laps	1: 44.781	29
34	35	Loic Moto Racing	OSH	660	110 turns	1: 45.594	30
35	85	Fast Endurance	EWC	656	114 laps	1: 47.031	25
36	98	Ducati Endurance Racing T	OPEN	375	395 laps	1: 43.500	17
37	41	RAC 41 / X-Trem	EWC	325	445 laps	1: 44.156	13

Drop out

7	Yamaha Austria Rac. Team	EWC
11	Team Kawasaki France	EWC
14	Maco Moto Racing	EWC
17	BMW Motorrad Motorsport	OPEN
18	Team 18 Firefighters	EWC
24	3D Endurance Moto Center	OSH
31	Motors TV / MV Agusta	EWC
33	Team Endurance 33	OSH
44	No Limits 44	EWC
45	BIHR Metis	OPEN
55	National Motorcycles	EWC
56	T. Select Machine Honda	OSH
63	Education RT – Lyc J. Brel	OSH
75	Stand 41 / Adrenateam	OSH
92	National Motorcycles	OSH
94	Yamaha Fr – GMT 94 Ipone	EWC
96	PH Racing	EWC
134	ABG Performance Team	OSH
171	Team Raffin Motorcycles	OSH

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