Six events and 17 teams in the World Endurance Championship
17 teams are entered for the entire 2007 World Endurance Championship over six events. But other teams no less prestigious will only compete in certain events, such as Le Mans which will open the championship on April 21 or the Bol d’Or..
The 2007 World Endurance Championship, organized this year without the help of a private promoter (exit the Flamini group which also manages the World Superbike), will begin in France with the 24 Hours Moto of Le Mans on April 21 and 22..
A weekend that promises to be particularly busy for motorcycle voters, since barely crossed the checkered flag, they will have to move towards their favorite polling station. !
2007 World Endurance Championship calendar
On the menu this year, six events in five countries.
April 21/22 | 24 H Moto du Mans | France |
May 5 | 6 H from Albacete | Spain |
July 29 | 8 H from Suzuka | Japan |
11/12 August | 24 Hours of Oschersleben | Germany |
September 15/16 | Bol d’Or (24 H) | France |
November 10 (to be confirmed) | 6 hours from Doha (Losail) | Qatar |
The list of permanent entries for the entire World Endurance Championship (six events) currently comprises 17 teams. However, the FIM is studying "the possibility of increasing the number of permanent teams".
Permanent teams of the 2007 World Endurance Championship
Team | No. | Pilots | Nat. | Motorbike |
Suzuki Castrol Team | 1 | Vincent Philippe | ENG | SUZUKI GSXR 1000 |
Matthieu Lagrive | ENG | |||
Julien Da Costa | ENG | |||
Yamaha Austria Racing Team | 7 | Igor jerman | SLO | YAMAHA R1 |
Sebastian Scarnato | ENG | |||
Thomas hinterreiter | AUT | |||
Yamaha Phase One Endurance | 3 | Warwick nowland | AUS | YAMAHA R1 |
Richard glenn | GB | |||
Didier van Keymeulen | BEL | |||
Bolliger Team Switzerland | 8 | David Morillon | ENG | KAWASAKI ZX10 R |
Patrick muff | SUI | |||
Horst Saiger | AUT | |||
Suzuki Sweden (ex-Fagersjo-el) |
12 | Tobias Andersson | SWE | SUZUKI GSXR 1000 |
Lars Carlbark | SWE | |||
Andi Notman | SWE | |||
Nicklas carlberg | SWE | |||
Diablo 666 Bolliger Kawasaki | 666 | James hutchins | GBR | KAWASAKI ZX 10 R |
Olivier Ulmann | ENG | |||
Alexander cudlin | AUS | |||
No Limits | 44 | Moreno Codeluppi | ITA | SUZUKI GSXR 1000 |
Stefano Gugliotta | SUI | |||
Andrea Fanotto | ITA | |||
Motorcycle Endurance 45 | 100 | Nicolas Duprez | ENG | SUZUKI GSXR 1000 |
Frederic Bernon | ENG | |||
Thomas Perreau | ENG | |||
Nicolas Jaulneau | ENG | |||
Red zone | 6 | Olivier Depoorter | BEL | YAMAHA R1 |
Wim Van den Broeck | BEL | |||
Nicolas pirot | BEL | |||
Michel nickmans | BEL | |||
Team Amadeus X One | 9 | Paolo Tessari | ITA | YAMAHA R1 |
Will gruy | USA | |||
Riccardo ricci | ITA | |||
Kawasaki France | 11 | Steve plater | GBR | KAWASAKI ZX 10 |
Gwen Giabbani | ENG | |||
Ivan Silva | SP | |||
Frederic Moreira | ENG | |||
Endurance Moto 38 Yamaha | 38 | Erwan Nigon | ENG | YAMAHA R1 |
Julien millet | ENG | |||
Joao Fernandes Happy | POR | |||
Primo Verboven Racing | 4 | Hans Westra | BEL | SUZUKI GSXR 1000 |
Leroy Verboven | BEL | |||
Patrick de la Ruelle | BEL | |||
Raffin Motorcycles Kawasaki | 16 | Damien Chene | ENG | KAWASAKI ZX 10 |
Stephane Kokes | ENG | |||
Pascal Grosjean | ENG | |||
Knees Team Racing | 30 | A. Lagrive | ENG | SUZUKI GSXR 1000 |
To confirm | ||||
Y. Genestier | ENG | |||
ABG Performance 134 | 134 | Christophe alluard | ENG | SUZUKI GSXR 1000 |
Franck Giroguy | ENG | |||
Guillaume Greleaud | ENG | |||
Franck Gaziello | ENG | |||
EWC Team Endurance Eurosport Benelux |
5 | Emiel bosma | NED | MV AGUSTA |
Ruud Van Stralen | NED | |||
To confirm |
The FIM also indicates that it is "strongly involved in the management and promotion with the organizers of the championship events". She is working in particular on the development of a website and a structure for the media.
Following the mandate given at its 2006 congress (read and), the FIM in fact decided that the 2007 World Endurance Championship would be organized without a promoter. "The TV and commercial rights of the events will be entrusted to the national federations and the respective organizers.", specifies the FIM which"will play an important role in managing various aspects related to the organization and coordination of events counting for the World Endurance Championship".
We will therefore find all these beautiful people live on Moto-Net on April 21 and 22 on the Le Mans circuit, with not only the usual fratricidal duel between the Suzuki of the SERT and the Yamaha of the GMT94, but also the promising official Kawasaki n ° 111 and the Honda of Dap91 in the Superbike category…
"While a motorcycle will be responsible for defending our title of world champion won last year, the SERT will enter a second motorcycle in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Bol d’Or events.", specifies Suzuki. On the handlebars of the first GSX-R1000 in the Superbike World Championship category, Julien Da Costa (reigning French 600 Supersport champion), Matthieu Lagrive (reigning world endurance champion) and Vincent Philippe will take turns. (reigning world endurance champion).
On the second GSX-R1000 – which will only participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Bol d’Or (Superbike category) – Suzuki will be able to count on William Costes, Guillaume Dietrich (defending French 1000 Stocksport champion) and Max Neukirchner (12th in World Superbike 2005, 18th in World Superbike 2006).
"It will get warmer !", warns Guillaume Dietrich after returning from Team Suzuki’s first tests on the Mireval circuit, which Dunlop uses to develop its tires."The track was very cold and we only had 2006 version GSX-R 1000s", specifies Guillaume who will soon test the new GSX-R 2007 in Spain:"these tests were mainly used to get back in shape and to regain our marks on motorcycles. It also allowed us to meet Max Neukirchner, the German Superbike World Championship rider who will team up with us for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Bol d’Or.".
At Kawasaki, Gilles Stafler is taking charge of the Greens’ return to the World Endurance Championship. He is assisted by Pascal Bost, suspension specialist who was a mechanic for Team Kawasaki France in 1991 and 1992, by Marc Buisson (in charge of technical stewardship) and by Christian Courbois (technical staff). The official Kawasaki team is complemented by two young mechanics trained at the Lycee Le Mans Sud school of Damien Saulnier: Thomas Perin and Benoît Leveillard.
The Greens will also be represented at Le Mans and at Le Bol in the Stocksport category by the Education Racing Team, a technical school in Choisy-le-Roi comparable to the Lycee Le Mans Sud, which serves as a breeding ground for Damien Saulnier’s Junior Team Suzuki. The ERT will therefore replace the Maccio Racing team at Le Mans and Le Bol at short notice, Patrick Maccio now in charge of the Kawasaki Moto Revue Cup (read) and K Days (read).
"Competition is prevented", warns Kawasaki:"we are giving ourselves the means so that our comeback in the Endurance World Cup is not to make up the figure !"
The GMT 94 Yamaha R1 entered at Le Mans and at the Bol d’Or will therefore have a lot to do … It will be able to count on the pillars of GMT, David Checa and Sebastien Gimbert, as well as on the new recruit of the year: Olivier Four !
Without forgetting the Honda CBR 1000 of Dap91 Profil +, better prepared than ever, entrusted this year to Bertrand Stey, Jerôme Tangre (8th in the French Stocksport 1000cc championship in 2006) and Denis Bouan (winner of the Dark Dog Moto Tour 2006).
"These three drivers will receive the support of Adrien Morillas as manager and physical trainer", warns Dap91 which actively prepares the two machines intended for the 24 hour races and even made the trip to Japan in the workshops of the HRC"to better understand the specifics of the motorcycle"…
Finally, 2007 also marks the return to endurance racing of the official BMW Motorrad factory, which will enter an R1200S in the Open category at Le Mans and Bol (read).
See you in Le Mans on April 21 and 22 for the opening of hostilities, live on Site !
Eric MICHEL
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