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8H Oschersleben 2018: Honda takes an option on the title of world champion…

8H Oschersleben - 8H Oschersleben 2018: Honda takes an option on the title of world champion ... -

The Honda n ° 5 FCC TSR wins the 8 Hours of Oschersleben 2018 ahead of the Kawasaki SRC n ° 11 and the Yamaha n ° 94 of GMT. With this second victory of the season, the Japanese team, supported by Honda France, increases their lead in the world championship, before the grand final which will be played at home with the Suzuka 8H (Japan). Debriefing.

After one, one, one and this news, the Franco-Japanese Honda FCC TSR Honda France increases its lead in the world championship to 10 points ahead of the French Yamaha of GMT94 and the British Honda of Honda Endurance Racing n ° 111.

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Starting in second position on the grid, Freddy Foray, Alan techer and Josh Hook took the lead halfway through the race and never let go until the finish thanks to a higher speed (fastest lap in the race for Josh Hook in 1’27.149).

The second place on the podium was decided in the very last laps during an epic fight between the No.11 SRC Kawasaki (Mathieu Gines, Randy de Puniet and Jeremy Guarnoni) and the No.94 Yamaha (David Checa, Mike di Meglio and Niccolò Canepa).

Boosted on the handlebars of the ZX-10R, Randy de Puniet managed to brake from beyond the grave on Mike di Meglio to take second place. The Toulouse driver, far from giving up to settle for a podium and play for the championship, continued to attack … to the point of making a mistake on the last lap and getting back on the track as best he could to succeed in pass the checkered flag in third position !

Note that the GMT had been penalized by a "stop and go" at the start of the race for having left the phrae on during a refueling.

The BMW of the NRT48 in the hands of Kenny Foray, Stefan Kerschbaumer and Lucy Glockner once again secured a good fourth place ahead of the Maco Racing Team n ° 14 Yamaha (Anthony dos Santos, Louis Bulle and Alex Plancassagne) who posted their best result of the season.

Tati Team Superstock World Champion

In Superstock, the Yamaha n ° 96 of Moto Ain (Roberto Rolfo, Alexis Masbou and Christoffer Bergman), 6th scratch, wins in front of the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team Le Mans Sud (Hugo Clère, Alex Sarrabayrouse and Louis Rossi) and the Kawasaki n ° 4 of the Tati Team Beaujolais Racing (Julien Pilot, Julien Enjolras and Kevin Denis), which won the 2018 World Cup.

The disappointment continues for Vincent Philippe, Etienne Masson and Gregg Black on the handlebars of the official Suzuki n ° 2 of SERT, which ranks tenth in Germany after finishing, and … Gregg Black had yet achieved the hole shot but Vincent Philippe suffered a fall at the start of the race.

On the No.7 YART Yamaha, Marvin Fritz also started to fault halfway through the race and had to retire when he was in second, while Greg Leblanc also crashed on Honda Endurance Racing. In 5th position, the English team then dropped to 13th place at the finish.

The title of world endurance champion EWC 2018 will now be played at the end of July, with points valued at 150% (45 points for the winner instead of 30). To be continued on MNC: stay connected !

Statements by pilots and team managers

Julien Enjolras, driver of Tati Team Beaujolais Racing : "Incredible season! Full of twists and above all rich in emotions! I would first like to thank my two teammates, Julien Pilot and Kevin Denis, with whom I shared an excellent season, and all the staff of the Tati Team : drivers, cooks, physiotherapist, mechanics, refuelers, our pneumatic chefs, all those who participate in the life of the team and who do a crazy job! The technical team which saves us precious seconds at each stint. Our partners and sponsors who have followed us and have trusted us for many years! And of course my family, for their support for more than 22 years of competition! This title is the result of many years of work, sacrifice and above all a reward for all the members of the team, sponsors and friends … Now we will not stop there and I look forward to seeing you at the beginning of September for the Bol d’Or! "

Julien Pilot, Tati Team Beaujolais Racing driver : "And two! A new SST endurance world champion title on Kawasaki! I am very happy to have shared this season with the Tati Team and my two teammates, Julien Enjolras and Kevin Denis. The whole team made a very good job and the bike was at the top. We had formidable opponents who did not give up until the last minute, bravo to them! We savor the moment before putting it back in the fall! Thank you for all your messages of support and encouragement and while waiting for the new season, meet on July 7 and 8 for the 24H of Barcelona with the Catalá Racing Team (Kawasaki) ".

Kevin Denis, driver of Tati Team Beaujolais Racing : "2018 Superstock endurance world champion! We ended the season with a podium at the 8h Oschersleben and above all the title, what more could you ask for ?! A very big thank you to the whole team of the Tati Team so successful, my very solid teammates Julien Enjo and Julien Pilot, as well as to my parents and my friend Sarah who follow me closely! And thank you all for your many congratulatory messages! "

Gilles Stafler, Kawasaki SRC team manager n ° 11 : "I lived the last ten minutes in apnea!"

Randy de Puniet, Kawasaki SRC rider n ° 11 : "Honestly, I really enjoyed it! The finish is as I had imagined it because when the safety car came out at the end of the race, I was confident and sure of myself … The second place was for us! J I carried a frank, virile but correct attack (on Mike di Meglio, then second on the handlebars of the Yamaha n ° 94, Editor’s note). There were then five laps remaining during which I maintained a very high pace while taking care of close the doors. We don’t have to be ashamed of this second place because we finished 43 seconds from the victory. In an eight hour race, I find that correct. I warmly thank my teammates Jeremy and Mathieu who did the job by not letting go ".

Christophe Guyot, team manager of GMT94 : "we made a small mistake (the headlights remained on during refueling, editor’s note) which cost us a stop and go. The first safety car allowed Honda to save a pit stop and the second to Kawasaki to join us. There was a big fight between Randy de Puniet and Mike di Meglio, who crashed. It’s racing. Fortunately, he was able to cross the line and we were on the podium. We were lucky. and we can be very happy because the bike was badly damaged but Mike managed to roll it on the half of the lap that was left to go. Now we are ready to fight at Suzuka, we never give up and we will see what happens. we can do it. Thanks to David, Mike and Niccolò for their efforts and to the whole team for their work ".

David Checa, GMT94 pilot : "As always in endurance racing, anything can happen! The first safety car almost prevented us from winning (against the Honda n ° 5, Editor’s note) and with the second we understood that we were going to have to beat (against the Kawasaki n ° 11, Editor’s note). In the end, we are lucky to finish on the podium ".

Mike di Meglio, GMT94 pilot : "In the last part, it looked like a speed race! When I saw Randy de Puniet I told myself that the last 10 minutes would be difficult. We had to take it, because every point counts for the championship. gave the maximum and more! I was hoping that the 4th (BMW n ° 48, editor’s note) was not right behind me and I was lucky. I tried! "

Niccolò Canepa, GMT94 pilot : "It will be difficult at Suzuka because there they (the drivers of the Honda n ° 5, Editor’s note) are very fast. We will do our best. As long as the flag is not crossed, anything can happen. We will not let go. nothing and we will fight to the end ".

Dominique Hebrard, deputy team manager of SERT : "We have worked a lot this week to set this new GSX-R 1000 to its best for its first appearance on the Oschersleben circuit. We saw that we clearly had the potential to fight on a regular basis in front with the other teams of rush, but the race is the race and a fall will take away our chances of the podium. We know that the development of an endurance motorcycle and moreover a factory motorcycle takes time. We are determined to do not give up, because we know that the work of each member of SERT will soon pay off. Bravo to Gregg, Étienne and Vincent who did a good job and who did not give up. We will meet you at the end of July at Suzuka for the last race of the championship on which we will try to grab a good place among the best Japanese teams on their land ".

Mandy Kainz, YART team manager : "The bike started to overheat, much like two years ago. With Max on the handlebars, water started to come out of the radiator. With Marvin, the water overflowed and he slipped, then the motorcycle caught fire. Unfortunately there was no fire extinguisher there so it burned for a while. After these incidents we tried to start again but we decided to give up for safety reasons ".

Broc Parkes, YART pilot : "We were in a good position at the forefront at the start of the race, then it was clear that things went wrong. I’m really angry, it was difficult to win but a podium was within our reach and I think that we could finish second. The problems we had were beyond our control, so it’s frustrating to finish like this but I hope we will do a good job at Suzuka ".

Results of the 8H Oschersleben 2018

  1. F.C.C. TSR Honda France (Honda) EWC
  2. TEAM SRC KAWASAKI (Kawasaki) EWC + 48.355
  3. GMT94 YAMAHA (Yamaha) EWC + 1: 53.067
  4. NRT48 (BMW) EWC + 1 lap
  5. MACO RACING Team (Yamaha) EWC + 5 laps
  6. MOTO AIN (Yamaha) SST + 6 laps
  7. Junior Team LMS Suzuki (Suzuki) SST + 7 laps
  8. Tati Team Beaujolais Racing (Kawasaki) SST + 7 laps
  9. No Limits Motor Team (Suzuki) SST + 7 laps
  10. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (Suzuki) EWC + 8 laps
  11. Yamaha Viltaïs Experiences (Yamaha) SST + 8 laps
  12. Motobox Kremer Racing # 65 (Yamaha) EWC + 9 laps
  13. Honda Endurance Racing (Honda) EWC + 9 laps
  14. MERCURY RACING (BMW) EWC + 11 laps
  15. Aviobike (Yamaha) SST + 11 laps
  16. MOTOTECH EWC TEAM (Yamaha) EWC + 13 laps
  17. Team LRP Poland (BMW) EWC + 16 laps
  18. Exteria Eko Racing Team (BMW) SST + 20 laps
  19. Rac 41 (Honda) SST + 21 laps
  20. Bolliger Team Switzerland (Kawasaki) EWC + 23 laps
  21. AM Moto Racing Competition (Kawasaki) SST + 28 laps
  22. Arlows Racing Team (Suzuki) SST + 29 laps
  23. Cook Racing 07 (Kawasaki) SST + 31 laps
  24. JMA MOTOS ACTION BIKE (Suzuki) SST + 32 laps
  25. SPEEDTEAM72 (Yamaha) SST + 33 rpm
  26. CPE Motorsport (Suzuki) SST + 38 laps
  27. Wójcik Racing Team (Yamaha) EWC + 53 laps

Not classified

  • Atomic 68 (Suzuki) SST
  • Energie Endurance 91 (Kawasaki) SST
  • Gert56 (BMW) SST

Drop out

  • YART – YAMAHA (Yamaha) EWC
  • WSB-Endurance (Kawasaki) EWC
  • HRT 100 – Hertrampf Racing Endurance (Ducati) EWC
  • TEAM GP MOTO (Kawasaki) EWC
  • Team April Moto Motors Events (Suzuki) EWC
  • Zuff Racing Team (Honda) SST

Ranking of the endurance world championship after the Oschersleben 8 hours

  1. F.C.C. TSR Honda France (Honda) JPN (146 points)
  2. GMT94 YAMAHA (Yamaha) FRA (136 points)
  3. Honda Endurance Racing (Honda) GBR (109 points)
  4. WEPOL Racing by penz13.com (BMW) GER (81 points)
  5. MERCURY RACING (BMW) CZE (70 points)
  6. NRT48 (BMW) GER (68 points)
  7. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (Suzuki) FRA (66 points)
  8. TEAM SRC KAWASAKI (Kawasaki) FRA (63 points)
  9. Bolliger Team Switzerland (Kawasaki) SUI (53 points)
  10. Tati Team Beaujolais Racing (Kawasaki) FRA (49 points)
  11. Junior Team LMS Suzuki (Suzuki) FRA (43 points)
  12. MOTO AIN (Yamaha) FRA (41 points)
  13. YART – YAMAHA (Yamaha) AUT (30 points)
  14. No Limits Motor Team (Suzuki) ITA (29 points)
  15. Yamaha Viltaïs Experiences (Yamaha) FRA (26 points)
  16. 3ART- MOTO TEAM 95 (Yamaha) FRA (24 points)
  17. MACO RACING Team (Yamaha) SVK (20 points)
  18. Motobox Kremer Racing # 65 (Yamaha) GER (17 points)
  19. Team 33 Accessories – Louit Moto (Kawasaki) FRA (16 points)
  20. Team R2CL (Suzuki) FRA (15 points)
  21. Gert56 German Endurance Racing Team (BMW) GER (15 points)
  22. WSB-Endurance (Kawasaki) GER (15 points)
  23. Aviobike (Yamaha) FRA (14 points)
  24. MOTOTECH EWC TEAM (Honda) BEL (13 points)
  25. TECMAS – BMW (BMW) FRA (12 points)
  26. ATOMIC 68 (Suzuki) FRA (11 points)
  27. sarazin motorsport by hall moto 02 (Yamaha) FRA (10 points)
  28. Wójcik Racing Team (Yamaha) POL (9 points)
  29. AMSS-TRB VIDRA TEAM SERBIA (Yamaha) SRB (7 points)
  30. Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers (Kawasaki) FRA (6 points)
  31. Team LRP Poland (BMW) POL (4 points)
  32. Exteria Eko Racing Team (BMW) SVK (4 points)
  33. ENERGIE ENDURANCE 91 (Kawasaki) FRA (3 points)
  34. Team April Moto Motors Events (Honda) FRA (3 points)
  35. Rac 41 (Honda) FRA (2 points)
  36. GIRLS RACING TEAM (Yamaha) FRA (2 points)
  37. Zuff Racing Team (Honda) SUI (1 point)
  38. National Motos (Honda) FRA (1 point)

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