8H Suzuka – 8H Suzuka 2011: 6 permanent teams challenge the Japanese –

Posted on by admin

8H of Suzuka 2011: 6 permanent teams challenge the Japanese

8H Suzuka - 8H Suzuka 2011: 6 permanent teams challenge the Japanese -

While the Japanese Grand Prix postponed to October 2 at Motegi (only 186 km from Fukushima) is still suspended from the results of the investigation expected at the end of the month (read MNC of July 4, 2011), the 8 Hours of Suzuka (669 km from the site of the nuclear disaster) will take place on Sunday July 31.

While the Japanese Grand Prix postponed to October 2 at Motegi (only 186 km from Fukushima) is still suspended from the results of the investigation expected at the end of the month (read), the 8 Hours of Suzuka (669 km from the the nuclear disaster) will take place on Sunday July 31.

Third round of the 2011 world endurance championship, the Japanese event will see six permanent teams face off against the Japanese teams. Currently at the top of the provisional ranking in the hands of Vincent Philippe, Daisaku Sakai and Anthony Delhalle, the No. 1 Suzuki of SERT, reigning world champion and winner at the Bol d’Or this year (read), will try to defend her 2 little ones ahead of the BMW Motorrad France n ° 99.

But Sebastien Gimbert, Erwan Nigon and Damian Cudlin riding the S1000RR n ° 99, victorious at the 8 Hours of Albacete (read), intend to take advantage of the Japanese circuit (5,821 m) to take the lead of the world championship !

2011 World Endurance Championship Calendar

  • April 16/17, 2011: Bol d’Or (France, 24 hours)
  • May 21, 2011 (Saturday): Albacete (Spain, 8 hours)
  • July 31, 2011: Suzuka (Japan, 8 a.m., EWC only)
  • August 21, 2011: Donington (Great Britain, 8 hours)
  • 24/25 September 2011: Le Mans (France, 24 hours)
  • November 12, 2011 (Saturday): Doha (Qatar, 8 hours)

For its part, the Yamaha R1 n ° 7 of the Monster Yamaha YART team will try to make people forget its abandonment at the Bol d’Or thanks to the reinforcement of Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Japanese Superbike champion in 2008 and 2009, alongside Igor Jerman and Gwen Giabbani.

Bolliger Team Switzerland will also call on a local driver with Isami Higashimura alongside Horst Saiger and Roman Stamm on the No.8 Kawasaki ZX-10R, while GMT 94 Ipone, third in the provisional world ranking, will field its usual trio with David Checa, Kenny Foray and Matthieu Lagrive on the handlebars of the Yamaha R1 n ° 94.

Finally, the British team Honda TT Legends will field its CBR1000RR n ° 77 in the hands of John McGuinness, Keith Amor and Cameron Donald who replaces Steve Plater, forfeit due to injury.

These six permanent teams of the 2011 World Endurance Championship will defend their places against the Japanese teams who only aim for victory at Suzuka, such as the Honda of the Musashi RT Harc Pro, winner in 2010, in the hands of Takumi Takahashi, Makoto Tamada and Tadayuki Okada, the Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Team with Yukio Kagayama, the Australian Josh Waters and Nobuatsu Aoki, the FCC TSR Honda who recruited three regulars on the Suzuka 8 Hours podium (Kosuke Akiyoshi, Shinichi Ito and Ryuichi Kiyonari) or the Honda Dream RT Sakurai with the two Australians Jamie Stauffer and Wayne Maxwell.

Ranking of the 2011 World Endurance Championship after two events
  Team No. Nat. Motorbike Total Gold bowl Albacete
1 Suzuki Endurance Racing Team 1 ENG Suzuki GSX-R1000 54 35 19
2 BMW Motorrad France 99 99 BEL BMW S1000RR 52 22 30
3 Yamaha Racing France GMT 94 Ipone 94 ENG Yamaha YZF-R1 35 11 24
4 Team SRC Kawasaki 11 ENG Kawasaki ZX10R 28 28 0
5 YMES Folch Endurance 4 ESP Yamaha YZF-R1 25 13 12
6 National Motorcycles 55 ENG Honda CBR1000RR 22 14 8
7 Bolliger Team Switzerland 8 SUI Kawasaki ZX10R 18 18 0
8 Team R2CL 2 ENG Suzuki GSX-R1000 17 6 11
9 Monster Yamaha YART 7 AUT Yamaha YZF-R1 16   16
10 Honda TT Legends 77 GBR Honda CBR1000RR 15 15 0
11 Maco Racing Team 14 SVK Yamaha YZF-R1 13   13
12 Motobox Kremer by Shell Advance 65 GER Suzuki GSX-R1000 10   10
13 TRT 27 City Bike 27 ENG Suzuki GSX-R1000 10 10 0
14 Infinite Team Power Bike 10 ENG Kawasaki ZX10R 8 8 0
15 Motoplanete Racing Team Yam 74 74 ENG Yamaha YZF-R1 8 3 5
16 FMA Insurance Team 109 ENG Honda CBR1000RR 7   7
17 Team Dunlop Motors Events 211 ENG Suzuki GSX-R1000 7 7 0
18 Slider Endurance 6 ENG Yamaha YZF-R1 6   6
19 TMS Racing 38 ENG Suzuki GSX-R1000 4 4 0
20 Sport Passion Endurance 22 ENG Suzuki GSX-R1000 1 1  

Related articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *