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 !
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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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