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24 Heures Motos - Relive the entire 2015 24 Heures Motos! -

As part of our Special Report 24 Heures Motos 2015, find all weekend long our report of the race, our exclusive photo galleries and the live video with Le Mans TV to follow the first round of the 2015 World Endurance Championship . Stay connected !

As part of our, find all weekend long our report of the race, our exclusive photo galleries and the live video with Le Mans TV to follow the first round of the. Stay connected !

3:00 p.m .: big fright at the start for the Yamaha n ° 94 of GMT !

Big surprise from the first laps of the 24 Heures Motos: the Yamaha GMT n ° 94, the reigning world champion, started in 6th position, pointing far behind the leaders! "Kenny Foray stalled by activating the ignition switch at the start but he goes up, it’s much less serious than our", relativizes Christophe Guyot.

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        Gregory Leblanc on Kawasaki n ° 11 completed the first laps in front of Honda Racing n ° 111, official Suzuki n ° 30 from SERT and Yamaha n ° 7 from YART: the four leaders are held in a pocket handkerchief.

        In qualifying difficulties following the knee pain, Christophe Guyot’s team is relying heavily on the new 2015 R1 (read our) to try to defend its title against many challengers such as SERT, SRC Kawasaki team and La Honda Racing n ° 111…

        3:49 p.m. : in the 30th lap, Julien da Costa takes the lead in the race on the Honda n ° 111 which seems to require less refueling than its competitors. Yamaha No.94 climbed back to 5th place after failed start.

        3:58 p.m. : fall of Suzuki n ° 30 in the hands of Anthony Delhalle who manages to get back on the track. "I did not understand why I fell", explained Anthony during his handover..

        Better autonomy for the Honda n ° 111

        4:01 p.m. : Honda Racing n ° 111 finally stops at the pits to refuel and sets off again in the hands of Sebastien Gimbert. Matthieu Lagrive on the Kawasaki SRC n ° 11 takes the opportunity to take the lead in the race with 2 seconds ahead, but the CBR – equipped this year with traction control like its competitors – could benefit from its greater autonomy (7 more laps than the Yamaha n ° 7!) to get out of the game if it confirms this sobriety…

        4:16 p.m. : the S1000RR n ° 13 of Penz13 BMW Motorrad France, in 9th position, gets a stop and go for speeding in the pit lane. Riding the SERT Suzuki n ° 30, Anthony Delhalle does not seem penalized by his fall and turns in 1’40 in fourth place behind Mathieu Lagrive on the leader SRC Kawasaki n ° 11, Sebastien Gimbert on the Honda Racing n ° 111 second and Sheridan Morais on the # 7 Yamaha of the YART Monster Energy third. Mathieu Ginès on the Yamaha n ° 94 of GMT is fifth, less than a minute behind the leader.

        4:25 p.m. : Jonathan Hugot riding the Kawasaki n ° 99 of the Artec team is stopped at the edge of the track, victim of a breakdown or a fall.

        4:38 p.m. : while Ivan Silva on R1 n ° 7 refueled for the second time, his colleague n ° 94 of the GMT in the hands of Mathieu Ginès took the opportunity to take fourth place. "The YART R1 has a different fuel tank from that of the GMT94 R1", specifies Yamaha Motor France, because "the n ° 7 is in BSB configuration" (British Superbike Championship).

        4:49 p.m. : the Kawasaki n ° 11 in the lead ahead of the Honda n ° 111 makes its second refueling on the 64th lap, 34 laps after its first. Sebastien Gimbert – who has not yet filled his second tank – takes the opportunity to take back control.

        Kawasaki crash n ° 11

        4:55 p.m. : Big fall of the Kawasaki n ° 11 at the oxen road! The bike rolls over several times but it rolls and Fabien Foret quickly brings it back to the stand so that Gilles Staffler’s men can repair it..

        Top 15 after 2 hours of racing

        After two hours of racing, the Honda Racing n ° 111 still dominates the debates with 55 seconds ahead of the Yamaha n ° 7 of YART. Next came the Suzuki n ° 30 from SERT, the Yamaha n ° 94 from the GMT and the Kawasaki Bolliger n ° 8.

        5:04 p.m. : Honda n ° 111 makes its second refueling and takes the lead again in the hands of Freddy Foray.

        5:10 p.m. : Kawasaki n ° 11 takes to the track after a quarter of an hour of repairs.

        The anger of Gilles Staffler

        5:29 p.m. : "I am very disappointed", bluntly blurted out the SRC Kawasaki team manager following the fall of Fabien Foret who immobilized the bike for 15 long minutes: "we had just briefed him to warn him that the track was slipping and that there were strong gusts of wind, but he did not pay attention to what he was told and he fell. I am really very disappointed! ", sermons Gilles Staffler, obviously very angry….

        5:30 p.m. : despite its crash, the No. 30 Suzuki from SERT returned to second position, 27 seconds behind the No. 111 Honda Racing, ahead of the two Yamaha YART and GMT94 respectively 3rd and 4th. The Kawasaki n ° 11 is now eight laps behind the leaders but Gregory Leblanc whips hard to come back up with the fastest lap in 1’38 !

        5:35 p.m. : the Yamaha n ° 7, which is refueling for the third time, risks paying these many stops at the end of the race … According to Yamaha Motor France, it would not be a question of higher consumption but of a smaller tank in configuration British Superbike.

        5:41 p.m. : on Yamaha n ° 94, David Checa still suffers from his knee and has difficulty walking when he leaves the handlebars to Kenny Foray. In Superstock, the Kawasaki n ° 95 (6th scratch) takes the lead in the category ahead of the Kawasaki n ° 33 Traqueur Louit moto (9th scratch) and Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team (11th scratch).

        5:42 p.m. : The S 1000 RR Penz13 BMW Motorrad France n ° 13 in the hands of Markus Reiterberger, started 17th following a puncture and a stop and go, point to 13th place.

        Top 10 after three hours of racing

        6:02 p.m. : Ludovic Devos, responsible for competition at Honda France, confirms the reduced consumption of the n ° 111 – still in the lead with a lap ahead of the n ° 7 Yamaha – and emphasizes that it allows the riders to be more peace of mind on the track due to precious time saved on the number of refueling.

        6:11 p.m. : "our consumption is indeed a very important advantage", confirms Freddy Foray, leaving the handlebars of Honda n ° 111 to Julien da Costa, "but there is a lot of wind and you have to be careful because it is very dangerous, I hope that it will decrease during the night "… The Yamaha n ° 7 takes advantage of this pit stop to take the lead of the race with 23 seconds in advance while the Suzuki n ° 30 is third in front of the Yamaha n ° 94.

        Best lap in the race

        6:16 p.m. : "our strategy is not to attack too hard, for the moment we are content to keep pace with the leaders", reveals Mandy Kainz, team manager of Yamaha n ° 7. A few minutes later, however, Sheridan Morais established the fastest lap in the race in 1’38.521. !

        6:54 p.m. : the Kawasaki n ° 11, which is in 30th position after the fall of Fabien Foret, stops at the pit for a stint in its 130th lap. "It’s not easy after the fall, the bike still has a few small problems", explains Mathieu Lagrive, leaving the handlebars to Fabien Foret.

        19:22 : race neutralized under safety car due to the presence of oil on the track after the Museum bend, following an engine failure of the Kawasaki n ° 60. The sun’s rays are starting to decline on the mans circuit but the wind is still very strong.

        7:33 p.m. : the race resumes! The Yamaha n ° 7, the Honda n ° 111 and the Suzuki n ° 30 leave in a pocket square in front of the Yamaha n ° 94, the Kawasaki n ° 8 Bolliger and the Honda National Motos n ° 55. Kawasaki n ° 11 is 25th.

        Update at 9:00 p.m.

        The # 30 SERT Suzuki has taken over the race control from the # 111 Honda Racing and the # 7 Yamaha from YART, but the Honda suddenly has to pit … The # 94 Yamaha is still in ambush in fourth place but could climb on the provisional podium if the intervention on the Honda were to be prolonged…

        Clutch problem for Honda Racing n ° 111

        9:05 p.m. : on Le Mans TV, Gregory Leblanc, pilot of the Kawasaki n ° 11 relegated to 18th place, admits to being disappointed by this fall of Fabien Foret because "we turn as fast as the leaders, but 8 laps behind" … But the race is still long and we have already seen top teams in difficulty finish on the podium. !

        9:12 p.m. : Honda Racing n ° 111 takes to the track with a new clutch in 13th position in the hands of Freddy Foray.

        9:30 p.m. : the Yamaha n ° 7 of the YART takes back the controls at the expense of the Suzuki n ° 30 of the SERT which resists a few seconds, but the Austrian R1 in the hands of Sheridan Morais stops at the pits for its refueling: the Suzuki returns to the lead !

        9:39 p.m. : the S1000RR Penz13 BMW Motorrad France n ° 13 returns to its pit after its 228th lap for a broken saddle problem, but sets off again three minutes later in 11th position.

        9:44 p.m. : abandonment of Suzuki n ° 2 of team R2CL due to engine overheating problem.

        10:05 p.m. : another hard blow for the Honda n ° 111 after its clutch problem! Freddy Foray brings the bike back to the pits with the stroller … The clutch springs, which had not been changed during the previous stop, would be involved.

        10:12 p.m. : Julien da Costa sets off again on the handlebars of the Honda n ° 111 which has demoted to 20th place.

        "David is brave"

        22:18 : David Checa courageously sets out again on the attack on the handlebars of the n ° 94 Yamaha, still in ambush in third position two laps from the leadears.

        The most French of the Spanish pilots still suffers from the knee and has to use a footboard to get on the bike … "But he is well in his head, it’s going to be fine, I’m very happy!", Rejoices Christophe. Guyot: "What is really great is our pace. Kenny riding in small 39 all the time, it’s magic! These are great moments in endurance! We can regret having missed the right car at the start of course, but here we go really fast, we are present. The bike does not consume a lot. David is courageous, there is nothing to say about his last stint and Kenny really amazed us ".

        11:30 p.m. : Honda n ° 111 undergoes repairs to the pit again … After 8 hours of racing, the first points were awarded to the ten leaders:

        1. SERT: 10 points
        2. YART: 9 points
        3. GMT94: 8 points
        4. Bolliger: 7 points
        5. National Moto: 6 points
        6. Junior Team Suzuki Le Mans Sud: 5 points
        7. Louit Moto Tracker Team: 4 points
        8. Qatar Endurance Racing Team: 3 points
        9. BMW Motorrad France Team Penz13: 2 points
        10. Racing Team Sarrazin: 1 point

        SRC Kawasaki back in the Top 10 !

        00:27 : refueling for the Honda n ° 55 of National Motos which started again in 5th position behind the Kawasaki Bolliger n ° 8, six laps from the lead motorcycle in the hands of Greg Junod. Suzuki # 30 still dominates the 2015 24 Heures Motos with one lap ahead of Yamaha # 7 from YART and three laps from R1 # 94 from GMT.

        Among the favorites, Fabien Foret climbed back to tenth position on the handlebars of the Kawasaki n ° 11 while the Honda n ° 111 is 37th after a replacement of the exchanger and the radiator…

        00:50 : back to the stand of Yamaha n ° 94, victim of a transmission problem! "It is linked to the absence of traction control and anti-wheeling, the bike makes more than 216 horsepower and the rear crown is martyred", explains Christophe Guyot, whose mechanics change the entire chain kit..

        00:55 : the R1 of Val-de-Marne starts again in 8th position in the hands of Mathieu Ginès but his colleague n ° 7 of YART, second enters immediately after, towards the back of the stand! The mechanics are busy around the motorcycle covered with its heated blankets for a few minutes and Max Neukirchner takes to the track, still in second position, nearly three laps behind the leading Suzuki n ° 30. "We had no more brakes!", Explains the team manager.

        01:09 : in Superstock, the Kawasaki n ° 33 Traqueur Louit Moto, 5th scratch, ahead of its n ° 95 colleague of the Qatar Endurance Racing Team, 6th, and the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team, 7th.

        Yamaha n ° 7 engine failure

        04:43 : the Yamaha n ° 7 of the YART, victim of an engine failure, spills oil on the track and the race is again neutralized under safety car. On the side of his colleague n ° 94, "we are concerned by the incident which affects the YART because we have the same bike, even if the electronics are different", explains Christophe Guyot: "the engineer of YART who works with Yamaha came to see us to tell us that it was an engine problem and that they had to give up. Obviously we did not wish them that. As we do not have the same preparation, we can hope to go to the end for the first outing. of this new R1 ".

        7:30 : the sun is rising over Le Mans! Following the abandonment of the Yamaha n ° 7 of the YART (Max Neukirchner, Ivan Silva and Sheridan Morais) on engine failure, the Suzuki n ° 30 of the SERT is still in the lead but it is now the Kawasaki SRC n ° 11 which took second place at 7 laps, ahead of Honda National Motos # 55, Yamaha # 94 from GMT and Suzuki # 72 from Junior Team, all three at 9 laps from SERT. Honda # 111 is still relegated to a distant 31st place.

        7:45 a.m. : Gregory Leblanc sells Kawasaki n ° 11 to Mathieu Lagrive, while David Checa, still suffering from the knee, takes over the handlebars of Yamaha n ° 94. To save money, "Cherokee" let Kenny Foray and Mathieu Ginès chain the night shifts.

        07:50 Racing Team Sarazin’s No.66 Kawasaki is about to retire after crashing.

        Top 10 at 8 a.m.

        09h00 : the Suzuki n ° 30 of SERT is still in the lead with 8 laps ahead of the Kawasaki SRC n ° 11. The Honda National Motos n ° 55 is immobilized at the edge of the track while Valentin Debise started his stint … It could be a problem of shifter while the private Honda tried to manage its gap on the official Yamaha n ° 94 reigning world champion.

        09:30 : After an unforeseen pit stop to replace an electronic sensor, the Yamaha n ° 94 was ejected from the provisional podium by the n ° 33 Kawasaki of Traqueur Louit Moto, the first Superstock. The fourth scracth place is currently occupied by the Suzki n ° 72 of the Junior Team, 2nd Superstock. Kawaski Bolliger n ° 8 is 5th ahead of Yamaha n ° 94 and BMW n ° 13.

        09:49 : the Honda n ° 55 National Motos returned to its stand for a mechanical intervention. She resumed the track at 10:00 am in the hands of Greg Junod in 15th position.

        Top 10 at 10:00 a.m.

        10:05 : new disappointment for Honda Racing n ° 111, Sebastien Gimbert in 28th position is stationary on the edge of the track. The rider removes his helmet and earplugs, visibly ready to retire, but finally brings the bike back to the pits with the stroller.

        10:09 am : the Metiss n ° 45 is in 18th position in the hands of Cyril Huvier.

        10:12 : Christophe Guyot asks David Checa, too handicapped by his knee following his fall in the qualifiers, to leave the handlebars of the No. 94 Yamaha to his two teammates, Mathieu Ginès and Kenny Foray, who are currently in 6th position. "I really wanted to continue riding", regrets David, "I would have liked to help my teammates until the end! But I can understand the decision".

        The official Yamaha team will therefore finish the race with two pilots, just like Vincent Philippe and Etienne Masson on Suzuki n ° 30 (Anthony Delhalle is ill). "We are controlling our 8-lap lead over the Kawasaki but all is well, we can finish with two", explains the fastest driver in the world, passing the baton to the young SERT recruit from Junior Team Le Mans Sud.

        10:15 a.m. : Sebastien Gimbert arrived at the stand where Honda Racing n ° 111 is once again in the hands of the mechanics.

        10:17 a.m. : small fall without gravity of Gregg Black on the handlebars of the Junior Team Suzuki Le Mans Sud n ° 72: "I attacked to follow the n ° 33, a small error on the vibrator, it is logical", explains the pilot.

        10h24 : Kenny Foray passes the handlebars of Yamaha n ° 94 to Mathieu Ginès, still in sixth position two laps from a provisional podium … Meanwhile, Gregory Leblanc whips the official Kawasaki n ° 11 before handing over to Mathieu Lagrive the task of getting back on Suzuki n ° 30, still in the lead with 7 laps ahead.

        Nothing is decided yet with almost 5 hours from the finish, especially for the third place which remains very open between the Yamaha n ° 94 of the GMT 6th, the Kawasaki n ° 8 Bolliger 5th, the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team 4th and the Kawasaki n ° 33 of Traqueur Louit Moto 3rd.

        16 withdrawals at 4 hours of arrival

        10:35 am : the Honda Racing n ° 111 is about to retire following its recurring mechanical problems, without having been able to take advantage of its greater autonomy and its great domination at the start of the race…

        The official CBR1000 RRSP team signs the 16th retirement of this edition of the 24 Heures Moto 2015 after the ZX-10R n ° 57 of DL Moto Racing, the ZX-10R n ° 66 of Racing Team Sarazin, the R1 n ° 7 the YART Monster Energy, the ZX-10R n ° 35 from TMC35, the 1199R n ° 17 from Scuderia Ducati Luxembourg, the R1 n ° 36 from 3ART Yam ‘Avenue, the R1 n ° 59 from Team Sud Manche Evolution, the CBR1000 RRSP n ° 9 from Jackson Racing, the GSX-R 1000 n ° 176 from Track Normandy, the GSX-R 1000 n ° 68 from Atomic Moto Virus, the RSV4 1000 n ° 6 from Aprilia Le Mans 2 Roues, the GSX- R 1000 n ° 2 of team R2CL, the ZX-10R n ° 60 of Racing + Ouï FM, the GSX-R 1000 n ° 63 of LMD63 and the ZX-10R n ° 119 of Slider Endurance.

        Top 10 after 20 hours of racing

        11:00 : The team manager of the Junior Team Suzuki Le Mans Sud is trying to calm the enthusiasm of its drivers who are fighting with the Kawasaki n ° 33 for victory in the Superstock category and third place on the scratch podium. 

        "Gregg (Black, Editor’s note) has just made a super fast stint, a small harmless fall made him lose 10 seconds but from the wall I was signaling him to calm down to ensure the end of the race! Baptiste (Guittet, Editor’s note ) has taken over, he’s calmer, more calm than Gregg, who attacks everywhere, all the time! ", specifies Damien Saulnier…

        11:22 am : the # 95 Kawasaki of Qatar Endurance Racing Team in the hands of Arturo Tizon, 12th, is idling in the pit straight…

        The Kawasaki n ° 11 secures its second place

        11:24 am : Fabien Foret (42 years old!) Sets out again on the attack on the handlebars of the Kawasaki n ° 11, still second at 8 laps from the Suzuki n ° 30 after its magnificent comeback. "I’m too old for this race", jokes his coqeuipier Matthieu Lagrive (35 years old): "if there is no problem the places are fixed, it is not possible to get back on the head so we manage second place and during the relays I talk to my bike! "

        11:30 : Valentin Debise on the n ° 55 Honda National Motos is stationary at the edge of the track, visibly the victim of a chain break at the end of the Dunlop. For the second time, Valentin has to bring the bike back while pushing … New neutralization under safety car to go and remove the chain that fell on the track! It seems that the stopping of the Kawasaki n ° 95 a few minutes earlier is also linked to a chain break.

        11:39 am : the race starts again at the same time as the Honda National Motos takes over the track, still in the hands of Valentin Debise. Good operation for the Kawasaki n ° 33 of Traqueur Louit Moto, but the pilot returned to the pits for a mechanical intervention related to an exhaust problem…

        11:43 am : Baptiste Guittet took the opportunity to move the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team to the top of the Superstocks and to third place on the provisional podium! The Kawasaki Bolliger n ° 8 took fourth place with in its wake (one lap) the Yamaha n ° 94 of GMT 5th 13 laps behind the leader. On the two leading motorcycles, Vincent Philippe (Suzuki n ° 30) and Fabien Foret (Kawasaki n ° 11) turn between 1’40 and 1’42 at eight laps from each other.

        11:52 : Julien Pilot returns to the track in 6th position on the handlebars of the Kawasaki n ° 33, second Superstock. The Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team, 3rd scratch, is now 6 laps ahead of its main competitor for victory in the category. "My strategy is of course to win the Superstock category, but we are facing the Kawasaki n ° 8 to try to get on the scratch podium … We don’t want to take risks, I told Romain (Master, Editor’s note) that if he felt he was keeping the gap on the 8, he had to go, but otherwise no ", explains Damien Saulnier, team manager.

        12:05 : the Kawasaki n ° 8 came back in contact with the Suzuki n ° 72…

        12h18 : The Kawasaki n ° 8 of the Swiss team took back third place from the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Lycee Manceau. On the No. 94 Yamaha still in 6th position, Kenny Foray passes the baton to Mathieu Ginès while on the Kawasaki No. 11 still second, Fabien Foret leaves the handlebars to Gregory Leblanc. "We secure second place for the championship", confirms Gilles Staffler, official Kawasaki team manager.

        "Fabien Foret tried to challenge me"

        "During my stint, Fabien Foret on the Kawasaki tried to challenge me, of course I did not join the game but it’s good to have tried", laughs Vincent Philippe on the Suzuki n ° 30 who is heading for another victory at the 24 Heures Motos: "we must remain calm and continue our good work on the track and in the box to maintain our lead!"

        12:30 p.m. : the fight is still raging for third place on the final podium between the Suzuki n ° 72, leader in Superstock, and the Kawasaki Bolliger n ° 8 … But Mathieu Ginès on the Yamaha n ° 94 is in ambush in the fifth position one turn away !

        12:38 : Julien Pilot leaves the handlebars of Kawasaki n ° 33 to Emeric Jonchière who starts again in 6th position (in an attempt to keep his second Superstock place. Less than 2h30 from the finish, it is the Kawasaki n ° 4 of the Tati Team Beaujolais Racing (Julien Enjolras, Cedric Tangre and Michael Savary), 8th scratch which would climb to the third step of the Superstock podium with two laps ahead of the Suzuki # 3 of AM Moto Racing Anthony Loiseau, Alexandre Ayer and Robin Camus) , 9th scratch.

        1:05 p.m. : Baptiste Guittet set off again on the handlebars of Suzuki n ° 72, still third scratch, but a few minutes later Kawasaki n ° 8 went third! If the victory in Superstock seems well assured for the Junior Team, the fight with Bolliger for the third place in the scratch promises to be breathless !

        1:15 p.m. : Kawasaki n ° 11 and 8, respectively second and third, refuel simultaneously. Matthieu Lagrive sets off again on the official ZX-10R without much pressure, almost assured of his second place, but Roman Stamm on the n ° 8 will have to spit in the gloves to beat the high school students of Le Mans !

        13:17 : on Yamaha n ° 94, Mathieu Ginès leaves the handlebars to Kenny Foray. On a regular basis, Christophe Guyot’s men, one lap behind Suzuki n ° 72 and Kawasaki n ° 8, will struggle to do better than their fifth place…

        13:24 : Still fighting for the scratch podium, Roman Stamm on the Kawasaki n ° 8 climbs like a bullet on the Suzuki n ° 72 of Baptiste Guittet with on average one second less per lap.

        13:35 : the Kawasaki n ° 8 swallows the Suzuki n ° 72 with authority from the outside and prances towards the third step of the podium.

        Top 15 within one hour of arrival

        Except last minute setback – always possible in endurance racing … -, the Suzuki n ° 30 of SERT should honor its 30th anniversary by winning again the 24 Heures Motos ahead of the Kawasaki SRC n ° 11, coming back from a long way ( 49th!) After the fall of Fabien Foret yesterday afternoon.

        After a good fight with the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team which keeps the lead of the Superstock, the Kawasaki Bolliger n ° 8, very fast, should meanwhile climb on the third step of the final podium. Fifth, the Yamaha n ° 94 of the GMT, victim of several mechanical setbacks since yesterday, will she manage to take the fourth place at the expense of the Suzuki n ° 72? To be continued … Stay connected !

        2:18 p.m. : last refueling for the Yamaha n ° 94 of the GMT which leaves again in the hands of Mathieu Ginès, still in fifth position with one lap of the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team fourth, which is now one lap behind the Kawasaki Bolliger n ° 8 third.

        2:27 p.m. : Dominique Meliand is preparing to refuel the Suzuki n ° 30 for the last half hour of the race. "We don’t touch the tires, we change drivers (Etienne Masson gives way to Vincent Philippe, Editor’s note), we put a little gas, it starts again and it goes to the end!", Explains the SERT team manager.

        2:37 p.m. : the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), organizer of the event, announces attendance "in line with forecasts" and "identical to that of the 2014 edition with 70,500 spectators".

        2:38 p.m. : Gilles Staffler, team manager of the Kawasaki SRC n ° 11, makes against bad luck and aims for the world championship. "Yes I have regrets, because when I start a race it is to win, but this result is very important, we had to be able to correct our mistake yesterday and the points of this second places are important for the championship ".

        14:41 : last refueling for the Kawasaki Bolliger n ° 8. Horst Saiger will cross the finish line of the 24 Heures Motos 2015 in a few minutes and will climb to the third step of the podium 5 laps behind Fabien Foret on his official colleague n ° 11, himself second at 8 laps behind Vincent Philippe on the Suzuki n ° 30 of SERT.

        3:00 p.m .: Arrival of the 2015 24 Heures Motos !

        At the end of this first race of, Dominique Meliand’s men on the Suzuki n ° 30 of the SERT are well on their way to recover "their" number 1 this year. !

        Vincent Philippe, Etienne Masson and Anthony Delhalle (sick since last night) win with 8 laps ahead of the official Kawasaki SRC n ° 11 (Gregory Leblanc, Mathieu Lagrive and Fabien Foret), superbly recovered from the depths of the ranking, and his Swiss colleague n ° 8 of the Bolliger team (Horst Saiger, RomanStamm and Daniel Sutter).

        In the last hours of the race, the Kawasaki n ° 8 indeed managed to eject from the scratch podium the Suzuki n ° 72 of the Junior Team, which won the Superstock category ahead of the Kawasaki n ° 33 of Traqueur Louit Moto (Julien Pilot, Emeric Jonchière and Morgan Berchet) and n ° 4 of the Tati Team Beaujolais Racing (Julien Enjolras, Cedric Tangre and Michael Savary).

        The new GMT Yamaha R1 2015 finished in a disappointing 5th place, victim of several technical and electronic problems linked to his youth and handicapped by the injury of David Checa in qualifying, but Christophe Guyot said all the same "very happy to finish at this position".

        To be continued from tomorrow on MNC with the complete rankings, the reactions of the pilots and team managers, all and the analysis of the editorial staff: stay tuned !

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