Bol d’Or – 33 permanent teams at the 2017-2018 World Endurance Championship –

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33 permanent teams on the 2017/2018 World Endurance Championship

Bol d'Or - 33 permanent teams at the 2017-2018 World Endurance Championship -

The 2017/2018 world endurance championship, which begins this weekend with the Bol d’Or at Le Castellet, has 33 teams competing in all 5 events (except Suzuka which is not compulsory), including 19 in EWC and 14 in Superstock.

"33 teams are committed to taking part this season in the entire FIM EWC 2017-2018 world championship", rejoices the organizer, welcoming the "record number of teams entered". Five teams are officially supported by three manufacturers: Yamaha (GMT94 and YART), Honda (F.C.C. TSR and Honda Endurance Racing) and Suzuki (SERT). 

Among these teams who have committed to compete in the 2017/2018 World Championship – with the exception of the Suzuka 8H, optional but which naturally count for the final classification – 19 are registered in Formula EWC and 14 in Superstock.

List of the 33 permanent teams

  • 2 SUZUKI ENDURANCE RACING TEAM * FRA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Formula EWC
  • 3 AM MOTO RACING COMPETITION FRA Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock
  • 4 TATI TEAM BEAUJOLAIS RACING FRA Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock
  • 5 F.C.C. TSR HONDA FRANCE * JPN Honda CBR 1000 RR Formula EWC
  • 7 YART – YAMAHA * AUT Yamaha YZF-R1 Formula EWC
  • 8 BOLLIGER TEAM SWITZERLAND CHE Kawasaki ZX-10R Formula EWC
  • 12 SPEEDTEAM72 FRA Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock
  • 14 MACO RACING TEAM SVK Yamaha YZF-R1 Formula EWC
  • 16 TEAM GP MOTO FRA Kawasaki ZX-10R Formula EWC
  • 21 IV RACING BMW CSEU CZE BMW S 1000 RR Formula EWC
  • 26 ZUFF RACING TEAM CHE Honda CBR 1000 RR SP2 Superstock
  • 32 TEAM RABID TRANSIT USA Yamaha YZF-R1 Formula EWC
  • 34 JMA MOTOS ACTION BIKE FRA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Superstock
  • 41 RAC41 HONDA FRA Honda CBR 1000 RR Superstock
  • 44 NO LIMITS MOTOR TEAM ITA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Superstock
  • 48 VOLPKER NRT48 SCHUBERT MOTORS BY ERC GER BMW S 1000 RR Formula EWC
  • 50 APRIL MOTO MOTORS EVENTS FRA Honda CBR 1000 RR Formula EWC
  • 61 MOTOTECH EWC TEAM BEL Honda CBR 1000 RR SP Formula EWC
  • 65 MOTOBOX KREMER RACING GER Yamaha YZF-R1 Formula EWC
  • 68 ATOMIC MOTOSPORT FRA Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Superstock
  • 69 ECURIE CHRONO SPORT FRA Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock
  • 77 WOJCIK RACING TEAM POL Yamaha YZF-R1 Formula EWC
  • 90 LRP POLAND POL BMW S 1000 RR Formula EWC
  • 91 ENERGIE ENDURANCE 91 FRA Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock
  • 94 GMT94 YAMAHA * FRA Yamaha YZF-R1 Formula EWC
  • 96 MOTO AIN FRA Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock
  • 99 WSB ENDURANCE GER Kawasaki ZX-10R Formula EWC
  • 100 HERTRAMPF RACING GMBH GER Ducati 1299 S Panigale Formula EWC
  • 101 AVIOBIKE ITA Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock
  • 111 HONDA ENDURANCE RACING * GBR Honda CBR 1000 RR SP Formula EWC
  • 199 ARTEC # 99 FRA Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock
  • 212 DUNLOP MOTOR EVENTS FRA Honda CBR 1000 RR Formula EWC
  • 333 YAMAHA VILTAIS EXPERIENCES FRA Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock
  • (*) Official teams

These teams wear the colors of twelve countries while their drivers come from 17 different countries (France, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Central European countries, United States, Australia, Colombia …).

Twelve teams are entering the entire championship for the first time, with varying backgrounds and ambitions. This is particularly the case of the Belgian Mototech EWC Team (Honda) which aims to "learn and develop our team", explains David Drieghe, team manager of Mototech. "Our goal is to be competitive as quickly as possible but we are a small Belgian team and the biggest challenge is to raise the necessary budget".

12 newcomers throughout the championship

Note also the arrival of the Zuff Racing Team throughout the championship after its first laps at the Bol d’Or in 2015. 6th Superstock at the finish of the 24 Heures Motos 2017, the young Swiss team aims to "progress for move to EWC in order to become a permanent team like the Bolliger Team and find very successful Swiss riders ", explains Kevin Zufferey, team manager and pilot of the Zuff Racing Team which will field a Honda in the Superstock category:" doing one or two races does that to make the mouth water, it is a dream to be able to participate in the whole championship but so far the budget did not allow it ".

Finally, the French team RAC41 Honda, finished third in the 24 Heures Motos and fourth in the Bol d’Or in 2010. Present in French races in recent seasons, the team created in 1999 by Arnaud Larose is committed for a full season. in Superstock. "The objective is to get a place on the podium in this category", explains team manager Ludovic Reze.

The price of success: among the 75 teams registered for the Bol d’Or, only 59 are admitted to the start this weekend. Several amateur and / or private (medium) teams who only wanted to compete in the French rounds therefore paid the price for this "professionalization" of endurance, preference being given to permanent teams..

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