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SERT Suzuki takes Bol D'Or pole

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14 settembre 2007

World Championship leaders SERT has set pole position for tomorrow's Bol d'Or 24-hour World Endurance fifth and penultimate round at Magny Cours in France.

All three team riders, Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Julien Da Costa, put their GSX-R1000 Suzuki under the 1 minute 41 second barrier to beat Team Kawasaki France by just over 200ths of a second.

Philippe was the fastest individual rider with a time of 1:41.118 with Kawasaki France's Gwen Giabbani second on 1:41.210 followed by da Costa on 1:41.425.

SERT's second team of William Costes, Guillaume Dietrich, Max Neukirchner and Stephane Duterne will start from third place on the grid after setting a time of 1:41.912.

Defending World Champions SERT currently holds a 32-point lead over Kawasaki France and could theoretically clinch the title this weekend if their rivals fail to score.

The race gets underway at 1500hrs local time and finishes at 1500hrs on Sunday.

Qualifying Results:

1: SERT Suzuki No.1 - 1:41.478
2: Team Kawasaki France - 141.662
3:SERT Suzuki No.2 - 1:41.912
4: Yamaha GMT94 - 1:42.167
5: Maccio Kawasaki - 1:42.595
6: Yamaha Austria - 1:42.677
7: Suzuki LMS 72 - 1:43.452
8: Kawasaki Bolliger - 1:43.542
9: Dap Moto Honda - 1:43.589
10: Acropolis Moto Yamaha - 1:43.940