Yamaha GMT94 Win Incident Packed Bol d'Or

The 71st Bol d’Or 24 Hour race has been won by Yamaha GMT94, with SERT Suzuki No.1 second and SERT Suzuki No.2 third.

The race has been one of the toughest and most incident packed for some years, with only half of the 57 starters making it to the finish.

Team Amadeus X One crossed the line in 20th place overall after riders Paolo Tessari, Riccardo Ricci and Will Gruy ran at a consistent pace for the duration of the race, managing to stay out of trouble and avoid the worst of the dramas that affected many other teams.

The team finished eighth in the SuperProduction class and were the second SuperProduction Yamaha to cross the line.

The final roun of the world endurance championship is the Doha 8 Hour race in Qatar on the 10th of November.

Top Ten Finishers
1st 94: Yamaha GMT94 - SBK - Checa, Gimbert, Four, Yamaha R1 - 801 laps
2nd 1: Suzuki ENDURANCE RACING TEAM - SBK - Philippe, Lagrive, Da Costa, Suzuki GSX-R1000 – 794 laps
3rd 2: Suzuki ENDURANCE RACING TEAM - SBK - Costes, Dietrich, Neukirchner, Suzuki GSX-R1000  - 791 lap
4th 3: PHASE ONE ENDURANCE - SBK - Nowland, Richards, Vallcaneras, Yamaha R1 – 789 laps
5th 99: ACROPOLIS MOTO EXPERT - SBK - Fremy, Fastre, Leblanc, Yamaha R1 – 782 laps
6th 55: NATIONAL MOTOS - SBK - Protat, Ribalta, Bouan,  Honda CBR1000RR  - 779 laps
7th 38: ENDURANCE MOTO 38 - SPP - Yamaha Millet, Brivet, Auger, Yamaha R1  - 772 laps
8th 72: JUNIOR TEAM Suzuki LMS - STK - Foray, Jonchiere, Delhalle, Suzuki GSX-R1000  - 771 laps
9th 18: IGOL TEAM 18 SAPEURS POMPIERS - SPP - Molinier, Pialoux, Briere, Suzuki GSX-R1000  - 769 laps
10th 110: IGOL AM MOTO RACING - SPP - Hernandez, Guersillon, Ulmann, Suzuki GSX-R1000 – 768 laps