24H Motos 2024: Le Sert wins the 47th edition!

The FIM Endurance World Championship returns to the Le Mans circuit for the 47th edition of the 24H Motorcycles. During the first sessions of the weekend, Yart-Yamaha and Yoshimura SERT Motul competed for the top spot. However, it is since Saturday that things count, since the start of the race was given at the beginning of the afternoon.

Before we begin, here is a table that summarizes the known facts:

24H Motorcycles	2023	2024
Free Trials	1'35.964 – BMW Motorrad World – n°37	1:35.348 – Yart-Yamaha – n°1
Qualifying Practices 1	1'37'.53 – Yoshimura SERT Motul – n°12	1'34.868 – YART-Yamaha – n°1
Night Free Trials	1'36.236 – FCC TSR Honda France – n°1	1'36.237 – Yoshimura SERT Motul – n°12
Qualifying Practices 2	1'37.153 – Yoshimura SERT Motul – n°12	1'34.868 – YART-Yamaha – n°1
Course	FCC TSR Honda – n°1
Best lap	1'35.751 – BMW Motorrad World – n°37

EWC – 24H Motorcycles

Injured in the shoulder after his fall on the No. 1, Karel Hanika did not return to the track in the last part of the race. The top-3 remained unchanged, despite the efforts of the Yart-Yamaha to catch up.

Le Sert relegated his direct competitors to more than one lap and won the 47th edition of the 24H Motos, displaying a pace that was conservative to say the least. The #37 BMW finished second, while the #1 completed the podium, with six fewer crossings of the start/finish line. Three different brands appear on the box.

The misfortunes of No. 5 continued. As Josh Hook continued his stint, the bike's chain flew off. After analyzing the damage, the FCC TSR Honda made the decision to abandon.

Only 29 of the 48 entered held out, and reached the finish after 24 hours. There were 5 retirements in the premier category, 13 in the Superstock category and 1 in the Experimental class.

Superstock

In the Superstock category, calm preceded numerous changes in the top-3. The #36 3ART Best of Bike crashed at turn 14, and saw the #72 Suzuki come back at high speed while stopped. However, it was the #111 Aprilia which took advantage of the incident to maintain its podium hopes. Displaying an impressive pace, the Aviobike came to worry the crew of the 3ART Best of Bike team.

The No. 36 nevertheless managed to maintain its position, and achieved a class podium in addition to a good 11th place overall.

In front, the No. 55 National Motos Honda manages its lead and wins a class victory. The No. 41 finished second, five laps behind Valentin Suchet.

Experimental

As the end of the race approached, the only bike still on track for the Experimental category crashed. The No. 45 Metiss, however, returned to the track and finished the event in 18th place in the general classification, taking a class victory.

24H Motos 2024 (24/24) – General classification: