In a few minutes, everything has changed at the Bol d'Or. The two Hondas have just lost a lot of time in their pits and the GMT Yamaha took the opportunity to establish its domination.
At 11:30 a.m., while the Honda FCC TSR was fighting for first place against the Yamaha of GMT94, Alan Techer crashed with the CBR1000RR on his exit lap from the pits. Then it was the turn of its sister car, the 111 from Honda Endurance Racing, to rush back to its stand due, according to the team, to a “small electrical problem” (alternator). In a few minutes, it was a complete disaster for the two Hondas then ranked among the top three.
The way was now clear for GMT94, and Christophe Guyot declared “We will have to stay focused, and try to lap in 2'01 and 2'02. We have to keep the same attitude as when we were in a fight. When you suddenly find yourself alone, it's difficult. We have to be ready in case the bike suddenly returns to the pits. »
The FCC TSR, still stopped, was in fifth position, already 12 laps behind. The Honda 111, in the same situation, was second after 5 laps. The Wepol BMW Motorrad Team by penz13.Com did the right thing by moving up to third, 10 laps down. The Honda 111 left the pits second at 6 laps, and the FCC TSR sixth at 13 laps.
Bol d'Or ranking after 20h53 of racing:
