The first confrontation of the season at Le Mans, a day of private testing brought the 47 teams expected to start the 24 Heures Motos onto the track. The favorites are there and some new challengers reveal their podium ambitions.
We expected the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team to be at the forefront. The official Belgian team is there with the best time of the day in 1'36.260 set in the morning. In the afternoon, the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, armed with its new M 1000 RR, once again completed the best lap in 1'36.449 ahead of the YART Yamaha in 1'36.466. BMW maintains control but the gap is closing.
At the end of this day of private testing, the official teams line up in the following order: BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, YART Yamaha, Yoshimura SERT Motul, Webike SRC Kawasaki France Trickstar, FCC TSR Honda France and ERC Endurance- Ducati
Tati Team Beringer Racing creates a surprise
A new private team comes to play alongside these official teams. Tati Team Beringer Racing signed the 3rd best performance of the day with a lap in 1'36.514. The team is attacking its third season in EWC with great ambitions even if its team manager, Patrick Enjolras, remains humble and discreet. “We just worked on the new electronics of the Kawasaki with dedicated engineers. Now we know we have a very good machine. »
Among the private teams capable of teasing the officials, we find VRD Igol Experiences, Moto Ain which debuts in EWC after two consecutive victories in the FIM Superstock World Cup, Maco Racing and 3ART Best of Bike, four formations on Yamaha.
New situation in Superstock
BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers (Kawasaki) takes the best in Superstock ahead of Team 18 Sapeurs-Pompiers CMS Motostore (Yamaha), National Motos (Honda), new favorite in this category, Wójcik Racing Team 2 (Yamaha), JMA Motos Action Bike ( Suzuki), Team 33 Louit April Moto (Kawasaki) and RAC41 ChromeBurner (Honda). No Limits Motor Team (Suzuki) was expected to take the lead in the category but the Italian team was delayed by mechanical problems.
47 starting crews are expected at the start of the 24 2021 Heures Motos next Saturday at 12 p.m. Three teams had to withdraw following the strengthening of travel restrictions between Great Britain and France. The two English teams, British Endurance Racing Team and ADSS97, were unable to make the trip to Le Mans. The French team R2CL also withdrew. These three drivers, Danny Kent, Luke Mossey and Dan Linfoot, are British.
The first official free practices will begin Thursday June 10 at 11 a.m. To make sure you don't miss anything, follow the tests and the race on the site fimewc.comOn Facebook, Twitter, Instagram et YouTube and with live timing and the FIM EWC mobile application.
