World Endurance Championship leaders Suzuki Endurance Racing Team will start todays’s penultimate round of the 2015 series, the Oschersleben 8-Hours, from seventh position on the grid; just 0.791-seconds from Pole after a close final qualifying this afternoon at the German circuit.
SERT riders Vincent Philippe, Anthony Delhalle and Etienne Masson put their GSX-R1000 into a strong starting position at the 3.696km circuit despite not improving their overall time from yesterday’s opening practice and qualifying sessions. Philippe posted a best-lap of 1:27.453 as Delhalle recorded a lap of 1:28.173 and Masson a 1:28.171, qualifying for the grid with a combined-time of 1:27.664.
In the Superstock World Cup Championship, reigning champions and series leaders Junior Team LMS Suzuki - Baptiste Guittet, Gregg Black and Roman Maitre – a young squad working from the same base as the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team in Le Mans, France, finished second in class and ninth overall on the day.
Pole Position this afternoon in the EWC class was set by Monster Energy YART (Yamaha) with the top Superstock team Volpker NRT48 (BMW).
The’s Oschersleben 8-Hours gets underway At 12.00hrs local time (11.00hrs BST) with live TV coverage on Eurosport and other global satellite channels, plus there is live timing and tweets on the FIM Endurance page: CLICK HERE FOR LIVE RACE TIMING
Thursday Combined Qualifying Result: 1 Monster Energy YART (Yamaha) 1:26.989, 2 SRC Kawasaki (Kawasaki) 1:27.330, 3 SERT – Philippe/Delhalle/Masson – (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 1:27.664, 4 GMT 94 Yamaha (Yamaha) 1:27.726, 5 BMW Motorrad (BMW) 1:27.762, 6 Volpker NRT48 (BMW) 1:27.865, 7 Honda Racing (Honda) 1:27.570, 8 Junior Team LMS Suzuki – Guittet/Black/Maitre - (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 1:28.383, 9 Team Bolliger Switzerland (Kawasaki) 1:28.649, 10 Maco Racing Team (Yamaha) 1:28.926.
Friday Combined Qualifying Result: 1 Monster Energy YART (Yamaha) 1:26.873, 2 SRC Kawasaki (Kawasaki) 1:27.108, 3 GMT 94 Yamaha (Yamaha) 1:27.553, 4 BMW Motorrad (BMW) 1:27.606, 5 Honda Racing (Honda) 1:27.644, 6 Volpker NRT48 (BMW) 1:27.661, 7 SERT – Philippe/Delhalle/Masson – (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 1:27.664, 8 Team Bolliger Switzerland (Kawasaki) 1:28.201, 9 Junior Team LMS Suzuki – Guittet/Black/Maitre - (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 1:28.247, 10 Maco Racing Team (Yamaha) 1:28.674.
