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There is some electricity in the air on the Losail racetrack, in Qatar. The 2011 Qtel FIM Endurance World title will be decided this coming Saturday at the 8 Hours of Doha, between the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team and the BMW Motorrad France 99. During the first free practice session this morning, the official Belgian team BMW Motorrad France 99 was showing their victory and title ambitions. On th...

Team BMW Motorrad France head into this weekend's 8 Hours of Qatar, the final round of the 2011 Endurance World Championship, as one of the two favourites to be crowned as world champions at the end of the weekend. A win at the 8 Hours of Albacete, a podium at the Bol d'Or and an impressive fourth place against the Japanese factory teams at Suzuka, means that Team BMW Motorrad France go into the ...

Like last year, the 8 Hours of Doha, last round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, will crown the 2011 World Champion. Scheduled on Saturday 12 November in Qatar, this final round will decide who will get the title between the two contenders, the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team and the BMW Motorrad France 99. As the Team SRC Kawasaki is not entering the race (they only parti...

For the second time in a row, SRC Kawasaki wins the 34th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 4th round of the 2011 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship with Julien da Costa, Grégory Leblanc and Olivier Four. Unlike last year, the official Kawasaki team gave its best until the very last lap. Some said the SERT was weakening with its new team of riders, Anthony Delhalle, Daisaku Sakai and Baptiste ...

As the sun rises over the Bugatti circuit, the SRC Kawasaki ZX-10R and the SERT GSX-R played cat and mouse during the night. The leadership changed depending during the pitstops for refueling. Despite their last minute rider change (Baptiste Guittet replaced Vincent Philippe, injured), the SERT has been able so far to race for victory.The two machines have eight laps advantage on the Monster Yamah...

SRC Kawasaki in a duel with Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Intense competition during the first hours for the 56 teams in the 34th edition of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship round, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. After five hours of racing, BMW Motorrad France 99 managed to maintain a short distance between them their direct competitors. Just behind the official BMW piloted by Sébastien Gimbert,...

The BMW Motorrad France 99 confirms its pole position. After the fantastic laptimes clocked yesterday by Erwan Nigon and Sébastien Gimbert, the official BMW team has put the hammer down once again. Damian Cudlin improved his laptimes this morning and gave the BMW 99 a definitive pole position despite the progress of the other competitors.A second machine on Michelin, the Monster Yamaha YART, is in...

Monster Yamaha YART back on paceBMW Motorrad France 99 put the hammer down from the first 24 Hours of Le Mans qualifying session, fourth round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship. Erwan Nigon set a new qualification lap record in 1'36.950. With Sébastien Gimbert in 1'37.519 and Damian Cudlin in 1'38.224, BMW MotorradFrance 99 put the Team on a very comfortable provisional pole position, b...

The BMW Motorrad France 99 takes the lead during free practicesThe BMW Motorrad France 99 is once again the fastest machine on the track, and had the best time from the free practice. Sébastien Gimbert, Erwan Nigon and Damian Cudlin are by now the fastest on the track with a 1'38.455 best lap. But this first session has been quite dramatic with many crashes that even affected some of the favourite...

Europe’s leading company in the field of motorcycle lubricants and lubrication, Motul, is ready for a new challenge in the field of endurance motorsport. As official partner to the 24 Hours Moto, which is taking place on 24-25th September on the Bugatti Circuit Le Mans, Motul colours will be carried on no less than 18 of the 62 entries throughout the 3,500 kilometres of racing. The 24 Hours Moto, ...