SERT 6th IN LE MANS SUPERPOLE

2009-04-17 12:56
Reigning World Endurance Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team will start tomorrow's opening round of the 2009 series at Le Mans in France in sixth position following today's Superpole Qualification.

Team riders Vincent Philippe, Guillaume Dietrich and new team member Barry Veneman shaved 300ths-of-a-second from their previous qualifying time on the SERT GSX-R1000 to finish with Philippe's best time of 1:38.222.

The fastest rider today was former SERT team member Mathieu Lagrive, riding for Honda France, with a pole-setting time of 1:37.304.

Tomorrow's 24-hour race starts at 3pm local time.

Superpole Results:

1st: Honda France - EWC - Lagrive: 1:37.304
2nd: Yamaha France GMT94 - EWC - Gimbert: 1:37.462
3rd: Michelin Power Research - EWC - Marchand: 1:37.468
4th: Team GSR Kawasaki - EWC - Da Costa: 1:37.708
5th: Yamaha Austria Rt - EWC - Giabbani: 1:38.036
6th: Suzuki Endurance RT - EWC - Philippe: 1:38.222
7th: Bolliger Team - EWC - Muff: 1:38.958
8th: LMR Racing - STK - Piot: 1:39.060
9th: National Motos - EWC - Four: 1:39.184
10th: RT Racing Team - EWC - Chevre: 1:43.230

Source: Team Suzuki Press Office

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