Kawasaki SRC team has written history this weekend, winning the prestigious 24 hours race in Le Mans for the third consecutive time.
Kawasaki is now the first manufacturer in ten years time to win this race three times in a row. Let alone winning the race, the team also set a new distance record, which is the icing on the cake.
The battle ended only one hour before the end of the race, when the time advantage of Ninja ZX-10R number 11 became too big to be closed. For 23 hours the battle between the Kawasaki SRC machine and Suzuki SERT team was incredibly intense and by many aspects close to Superbike race pace.
Despite some brake pads problems, Kawasaki riders Julien Da Costa, Grégory Leblanc and Freddy Foray were able to set a very strong pace and clinched the victory that they have really deserved.
Superstock
Not only in the Superbike class Kawasaki dominated the field, in the Superstock class team Louit Moto 33 - ran by a Kawasaki dealer - riders David Perret, Nicolas Salchaud and Nans Chevaux took Ninja ZX-10R number 33 to victory(after 810 laps and a final overall 8th position).
Final classification of 2012 24H Le Mans Endurance race :
1.Team KAWASAKI SRC PIRELLI (Ninja ZX-10R) - Julien DA COSTA / Grégory LEBLANC / Freddy FORAY - 844 Laps (Overall distance record of the race)
2. Team SUZUKI SERT (GSX-R 1000) - Vincent PHILIPPE / Anthony DELHALLE / Takuya TSUDA - 844 Laps (Time gap : 1’02’’508)
3. Team BMW MOTORRAD FR (S1000 RR) - Sébastien GIMBERT / Damian CUDLIN / Erwan NIGON - 840 Laps
4. Team YAMAHA GMT 94 (YZF1000-R1) - David CHECA / Kenny FORAY / Matthieu LAGRIVE - 839 Laps
5. Team HONDA TT LEGENDS (CBR1000 RR) - John Mc GUINNESS / Cameron DONALD / Mathieu GINES - 828 LAPS
The battle ended only one hour before the end of the race, when the time advantage of Ninja ZX-10R number 11 became too big to be closed. For 23 hours the battle between the Kawasaki SRC machine and Suzuki SERT team was incredibly intense and by many aspects close to Superbike race pace.
Despite some brake pads problems, Kawasaki riders Julien Da Costa, Grégory Leblanc and Freddy Foray were able to set a very strong pace and clinched the victory that they have really deserved.
Superstock
Not only in the Superbike class Kawasaki dominated the field, in the Superstock class team Louit Moto 33 - ran by a Kawasaki dealer - riders David Perret, Nicolas Salchaud and Nans Chevaux took Ninja ZX-10R number 33 to victory(after 810 laps and a final overall 8th position).
Final classification of 2012 24H Le Mans Endurance race :
1.Team KAWASAKI SRC PIRELLI (Ninja ZX-10R) - Julien DA COSTA / Grégory LEBLANC / Freddy FORAY - 844 Laps (Overall distance record of the race)
2. Team SUZUKI SERT (GSX-R 1000) - Vincent PHILIPPE / Anthony DELHALLE / Takuya TSUDA - 844 Laps (Time gap : 1’02’’508)
3. Team BMW MOTORRAD FR (S1000 RR) - Sébastien GIMBERT / Damian CUDLIN / Erwan NIGON - 840 Laps
4. Team YAMAHA GMT 94 (YZF1000-R1) - David CHECA / Kenny FORAY / Matthieu LAGRIVE - 839 Laps
5. Team HONDA TT LEGENDS (CBR1000 RR) - John Mc GUINNESS / Cameron DONALD / Mathieu GINES - 828 LAPS
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