Defending World Endurance Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team heroically fought from the back of the pack to sixth position in Saturday’s Oschersleben 8-Hour World Endurance third round in Germany.
The 13-time series winners crashed on the opening lap when Anthony Delhalle slid-off the GSX-R1000 and was forced to pit for repairs immediately; restarting five laps behind; and right at the back of the field.
However, Delhalle and team mates Vincent Philippe and Erwan Nigon clawed-back throughout the remaining seven-and-a-half hours to finish on 287 laps – four laps behind the race winners- and fourth overall in the EWC class which has moved the team from 10th to fifth in the series with one round remaining.
The race was won by Honda Racing ahead of series leaders Yamaha GMT 94 and Team Bolliger Switzerland third.
Oschersleben 8-Hour Results: 1 Honda Racing (Honda) 291 laps, 2 Yamaha Racing GMT 94 (Yamaha) 289, 3 Team Bolliger Switzerland (Kawasaki) 288, 4 Penz13.com Autowelt Racing (BMW) 288, 5 Qatar Endurance Racing Team (Kawasaki) 288, 6 SERT (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 287, 7 Team 18 Sapeurs-Pompiers (Kawasaki) 285, 8 Junior Team LMS (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 285, 9 Monster Energy YART (Yamaha) 284, 10 SRC Kawasaki (Kawasaki) 282.
via Team Suzuki Press Office
