SUZUKI DOMINATES LE MANS QUALIFYING
 World
Endurance Champions SERT has set the fastest time in today's
qualifying session at Le Mans in France at the opening round
of the 2008 Endurance world Championship.
Team riders Julien Da Costa and Mathieu Lagrive set the top
two times aboard their Suzuki GSX-R1000, recording an average
time of 1:38.482. Second was Yamaha GMT94 on 1:39.802, Kawasaki
France third on 1:38.208 and SERT's second team third on 1:39.211.
Said Lagrive: "It is easy to do a fast lap with a qualifying
tyre, but it will be harder tomorrow on race tyres".
Friday Qualifying:
1: SERT: PHILIPPE V. 1:38.562/ LAGRIVE M. -1:39.211 / DA
COSTA J. -1:38.571 - 1:38.781.
2: Yamaha GMT 94: GIMBERT S. -1:38.382/ CHECA D. -1:39.422/
PLATER S. -1:39.211 1:39.005 - 0:00.224 l.
3: Team Kawasaki France: GIABBANI G. -1:39.523/ MAZUECOS J.
-1:39.836 /NIGON E. -1:39.398/ 1:39.586 - 0:00.805.
4: SERT 2: COSTES W. -1:38.773/ DIETRICH G. -1:40.851/ VENEMAN
B. -1:40.195/ 1:39.940 - 0:01.159.
5: MV Agusta: SCARNATO S. -1:41.750/ MONGE J. -1:41.101/ 1:41.091
- 0:02.310 .
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