SERT ON OSCHERSLEBEN ENDURANCE POLE
 Reigning
World Champions and current series leaders SERT has taken
pole position for tomorrow's World Endurance eight-hour fourth
round at Oschersleben in Germany.
Matthieu Lagrive, Julien Da Costa and Vincent Philippe put
their GSX-R1000 around the circuit in a time of 1:28.177 to
beat Kawasaki France (1:28.340) and Yamaha Austria in third
with a time of 1:28.764.
All of the fastest times were set yesterday after heavy rain
hit the track at the start of today's qualifying session.
Bolliger Kawasaki were fourth, Yamaha Deutschland fifth,
Yoshimura Van Zon Suzuki sixth, Yamaha Folch seventh, Maco
Moto Yamaha eighth, Holzauer Honda ninth and AM Moto Suzuki
tenth.
SERT rider Philippe, who was injured at the recent Suzuka
8 Hours said: "I had a big crash at Suzuka so it's good
for me just to be able to ride here. I can take part in the
race and I can do a full relay if necessary, but if the other
teams are very fast, then maybe I won't ride in the race."
Da Costa said: "The track here is very tight and very
short. We do a lot of laps so it's difficult to concentrate
and keep focus. It's easier to make a mistake here because
there are no long straights."
Qualifying Results:
1 Suzuki Endurance Racing Team - 1:28.177
2 Team Kawasaki France - 1:28.340
3 Austria Racing Team - 1:28.764
4 Bolliger Team Switzerland - 1:28.947
5 Yamaha Motor Deutschland - 1:28.973
6 Yoshimura Van Zon Schäfer Motorsport Germany - 1:29.133
7 YMES Folch Endurance - 1:29.360
8 Maco Moto Racing Team - 1:29.620
9 Holzhauer Racing Promotion 1:29.677
10 AM Moto Suzuki Racing Competition - 1:30.0961
Photo: David Reygondeau
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