EWC 24 Heures Motos timetable refresher
It’s 24 Heures Motos week in the FIM Endurance World Championship. Here’s a timetable refresher.
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Tessels in it for the long term in EWC
Wayne Tessels can look forward to not one but two more seasons with ChromeBurner RAC41 Honda in the FIM Endurance World Championship. Part of the team that won the Dunlop-equipped Superstock category in the Bol d’Or last September, Dutchman Tessels will ride for the French team in 2023 and 2024 after securing a contract extension.
Event preview: EWC 2023 all set for lift-off at Le Mans
The waiting is over in the all-action FIM Endurance World Championship. From 13-16 April, the Circuit Bugatti at Le Mans in France will host the 46th 24 Heures Motos as the latest chapter in the ultimate test of rider and machine begins. A sky-high 38 permanent EWC teams have registered for the 2023 season, which marks a 22 per cent increase compared to 2022.
Big trophy the focus not the pressure as Guintoli prepares for an EWC triple
EWC ace Sylvain Guintoli insists he’s not feeling any pressure as he goes for a 24 Heures Motos treble victory for Yoshimura SERT Motul this weekend. Guintoli, has been part of the winning team in the opening round of the FIM Endurance World Championship for the past two seasons. Ad Along with Gregg Black and team returnee Étienne Masson, Guintoli can claim a hat-trick of victories in the 24 Heures Motos for the Le Mans-based Franco-Japanese squad.
Night of celebration helps Honda Viltaïs Racing get set for new EWC season
Honda Viltaïs Racing continued its build-up to the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship with a special evening of celebration earlier this week. Yannick Lucot’s team, which won last September’s Bol d’Or, a result that secured third place in the final 2022 EWC standings as well as the Independent Trophy, was joined by more than 300 guests at the CGR cinema in Moulins “for an evening of meetings and exchanges under the banner of conviviality” according to the French squad.
Live EWC coverage in Japan continues on J SPORTS
The FIM Endurance World Championship is delighted to announce that its broadcast partnership with J SPORTS has once again been extended, a move that will ensure continued live coverage of the EWC in Japan. A long-term partner of the EWC, J SPORTS offers the best of domestic and international live sports across its various platforms, including its on-demand service.
Call from Corti hands Polita Moto Ain EWC chance
Alex Polita has explained how a phone call from Claudio Corti has earned him an FIM Endurance World Championship return in next week’s 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans – instead of his fellow Italian. Corti had been due to partner Corentin Perolari and Roberto Tamburini in Team Moto Ain’s Formula EWC line-up. However, he has instead decided to stand down, paving the way for Polita to ride the #96 Yamaha in the EWC season opener from 13-16 April.
Gino Rea: I want to be back trying to win races again in EWC
The fact that Rea was still in contention for an FIM Endurance World Championship top-three finish at the legendary Belgian track owed plenty to the London-born rider’s refusal to give up. His F.C.C. TSR Honda France team had been leading after 15 hours of racing, but a broken chain left Rea stranded on track and with no alternative but to push his stricken bike back to the pits, where rapid repairs ensured the recovery charge could begin from outside the top 10.