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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.

2022 CSR Report: Key steps highlighted as EWC promoter Discovery Sports Events marks IDSPD

The FIM Endurance World Championship from Discovery Sports Events (DSE) is marking International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSPD) by highlighting some of the key steps that were taken in 2022 as part of DSE’s commitment to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy. Developed with the support of two reputed environmental consulting firms (Utopies & Ipama Consulting), the strategy is a long-term road map based on three important pillars of action.

Fan following boosts young star Pak ahead of EWC 2023

Rodi Pak is getting ready for his second season in the FIM Endurance World Championship in the knowledge that he has no shortage of fan support from back home. The 22-year-old from Turkey has joined Slider Endurance for the upcoming EWC campaign when he will link up with team-mates, Frenchman Charles Cortot, Italy’s Jacopo Cretaro and reserve rider Charles Diller, who is also from France.

Czech it out! New EWC squad Uniserv Moto 82 Team ready for action

Uniserv Moto 82 Team is ready to take on its latest challenge when it steps up to the FIM Endurance World Championship from next week’s 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans (13-16 April). Based in Czech Republic, the Kawasaki-powered squad has entered the Dunlop-equipped Superstock category, making it eligible for the FIM Endurance World Cup, which is contested over the EWC’s three European-based 24-hour races.

ERC Endurance-Ducati shows off its EWC 24 Heures Motos three as Ottl links up

Philipp Öttl will join forces with ERC Endurance-Ducati pair David Checa and Chaz Davies for next week’s 24 Heures Motos, the opening round of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship. The World Superbike racer from Germany replaces Xavi Forés in the ERC Endurance-Ducati line-up due to Forés not being available for the Le Mans weekend from 13-16 April.

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Night of celebration helps Honda Viltaïs Racing get set for new EWC season

Live EWC coverage in Japan continues on J SPORTS

Call from Corti hands Polita Moto Ain EWC chance

Gino Rea: I want to be back trying to win races again in EWC

2022 CSR Report: Key steps highlighted as EWC promoter Discovery Sports Events marks IDSPD

Fan following boosts young star Pak ahead of EWC 2023

Czech it out! New EWC squad Uniserv Moto 82 Team ready for action

ERC Endurance-Ducati shows off its EWC 24 Heures Motos three as Ottl links up