After 16 hours: Night drama leaves EWC title race finely balanced and ERC Ducati leading the Bol d

The battle for FIM Endurance World Championship glory has raged throughout the night and shows no sign of relenting as the 100th-anniversary Bol d’Or enters its final eight hours at Circuit Paul Ricard. Having topped the order at the eight-hour mark and maintained its advantage after a stop and go penalty was handed out following a pitstop infringement just prior to midnight, there was despair for ERC Endurance-Ducati when it was forced to make an unscheduled stop shortly before 00h45 for a replacement clutch.

The delay initially dropped the German team down to fourth and promoted TATI Team Beringer Racing into first place. Ad With F.C.C.

TSR Honda France – already delayed by earlier radiator and exhaust issues – in fifth and losing more time due to a second exhaust change at 03h56, TATI Team Beringer Racing appeared to be on course to win the FIM Endurance World Championship for Teams, a remarkable achievement by the Kawasaki-powered French privateer outfit. FIM EWCAfter 12 hours: TATI Team Beringer Racing snatches EWC Bol d’or advantageAN HOUR AGO Led by four-time Bol d’Or winner Grégory Leblanc and featuring team newcomer Leon Haslam and young star Bastien Mackels, TATI Team Beringer Racing has been on exemplary form and avoided the pitfalls that have struck several rivals, such as BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC and Yoshimura SERT Motul, who managed little or no night running.

But ERC Endurance-Ducati’s bid for a first EWC victory isn’t over, and it was back in front at 06h09, a change of positions that has swung the title pendulum back in F.C.C. TSR Honda France’s favour after the bonus points handed out at the 16-hour mark were applied.