Event preview: The Bol is the goal for title-chasing EWC aces

The 2022 FIM World Endurance Championship is heading for an epic title decider at Circuit Paul Ricard next week (15-18 September), when the legendary Bol d’Or 24-hour race celebrates its 100th anniversary. With the allocation of points multiplied by a factor of 1.5, as many as seven teams can be crowned FIM EWC world champion, while 12 outfits in the Superstock category still have a chance of claiming the FIM Endurance World Cup, such has been the wide-open competition in the EWC this season.

Ad The Bol d’Or marks the fourth and final event of the EWC campaign and follows on from all-action 24-hour races at Le Mans and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, plus last month’s eight-hour contest at Suzuka in Japan. FIM EWCEWC great Simeon calls time on professional riding careerA DAY AGO Broadcast live on television and online around the world, the Bol d’Or remains one of international motorcycle racing’s biggest and most prestigious events and thousands of fans will flock to Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France to watch 43, three-rider teams fight for glory – and the various title battles unfold.

Up for grabs are the FIM Endurance World Championship for Teams and Manufacturers, the FIM Endurance World Cup for Teams and Manufacturers, plus the EWC Independents’ Trophy for Formula EWC and Superstock squads competing without direct manufacturer support. Click HERE for the provisional standings.

Ten Bol d’Or winners are set to start this year’s event, including Italy’s Niccolò Canepa (YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC), Spaniard David Checa (ERC Endurance-Ducati), BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team rider Jérémy Guarnoni from France, Australian rider Josh Hook (F.C.C. TSR Honda France) and UK-born Frenchman Gregg Black (Yoshimura SERT