SUZUKI CASTROL 2ND ON LE MANS GRID
21 April 2006 - Suzuki Racing

After dominating practice and first qualifying, World Endurance Champions and current series leaders Suzuki Castrol posted the second fastest time for tomorrow’s 24-hour Le Mans World Endurance second round in France.

SERT rider Vincent Philippe set the early pace aboard the French squad’s GSX-R1000 with the Suzuki Castrol number two team a close second until yesterday’s night practice when they recorded provisional pole position.

The fastest team today was Yamaha GMT94 with a time of 1:38.174 ahead of Suzuki Castrol (1:38.354), Yamaha Austria (1:38.631) and Suzuki Castrol 2 (1:38.663).

A 45-minute warm up session starts at 10.30am local time tomorrow with the race at 12.30pm.

Qualifying Results:

1: Yamaha GMT94 - FRA - Yamaha YZF-R1 - S.Gimbert - 1:38.174
2: Suzuki Castrol Team - FRA - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - M.Lagrive - 1:38.354
3: Yamaha Austria - AUT - Yamaha YZF-R1 - G.Giabbani - 1:38.631
4: Suzuki Castrol Team - FRA - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - J. Da Costa - 1:38.663
5: Team Kawasaki France - FRA - Kawasaki ZX10R - P.Piot - 1:39.430
6: Honda National Motos - FRA - Honda CBR1000RR - O.Four - 1:39.888
7: Kawasaki Maccio Racing - FRA - Kawasaki ZX10RR - F.Moisan - 1:40.930
8: Junior Team Suzuki LMS - FRA - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - T.Metro - 1:40.979
9: Yamaha Endurance Moto38 - FRA - Yamaha YZF-R1 - D.Bouan - 1:41.216
10: Yamaha Phase One Endurance - GBR - Yamaha YZF-R1 - W.Nowland - 1:41.249

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