POLE POSITION FOR SUZUKI CASTROL
11 August 2006 - Suzuki GB PLC

Suzuki Castrol''s Vincent Philippe and the SERT GSX-R1000 have taken pole position for this weekend''s Oschersleben 24 Hour sixth round of the FIM World Endurance Championship with a time of 1:28.816.

He was just under a second faster than Yamaha Austria''s Gwen Giabbani (1:29.493), setting the scene for a very competitive race tomorrow.

Suzuki Castrol team manager Dominique Meliand said: ''We set good times on qualifying tyres and good times on race tyres so I am happy. If it rains tomorrow then that makes it difficult to race; there are a lot of people on the track here and a lot of tight turns - but then that is Oschersleben.''

Behind pole setters Philippe, Mathieu Lagrive and Keiichi Kitagawa and Yamaha Austria is the Kawasaki Bolliger Team and Yamaha Phase One. Suzuki Fargersjo-el se hold seventh and Suzuki Austria ninth.

The Oschersleben 24 Hour race starts at 3pm tomorrow afternoon.

Top Ten Qualifying Positions:
1: Suzuki Castrol Team - FRA - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - V. Philippe - 1:28.616
2: Yamaha Austria - AUT - Yamaha YZF-R1 - G.Giabbani - 1:29.493
3: Kawasaki Bolliger Team - SUI - Kawasaki ZX10R - P. Muff - 1:30.103
4: Yamaha Phase One Endurance - GBR - Yamaha YZF-R1- D. Cudlin - 1:30.246
5: Yamaha PS-LSL Beck Racing - GER - YZF-R1 - R. Penzkofer - 1:31.439
6: Kawasaki Diablo 666 - GBR - Kawasaki ZX10R - J. Hutchins - 1:31.542
7: Suzuki Fagersjo-el.se - SWE - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - T. Anderson - 1:31.555
8: Yamaha Acropolis Zone Rouge - BEL - Yamaha YZF-R1 - M. Fissette - 1:31.661
9: Suzuki Austria Team 76 - AUT - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - S.Herbst - 1:31.745
10: Yamaha Racing Team Hepelmann - GER - YZF-R1 - R.Kraechter - 1: 31.790

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