Newly-crowned World Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team has set pole position for tomorrow’s final round of the World Endurance Championship in Qatar.
Despite two crashes - one by Vincent Phillipe and another by team mate Matthieu Lagrive - the GSX-R1-000-mounted French squad finished with a combined time of 2:03.624 after dominating every practice and qualifying session so far; and were the only team inside the two minute, three-second bracket.
Lagrive was the fastest rider today with a time of 2:03.566.
Second on the grid is Yamaha Phase One (2:04.838) ahead of third-placed Bolliger Team Switzerland (2:05.097).
Tomorrow’s eight-hour event gets underway at 14.00 hrs local time.
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