FIM World Endurance Championship Oschersleben: Friday (updated regularly)

May 29, 2009 by admin
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Amadeus X-One

In the first qualifying session for the Oschersleben 8 Hour, scheduled for today afternoon, the Team Amadeus X-One did show once more all his potential, recording a good performance and showing to be able to fight for the top positions. After the second free practice session this morning, where the Italian team scored the fifth fastest, just 6/100 slower as Team Bolliger Switzerland, the first qualifying session was scheduled in the
afternoon.

The Team Amadeus X-One riders focused their job to select the best tyre solution to use for the race, looking at the track surface temperature, during the afternoon 28°C constant. In the rider nr.1 heat Paolo Tessari recorded the eight fastest laptime for his group in 1’31”271; in the rider nr.2 heat great exploit for the rookie Ayrton Badovini, third quickest in 1’29”372, always using race tyres. Some problem on the contrary for Willy Gruy, running the rider nr.3 heat. The young Teaxs native lost part of his session because, just restarted from the pit after a tyre change, the session was stopped by red flag, forcing him to rejoin the pit. That stopped his riding pace too, so he scored only a laptime of 1’31”716, 14th fastest of his heat.

After the average lap times from the first qualifying session, the Michelin Power Research Team Honda got the provisional pole position, with the team Amadeus X-One Yamaha in eight position. Without any doubt the team manager Maurizio Bargiacchi is quite satisfied:

“Without the misfortune of Willy, stopped by red flag just after the tyre change, we could surely get a better position, but we are however very satisfied. Our work today has been focused to select the best tyre solution for the race, we have seen they are quite sensible to the difference of track temperature. During next night practice session we’ll verify their behaviour in more cold condition. Today Ayrton has been the fastest between Pirelli riders as well he enter the top ten fastest in the individual laptime. Willy and «Tex» showed a very consistent racing pace, so we are looking to the race with confidence.”

The night tests are scheduled today from 9 to 10 p.m.. Tomorrow Saturday 30th is scheduled the second and final qualifying session, later will be run the Superpole session by the top ten qualified teams to fix the pole position.

Free Practice – Second Session
1. Yamaha Austria Racing Team 1’28”838
2. Michelin Power Research Honda 1’29”259
3. Phase One Endurance Yamaha 1’29”575
4. Bolliger Switzerland Kawasaki 1’30”077
5. Amadeus X-One Yamaha 1’30”138
Qualifying Practice – First sessione
1. Michelin Power Research Honda 1’27”826
2. Yamaha Austria Racing Team 1’27”995
3. Bolliger Switzerland Kawasaki 1’29”372
4. BK Maco Moto Yamaha 1’29”724
5. Phase One Endurance Yamaha 1’30”095
8. Amadeus X-One Team Yamaha 1’30”786
(Individual laptime: Tessari Paolo 1’31”271, Badovini Ayrton 1’29”372, Gruy Willy 1’31”716)

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Michelin Power Research Team on provisional pole at Oschersleben ahead of Yamaha Austria Racing Team The race is going to be intense at the 8 Hours of Oschersleben between the Honda
Michelin Power Research Team and the Yamaha Austria Racing Team. Both supplied by Michelin, these two teams are dominating for now, the second round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship.

With the average time of its three riders, William Costes, Hugo Marchand and Josep Monge, Michelin Power Research Team is credited by a 1.27′968 lap, just ahead of the Yamaha Austria Racing Team of Igor Jerman, Steve Martin and Gwen Giabbani, who signed a 1.27′995 lap. A harsh duel on the track is already scheduled for these French and Austrian permanent teams. William Costes signed the best individual lap on the Honda Michelin Power Research Team in 1.27′531.

On the Kawasaki Bolliger Team Switzerland, Horst Saiger, Rico Penzkofer and Eric Mizera took the third place on this provisional starting grid with a 1.29′732 lap, ahead of the Slovak Yamaha of BK Maco Moto Racing with Dani Ribalta, Andy Melkau and Victor Carrasco in 1.29′794.

After the average lap times from the first qualifying session, the following teams are also in the top 10 : Phase One Endurance, RT Racing Team, RMT 21 Racing Germany, Amadeus X-One and AM Moto Racing, despite an engine breakdown during this morning free practice. For the tenth place, Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers comes just behind of the German Yamaha of Racing Team Hepelmann.

In the Superstock class, the Suzuki Qatar Endurance Racing Team remains the fastest, ahead of Yamaha LTG 57 Zone Rouge and Endurance Moto 45. The night tests are scheduled later today from 9 to 10 pm. The second qualifying session will take place tomorrow Saturday from 1 pm.

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Winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans last April, Yamaha Austria Racing Team has immediately demonstrated their ambition of victory at the 8 Hours of Oschersleben, second round of the 2009 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship. With a best lap of 1.28′834 from the first free practice session, Igor Jerman, Steve Martin and Gwen Giabbani are ahead of the Honda Michelin Power Research. Unlucky during the first French round, the Honda ridden by William Costes, Hugo Marchand and Josep Monge signed their best lap in 1.29′166.

They lost a bit of ground yesterday evening during the first free practice session as Hugo Marchand suffered a little crash, but they still are one of the most dangerous contender for YART victory.

In third place, Phase One Endurance is another strong team during this free practice. The British Yamaha of Pedro Vallcaneras and brothers Alex and Damian Cudlin is in the right pace with a best lap of 1.29′575 this morning. Phase One leads a strong group of permanent teams. In the following order, were this morning behind Phase One : Kawasaki Bolliger Team Switzerland, Yamaha Amadeus X-One, very happy with their new rider Ayrton Badovini, Honda RMT 21 Racing Germany playing at home, BK Maco Moto Racing, who appointed Austrian rider Andy Melkau to replace Jason Pridmore on their Yamaha, next to Dani Ribalta and Victor Carrasco and Qatar Endurance Racing Team, in eighth position and first Superstock machine.

The Italian Suzuki No Limits is also in the top 10. Some are still using the free practice to finalize their set-up, like Suzuki RT Racing Team, now ridden by former Bolliger rider David Morillon, as well as AM Moto Racing Competition, Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers, who is discovering the track, LTG 57 Zone Rouge and Suzuki Endurance Moto 45.

The first qualifying session is scheduled today from 12 am and the weather is still cold and changing over Oschersleben.

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