Gaëtan Barouillet in sparkling form
Clement Marmont emerged in front after the first turn ahead of Julien Brun (Daffix Motos/Clermont-Ferrand) and Gaëtan Barouillet. He then defended his advantage to complete the opening lap clear of Gaëtan Barouillet, who was in turn tailed by Laurent Aymonin (GT77/Meaux), Sébastien Gérard (BPM Bourg/Peronnas) and the rest of the field. [...]

A-final (1,000cc):
Although he had yet to win a race ahead of the meeting at La Bresse, Fabian Herfort (Proshop Moto/Antibes) was once again up with the front-runners and gave an immediate foretaste of his talent at this challenging circuit in practice. The race itself saw him emerge ahead after the first corner. Yannis Palaccio (Rey [...]

French Cup Honda and Michelin Power Cup riders will get a chance to compete at the penultimate meeting of the year which takes place at La Bresse, France, this weekend (August 28-29), prior to the season’s finale which will serve as curtain-raiser to the Bol d’Or on September 12-13.
No fewer than 180 riders are expected [...]

Michelin will naturally take part in the official test days at Nevers Magny-Cours on August 24-25 as part of its build-up to the 2009 Bol d’Or, the next round of the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Matt Lagrive, the new recruit to race alongside William Costes and Josep Monge on the N°63 Honda, will be in attendance [...]

Gwen Giabbani is one of the three riders who make up the line-up of Yamaha Austria Racing Team (YART) which currently tops the FIM Endurance World Championship, and he has taken time to answer our questions.
It’s been a perfect year so far for YART, with a score of three wins from four races…
It hasn’t been [...]

 
Born: 07/12/79 in Lisieux (Calvados), France
Lives :Ornaisons, France
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 64kg
 
2009 Superbike World Championship with Team Honda Althea
Four-time Endurance World Champion (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) with SERT
Four-time Bol d’Or winner (2008, 2006, 2005, 2004) with SERT
Five second-place finishes in the Le Mans 24 Hours (Team Suzuki SERT + Honda France)
Two pole-positions in the 2008 [...]

 
 
Four-time Endurance World Champion Matthieu Lagrive is to contribute his experience to Michelin’s laboratory team on the forthcoming Bol d’Or (September 12-13) at Magny-Cours, France.
 
This opportunity arose following the withdrawal of the official Honda France entry which was to have seen Matthieu Lagrive compete on the N°111 bike on which he came second at Le [...]

 
How have you settled in at MPRT (MICHELIN Power Research Team)?
 
Quite well. The people in the team are motivated and very skilled in their respective fields. We are all pulling in the same direction to make the tyres, the bike and the team more competitive. We are making good progress and that’s very encouraging.

 
The MPRT [...]

 
“Despite of the best efforts of Honda France and its partners to enter the N°111 Fireblade for the Bol d’Or, the difficult economic situation means that our budget will not permit us to take part in this legendary race.
“Honda’s priority today concerns its research and development efforts which are focused on new technologies that will [...]

 
Thuesday July 23th
 
 
12’30 – 13’10 : free practices
16’30 – 17’30 : free practices
 
Friday July 24th  :
 
11’00 – 11’30 : 1st qualifying practices 1st pilot
11’45 – 12’15 : 1st qualifying practices 2nd pilot
12’30 – 13’00 : 1st qualifying practices 3rd pilot
 
15’15 – 15’45 : 2nd qualifying practices 1st pilot
16’00 – 16’30 : 2nd qualifying practices 2nd pilot
16’45 – 17’15 : 2nd qualifying practices 3rd [...]