43,200 seconds of racing remain, but there are only 26 seconds between the No.11 Kawasaki and Yamaha No.94. Suzuki No.1 slips to third, but Vincent Philippe strives to maintain contact with the leading duo.

1st EWC : Kawasaki n°11
1st Superstock : Suzuki n°67
1st Open : Metiss n°45
Fastest Lap : 1:38.562 (Yamaha n°94)

02:00 : Fall for Fréderic Moreira (Suzuki n°110) at 'bleu' chicane.

02:12 : Pit stop for Kawasaki n°11 allows la Suzuki n°1 to take the lead.

02:23 : Official retirement for Kawasaki n°8 with broken engine.

02:26 : Anthony Delhalle (Suzuki n°1) improves his fastest lap to 1:39.004.

02:27 : Anthony Delhalle makes a pit stop. Kawasaki n°11 re-takes the lead, Yamaha n°94 drops to 2nd.

02:29 : Ducati n°82 slowly into pits. Currently in 36th place.

02:31 : BMW n°155, in 30th place has only stopped 8 times, compared with 12 for the leaders.

02:42 : Long pit stop for Yamaha n°7 of YART team, and it drops out of the top 10.

02:53 :  218 laps covered, the Kawasaki n°85 is the back marker but to be still running is already a feat: 10 bikes have retired so far

02:53 : The leading Kawasaki n°11 has covered 417 laps.

Julien Hergault

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Photo : CIRCUIT BUGATTI (LE MANS, FRANCE), 24 HEURES MOTO, 9 SEPT 2012. Suzuki n°67 leads the Superstock class.