Sixth Hour :  Nightfall on the Bugatti Circuit
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Sixth Hour : Nightfall on the Bugatti Circuit

 

Photo : Michel JAMIN - ACO / Nikon

 

Headlight are on  at the beginning of the sixth hour of the race. A rare event occurs, a rider standing on the track after a fall at Dunlop was hit by another competitor.

1st EWC : Kawasaki n°11
1st Superstock : Suzuki n°110
1st Open : Metiss n°45
Fastest lap : 1:38.666 (Kawasaki n°11)

20:00 : la Suzuki n°110 back into 2nd in Supersport
20:12 : Sébastien Delhommeau (Kawasaki n°69) falls at Garage vert, rider rejoins.
20:13 : Fall for Suzuki n°79
20:15 : Retirement of Suzuki n°27 after incident at 17:57
20:20 : Fall at Dunlop for Igor Jerman (Yamaha n°7), rejoins and returns to pits.
20:23 : Nicolas Salchaud (Kawasaki n°33) ihits Greek rider Georgios Tsitos (BMW n°199) who was standing on the track after his fall. He was immediately evacuated by rescuers
20:26 : Erwan Nigon (BMW n°99) starts first night stint.
20:28 : change of leader, the Suzuki n°110 takes the lead of Superstock and Kawasaki n°33 demoted to 7th
20:30 : Mathieu Lagrive (Yamaha n°94) takes second place by passing Takuya Tsuda on Suzuki n°1.
20:40 : La Yamaha n°113 now 3rd in Open

Mélanie Ramade

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Photo : CIRCUIT BUGATTI (LE MANS, FRANCE), 24 HEURES MOTO 2012. First minutes of night.

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