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MotoAmerica North American Road Race Championship Roger Hayden – Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing – Suzuki GSX-R1000

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FOLLOW US ON motul.com Toni Elias - Roger Hayden Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing MOTOAMERICA Suzuki GSX-R1000 ROAD ATLANTA RACE 02/10

ELIAS LIKE MIDAS STANDINGS Toni Elias (Suzuki), 95 pts 01 Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha), 69 pts 02 Roger Hayden (Suzuki), 69 pts 03

The MotoAmerica series was launched in 2014 ld level in 125, 250, MotoGP and Moto2. He was by treble World 500cc champion Wayne Rainey. even World champion in Moto2 in 2010. His exile It is officially recognised by the American Mo- in the USA at Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing is torcycle Association and FIM North America and going rather well since he is leading the provisio- this year Motul is the title sponsor of Superbike, nal standings of MotoAmerica Superbike, already top category of the meets. Austin, on 22 and 23 with a solid lead over defending double cham- April, then Road Atlanta the following week are pion, Cameron Beaubier… Even if the relations the two circuits already visited. Team Yoshimu- between the two riders were somewhat strained ra Suzuki Factory Racing, partnered technically at Road Atlanta! by Motul, has been leading so far with former Elias has also had the opportunity to cross swords MotoGP rider, Toni Elias, who has already won with his team-mate, Roger Hayden. For instance, three of the four first races. The Spaniard is in- they twice changed position as leader in the last tent on transforming into gold the bronze medal lap of the season's first race on the Circuit of The clinched in 2016. Americas. The rider from Kentucky has already Elias is one of the few riders to have won at wor- chalked up a pole and three podiums.

RACE 04/13

FORÈS EXCELS!

Motul is highly present in the World Superbike not find again the same pace as in Sunday's race Championship: as title sponsor of the series, the and couldn't do better than 13th. Still in Superbike, red and white logo firm supports technically many Leon Camier rose to 6th rank of race 2 on behalf of teams in the various categories of the meets. On MV Agusta Reparto Corse. 29 and 30 April in Assen, it was Barni Racing Team's The Italian team is continuing to shine in Supers- Ducati rider, Xavi Forès, who chalked up the most port with the American Jacobsen, 4th of the race convincing result by finishing at the foot of the po- and of the world championship at this stage. At dium in Superbike. WILsport Racedays, Hannes Soomer added a 2nd Xavi Forès bagged his best 2017 ranking thanks to an place to the win clinched in Motorland in the FIM impeccable thrust forward from 7th to 4th place in Europe Supersport Cup. race 1. 'This performance is all the more remarkable Two fine teams are fighting it out in Superstock 1000 as we had problems in the practices, but Xavi ma- category with Motul's technical support. Scheib and naged to build on the efforts of the whole team,' Vitali's Aprilias of team Nuova M2 reached the arrival stated an encouraging Marco Barnabò, manager of in the Top 10, whereas the Agro-on-Benjan Kawasaki Barni Racing Team. Unfortunately, the Spaniard did ridden by Tessels finished just outside the points.

INTERNATIONAL GT OPEN ESTORIL RACE 01/07

FARNBACHER AND THE NEW STANDINGS D. & M. Farnbacher (Lexus), 23 pts 01 LEXUS GT3 STEAL THE SHOW R. Bell & S. Balfe (McLaren), 20 pts 02 03 IN ESTORIL T. Biagi & G. Venturini (Lamborghini), 18 pts

Launched timidly in 2015, the Lexus RC F GT3 of race 1 after consistently pushing forward. On has since undergone a major development pro- Sunday, it was 2nd on the grid and it was during gramme and is participating in its first true racing the second part of the race, after the compulso- season in Japan, the United States and Europe. ry pit-stops, that it took control of the racing. The The international GT Open championship, which drivers' performance was excellent in all respects began on 29 and 30 April in Estoril, was marked and team Farnbacher Racing did splendid work by a double win by the Japanese car. In race 2, it's in terms of set-up and pit operations. The car af- team Farnbacher Racing, partnered technically by firmed its potential and we expect rapid develop- Motul, which won with Mario and Dominik Farnba- ment of its presence in a wider range of events cher successively behind the wheel. The two bro- and championships. thers have taken the lead of the series provisional The GT Open is going to continue its European standings. tour of the finest circuits, with a halt at Spa-Fran- The German team's Lexus first bagged 4th place corchamps coming up soon on 27 and 28 May.

FOLLOW US ON motul.com P. Chiappe- P. Morin - N. Morin - R. Avenel UIM ENDURANCE WORLD Team Nollet CHAMPIONSHIP Moore boat 24H DE ROUEN RACE 01/03

NO.1 FIRST ON 1 MAY!

Team Nollet gave Motul a new win at the Rouen programme. Team Nollet led from start to finish 24H Powerboat Race. On 30 April and 1 May, boat but the fight in the lead remained quite open un- #1 was driven on river Seine by a foursome of mul- til the tenth hour. Then, the future winners clearly tiple winners. Peter Morin, Nelson Morin and Ro- increased their lead while their main rivals expe- dolphe Avenel were associated with ever faithful rienced various problems. So, the former could Philippe Chiappe, treble F1H2O world champion. make a few repairs (mounting base, propeller, Motul once again partnered the Normandy event steering…) without their leadership really being which traditionally opens the UIM Endurance Wor- challenged. They had a 29 laps lead in the final ld Championship. standings. On Sunday morning, the race experienced a de- This 54th staging did not smile on Motul's techni- layed start as the police tried to find a person who cal partners in class S2. In contrast, Team Nollet was reported to have fallen in the river the night also won in S3 with Ducardonnet, Dessertenne, before. The 28 boats finally started off at 10:40 for Beaucourt and Tom Chiappe, son of Philippe. The 23 hours and 20 minutes of competition, the orga- suspense was entire during the last hours in this nisers having preferred to stick to the scheduled class, and boat #66 won just one lap in the lead!

GRANDEES OF THE ROAD TRIUMPH FROM THE GRAND PALAIS TO BIARRITZ

From 24 to 30 April, the Tour Auto allowed over supported technically two teams in this Tour Auto, 100,000 enthusiasts to admire a subtle sample not the least by any means. Unfortunately, they of sports cars built between 1951 and 1973 but weren't spared. For instance, Jean-Pierre Lajour- still full of vitality and cutting a dash. Motul has nade and Christophe Bouchet's Jaguar Type E 3.8l, partnered this prestigious event for fourteen fresh from two consecutive wins, came to a halt years. The contenders began the week with a first during the fourth lap. Twice winner but ranked 2nd meeting with the public under the glass domes in 2015 and 2016 behind Lajournade, Ludovic Ca- of the Grand Palais before heading for the Cité ron couldn't take his revenge for his twentieth Tour de l'Océan in Biarritz. As the 2,500 km of the Auto. The Shelby Cobra 289 of team C2C which route unfurled, they faced timed sessions on he was sharing with the acclaimed rally co-pilot, closed roads and on the circuits of Le Mans, Val Denis Giraudet, suffered an off in the last special de Vienne, Albi and Pau-Arnos, in competition or in the night... not without having marked the event regularity mode. by clinching three best times. Meanwhile, the Ford The specialist of high performance lubricants has GT40 of the Brits Smith and Cottingham led from developed a range devoted to historic cars and start to finish and truly earned its win.

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