Honda Racing aims to end EWC season in style at the 24 Hours

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Fresh from its maiden Endurance World Championship victory at the Oschersleben 8 Hours, the Honda Racing team is aiming to end the season in style at the final round of the year, the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, which takes place this weekend.

Over the course of the season and despite some bad luck, the Honda Racing team and its line-up of endurance specialists, Julian Da Costa, Freddy Foray and Sebastien Gimbert, have proved to be serious competition. The team has consistently been the fastest permanent EWC squad in practice and qualifying, it led the Bol d’Or from the race start until the 21st hour and led the Oschersleben 8 Hours from the opening lap to the chequered flag to take its first EWC victory.

The win in Germany elevated Honda Racing to fourth in the championship standings, 37 points behind series leader Yamaha GMT94. The team heads to France hungry for success and determined to add the holy grail of a 24 Hours of Le Mans victory to its tally – and with a potential maximum of 55 points available thanks to the new bonus points structure, the fight for the 2014 EWC title is far from over.

Qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place on Thursday and Friday with the race due to begin at 15.00 CEST on Saturday 20 September. Live Twitter updates will be available via @HondaRacingCBR and live timing will be available via the FIM at http://live.fim-live.com


24 Hours of Le Mans schedule
Thursday 18 September
12.30 - 14.30 - Free Practice
17.00 - 18.50 - Qualifying 1 (20 minutes per rider)
21.00 - 22.30 - Night Practice

Friday 19 September
11.20 - 13.10 - Qualifying 2 (20 minutes per rider)
18.00 - 19.30 - Pit Walk

Saturday 20 September
10.30 - 11.15 - Warm Up
1500 - Race start

Sunday 21 September
1500 - Race ends