F.C.C. TSR
Honda
France Win
12 Hours
of Estoril
F
ormer Endurance World
Champions F.C.C. TSR Hon-
da France won the 2021 12 Hours
of Estoril in Portugal, July 17-18.
Team riders Josh Hook, Yuki
Takahashi and Mike di Meglio
coasted home a lap clear of the rag-
ing battle for second place, which
eventually went to the Webike SRC
Kawasaki France Trickstar team of
Jeremy Guarnoni, Erwan Nigon and
David Checa, who were leading
comfortably with one and a half
hours remaining when they ran out
of fuel. The Kawasaki team, how-
ever, got back on track and bested
the BMW Motorrad World Endur-
ance Team of Javier Fores, Markus
Reiterberger and Kenny Foray by
just under a second at the finish.
Fourth went to the VRD Igol
Experiences team of Florian Alt,
Florian Marino and Nico Terol
ahead of Moto Ain with riders
Randy de Puniet, Robin Mulhaus-
er and Roberto Rolfo in fifth.
There was plenty of drama at
Estoril as race leaders BMW Mo-
torrad World Endurance Team,
Yoshimura SERT Motul and then
YART–Yamaha Official EWC
Team crashed before the halfway
point of the race.
SERT's Xavier Simeon and Tati
Team Beringer Racing Kawasaki's
Morgan Berchet collided in spec-
tacular fashion at the nine-hour
point, ruling the Kawasaki team
out of the race while Simeon
managed to get his Suzuki back
to the pits for repairs. The World
Champions would eventually
come home in 17th.
Berchet, who went to give a
helping hand to Xavier Simeon,
stunned by his fall, was awarded
the Anthony Delhalle EWC Spirit
Trophy for his gesture.
Sixth overall and the first
Superstock winner, BMRT 3D
Maxxess Nevers Kawasaki, won
after a lengthy duel with National
Motos, which only ended when
Honda National Motos ran out
of fuel. National Motos held on
to second place in the Super-
stock category ahead of Team 18
Sapeurs-Pompiers CMS Motos-
tore Yamaha, who climbed back
to third following a crash early on.
In the championship, Webike
SRC Kawasaki France Trickstar
leads on 87 points to F.C.C. TSR
Honda France's 82 with the BMW
Motorrad World Endurance Team
third on 80. Round three of the
2021 Endurance World Champion-
ship is the Bol d'Or 24 Hour at Paul
Ricard on September 18-19.
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F.C.C. TSR Honda
France inherited the
12 Hours of Estoril
win after the Webike
SRC Kawasaki France
Trickstar team ran out
of gas with just over
an hour remaining.
