YART Takes Drama-Filled EWC Title in France
T
he 88th Bol d'Or at Paul Ri-
card in France delivered one
of
the most dramatic finales in
FIM Endurance World Champion
-
ship history, September 20-21.
Entering the 24-hour
showdown
level on points, BMW Motor-
rad World Endurance Team and
Yamalube
YART Yamaha EWC Of-
ficial Team faced a straight fight
for
the 2025 title. With less than
30 minutes to run and with the
title seemingly secure, the BMW
team's M 1000 RR began smok-
ing, dashing its hopes of a maiden
crown
and opening the door for
YART to take the 2025 crown.
"Until the finish line nothing is
done," said YART team manager
Mandy Kainz. "I want to say I am
very sorry to the BMW team; they
made an awesome job and were
so unlucky. It's unbelievable, to
be honest. They would also de
-
serve to win. We had bad luck in
Suzuka,
now came a lot of luck
our way."
Yoshimura SERT Motul domi
-
nated the race from the seventh
hour and claimed
a third consec-
utive Bol d'Or win, but the cham-
pionship slipped away by a single
point.
YART's consistency—victo-
ry at the Le Mans 24 Hour and a
podium
at Spa—proved decisive,
giving Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika
and Jason O'Halloran their sec-
ond World title in three years.
Superstock
teams played a
starring role as AutoRace Ube
Racing Team's late retirement
allowed Champion-MRP-Tecmas
and Kaedear-Dafy-RAC 41 Honda
to complete the overall podium.
Despite a sensor issue and a long
pitstop, the number-nine Cham
-
pion-MRP-Tecmas BMW fought
back to
secure the Superstock
victory, with Hannes Soomer,
Balint Kovacs, Loris Cresson
and Jan-Ole Jaehnig leading the
charge. National Motos Honda
FMA, with Johan Nigon, Guil
-
laume Raymond and Valentin
Suchet, took
the Superstock title.
ERC Endurance's campaign
ended in flames after David Che-
ca's fiery crash, while ELF Marc
VDS
Racing, Team LRP Poland,
Wojcik Racing, F.C.C. TSR Honda
France and Kawasaki Webike
Trickstar also failed to finish.
In the new FIM Endurance
World Trophy, ARTEC #199 tri
-
umphed over Team Super Moto
Racing,
while Moto Ain secured
the entry-level production class
win.
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OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Yoshimura SERT Motul
2. YART Yamaha
3. Champion-MRP-Tecmas BMW (SST)
4. Kaedear-Dafy-Racr41 Honda (SST)
5. National Motos Honda (SST)
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YART celebrates an
unlikely win in the
2025 Endurance
World Championship
crown.
