Yamaha Austria wins in Qatar

From Team Suzuki

World Endurance Champions SERT crashed out of Saturday's final round of the World Endurance Championship in Qatar, but rejoined the race only to retire later with bike damage incurred in the accident.

Team riders Mathieu Lagrive, Julien Da Costa and Guillaume Dietrich put in a total of 15 laps into the eight-hour event. Lagrive crashed after setting the fastest lap of the race with a 2:02.526, Da Costa then took over and then suffered mechanical problems less than three laps later.

The race was won by Yamaha Austria Racing Team, three laps clear of Folch Yamaha.

Results
1. Yamaha Austria Racing Team (Yamaha) 226 laps
2. Yamaha Folch Endurance (Yamaha) 223
3. Maco Moto Racing (Yamaha) 222
4. Bolliger Team Switzerland (Kawasaki) 221
5. RMT 21 (Honda) 221
6. Qert IJT (Suzuki) 221
7. 18 Sapeurs Pompiers (Suzuki) 220
8. RT Racing Team MotoVirus (Suzuki) 220
9. LGT 57 (Yamaha) 217
10. Team Endurance Moto 45 (Suzuki) 217

Final Points
1. SERT 1 109
2. Yamaha Austria 95
3. Yamaha Folch 72
4. SERT 2 63
5. Team Kawasaki France 57
6. Bolliger Team Switzerland 57
7. RMT 21 Racing 54
8. Phase One Endurance 51
9. RT Racing Team MotoVirus 45
10. Dream Honda Racing 11 30