Penz13com BMW Motorrad will start the 24 Heures Motos in pole position at 3pm tomorrow on the Bugatti circuit, ahead of SRC Kawasaki and YART Yamaha. Team Louit Moto 33 Traqueur, winner of the FIM 2015 World Cup, has emerged as the best Superstock in qualifying.

The second round of qualifying on a cold but dry track at Le Mans this morning turned the line-up established in the rain yesterday upside down. The Pirelli-equipped teams, which were obviously struggling yesterday, took a dazzling revenge this morning in the new track conditions. Mathieu Gines, Kenny Foray and Lukas Pesek turned in the best performance in terms of combined fastest lap times.

The riders on the Penz13com BMW Motorrad machine made up a very consistent trio, and will take up position on the grid in front of the SRC Kawasaki riders Gregory Leblanc, Matthieu Lagrive and Fabien Foret. After his crash yesterday, Gregory Leblanc posted his all-time fastest lap this morning: 1’37.420.

“I am absolutely happy that we could secure our team’s second pole position in the Endurance World Championship, our first one in the EWC-category. This is a boost for the whole team and brings in some extra motivation for the riders and everyone involved,” said team boss rico Penzkofer.

“Plus after yesterday’s qualifying session this is now some heart-balm. We are now turning our focus to the race. The big question there will be the weather so this will be decided by strategies and luck. The weather will be the key point of the race, for sure.“

But SRC Kawasaki also had a scare this morning, when Fabien Foret fell. The ZX-10R took quite a beating. Fabien Foret is unharmed, but for now it’s not certain he will be in the line-up at the start of the race. YART Yamaha suffered a similar fate when Ivan Silva took a toss, though he too was unscathed. However, his crash didn’t stop Broc Parkes and Max Neukirchner putting YART Yamaha 3rd on the grid.

The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Right is lying in wait right behind these three teams, none of which made it into the top 5 last evening. “We took a studious approach to qualifying to give our bike every chance of crossing the finish line first at 3pm on Sunday,” says Dominique Méliand, SERT team manager.

SERT will be positioned on the grid in front of the GMT94 Yamaha team, who were delayed by Louis Rossi’s fall (no harm done there either), Honda Endurance Racing and Team April Moto Motors Events, which once again proved the best private team after claiming provisional pole last evening.

The best team in the Superstock class is none other than the winner of the FIM 2015 World Cup: Team Louit Moto 33 Traqueur, which will start the race in 8th place, ahead of Team Bolliger Switzerland and another odds-on favourite to win the Superstock, Junior Team Le Mans Sud Suzuki.

Overall qualifying

1 13 Penz13.com - BMW Motorrad Team GINES Mathieu FORAY Kenny PESEK Lukas BMW EWC 1:37.930 1:38.226 1:38.449 1:38.201
2 11 SRC Kawasaki LEBLANC Grégory * LAGRIVE Matthieu FORET Fabien Kawasaki EWC 1:37.420 1:38.373 1:39.159 1:38.317
3 7 YART Yamaha Official EWC Team PARKES Broc * NEUKIRCHNER Max SILVA Ivan Yamaha EWC 1:38.772 1:38.408 1:39.617 1:38.932
4 1 Suzuki Endurance Racing Team PHILIPPE Vincent * DELHALLE Anthony MASSON Etienne Suzuki EWC 1:39.134 1:39.228 1:39.396 1:39.252
5 94 GMT94 YAMAHA ROSSI Louis CANEPA Niccolò CHECA David Yamaha EWC 1:39.233 1:39.827 1:38.848 1:39.302
6 111 Honda Endurance Racing DA COSTA Julien GIMBERT Sébastien FORAY Freddy Honda EWC 1:39.717 1:39.608 1:39.770 1:39.698
7 50 Team April Moto Motors Events BLACK Gregg * FASTRÉ Grégory CUDLIN Alex Suzuki EWC D 1:39.118 1:40.139 1:39.866 1:39.707
8 33 TEAM LOUIT MOTO 33 TRAQUEUR JONCHIERE Emeric LOISEAU Anthony BERCHET Morgan Kawasaki SST 1:39.735 1:40.213 1:39.616 1:39.854
9 8 Team Bolliger Switzerland SAIGER Horst * SAVARY Michaël VIZZIELLO Gianluca Kawasaki EWC 1:40.794 1:39.306 1:40.079 1:40.059
10 72 Junior Team LMS Suzuki GUITTET Baptiste * MAITRE Romain CAMUS Robin Suzuki SST 1:40.420 1:40.189 1:39.808 1:40.139
11 2 Team R2CL POUHAIR Nicolas * MORRIS Aaron MAHIAS Lucas Suzuki EWC D 1:40.713 1:41.700 1:38.443 1:40.285
12 333 Yamaha Viltaïs Experience MAURIN Axel SALCHAUD Nicolas DEPOORTER Olivier Yamaha SST 1:40.937 1:39.795 1:40.243 1:40.325
13 5 F.C.C. TSR Honda WATANABE Kazuma TECHER Alan CUDLIN Damian * Honda EWC 1:41.164 1:40.990 1:39.129 1:40.427
14 4 Tati Team Beaujolais Racing ENJOLRAS Julien LONGEARET Kevin BUISSON Dylan Kawasaki SST D 1:39.913 1:41.174 1:40.594 1:40.560
15 3 AM Moto Racing Competition GOETSCHY Jonathan MACCIO Jimmy DENIS Kevin Kawasaki SST D 1:41.509 1:40.712 1:39.971 1:40.730
16 66 Racing Team Sarazin AUGER Fabrice * GANFORNINA Adrien DIGUET Julien Kawasaki SST D 1:40.625 1:39.900 1:41.806 1:40.777
17 14 MACO RACING Team JUNOD Greg DOS SANTOS Anthony JERMAN Marko Yamaha EWC D 1:40.636 1:40.954 1:41.277 1:40.955
18 9 Jackson Racing MCGUINNESS John CUMMINS Conor MERCER Stephen Honda SST D 1:41.283 1:41.485 1:40.489 1:41.085
19 48 Voelpker NRT48 by Schubert-Motors MACKELS Bastien * VINCON Dominik KERSCHBAUMER Stefan BMW SST D 1:39.982 1:41.998 1:41.583 1:41.187
20 24 BMRT 3D Endurance CUDEVILLE Maxime * DUWELZ Gauthier VIOLLAND Anthony Kawasaki SST D 1:41.700 1:41.043 1:40.920 1:41.221
21 18 Team 18 Sapeurs-Pompiers EGEA Stéphane SUCHET Sébastien PAGAUD Randy Kawasaki SST D 1:41.058 1:41.168 1:41.788 1:41.338
22 195 CMT 95 HERBILLON William * SANTO DOMINGUES Al… DE LAVILLE Cyrille Yamaha SST D 1:42.511 1:40.643 1:41.910 1:41.688
23 46 Flembbo Leader Team BELLUCCI Emiliano GALOTTE Florian SKACH Oliver * Kawasaki EWC 1:41.331 1:42.929 1:40.831 1:41.697
24 67 Starteam PAM-Racing HARDT Jonathan * GERARD Sébastien PILOT Julien Suzuki SST D 1:42.401 1:42.113 1:40.948 1:41.820
25 52 IVR BMW Motorrad CSEU PROSENIK Janez * CHOY Martin RESCH Roland BMW EWC 1:42.377 1:42.775 1:41.648 1:42.266
26 76 Cottard Motosport AUBRY Jean Edouard LEVRIER Quentin BOURDON Maxime * Suzuki EWC 1:42.138 1:42.540 1:42.865 1:42.514
27 44 No Limits Motor Team ROSSO Niccolò BAGGI Giovanni TOFFANIN Alessio Suzuki SST 1:42.446 1:42.505 1:43.037 1:42.662
28 56 GERT 56 HMT by rs speedbikes VALLCANERAS Pedro HOMMEL Sascha GRAMS Didier BMW SST 1:41.023 1:43.578 1:43.735 1:42.778
29 49 MP RACING HUMEAU Emilien MARCHAND David NEUMANN Steven Yamaha SST 1:42.165 1:44.886 1:41.729 1:42.926
30 27 TRT 27 / Bazar 2 La Becane DUCHENE Thibaut CUZIN Bernard GUCCIARDI Maxime Suzuki SST D 1:42.284 1:42.937 1:43.913 1:43.044
31 69 Ecurie Chrono Sport SAIVE Guillaume PERDRIAT Baptiste PAGANI Stéphane Kawasaki SST D 1:44.344 1:43.915 1:41.165 1:43.141
32 41 RAC 41 HONDA CENTER MOTO SCHMIDT Cyprien * TOURNE Florent DUPOND Sebastien Honda EWC D 1:41.523 1:42.691 1:45.280 1:43.164
33 45 Metiss JLC Moto MICHEL Christophe * HUVIER Cyril CHERON Emmanuel Metiss EXP D 1:44.566 1:42.232 1:42.860 1:43.219
34 6 Aprilia Le Mans 2 Roues MAJOR Nelson PARISSE Emmanuel * BOIZART Sébastien Aprilia SST 1:42.754 1:43.616 1:43.988 1:43.452
35 91 ENERGIE ENDURANCE 91 BRISON Laurent MAGEOT Patrick MAJASTRE Nicolas Kawasaki SST D 1:44.953 1:42.894 1:43.001 1:43.616
36 37 Space Moto 37 GALLERAND Julien LANGLOIS Steve ROCHE Charles Suzuki EWC 1:42.918 1:44.312 1:43.861 1:43.697
37 211 Team Dunlop Motors Events LAGER Sebastien * BRIATTE Remy ESCUDIER Nicolas Suzuki SST 1:45.389 1:43.691 1:42.310 1:43.796
38 15 MB MOTORS TEAM CAREW Paul * MACE Johann CHERON Herve Yamaha SST 1:45.073 1:42.252 1:44.328 1:43.884
39 29 SPORT MOTORS RACE DUPUY Josue NIVIERE David BOUE Marco Suzuki SST 1:47.118 1:41.660 1:43.271 1:44.016
40 51 MOTOSTAND ENDURANCE REGOUBY Baptiste VIELLARD Antoine THEROUIN Nicolas Kawasaki SST D 1:42.717 1:44.751 1:45.060 1:44.176
41 88 TECMAS RACING TEAM - BMW PLATET Dominique HEDELIN Camille RAMBURE Clive BMW EWC 1:48.865 1:42.070 1:41.833 1:44.256
42 65 Motobox Kremer Racing PAAVILAINEN Timo SCHERRER Martin GAZIELLO Franck Yamaha EWC 1:44.066 1:45.126 1:44.020 1:44.404
43 57 DL MOTO Racing DOUX Adrien GILLES Rodolphe MEUNIER Leo Kawasaki SST D 1:46.139 1:44.652 1:42.875 1:44.555
44 35 TMC 35 BILLEGA John-Ross LE BAIL David CASTELLA PRESSBURGER … Kawasaki SST D 1:46.447 1:43.139 1:44.438 1:44.674
45 90 Team LRP Poland LEWANDOWSKI Bartlomi… WALKOWIAK Marcin GÓRKA Pawel BMW EWC D 1:46.201 1:42.523 1:45.530 1:44.751
46 96 Artec - Team GP Moto BERGERON Lionel ARRONDEAU Jean-Bap… LANZIANI Fabrice Kawasaki SST D 1:44.377 1:45.985 1:44.067 1:44.809
47 141 STAND 41 PEPIN Eric LEBLANC Franck THIELIN Julien Suzuki SST 1:43.490 1:46.053 1:45.083 1:44.875
48 114 MOTOS ACTIVES SPORT 14 PIGEON Frédéric * ROSA Pierre-Antoine PIGEON Florentin Kawasaki SST D 1:46.199 1:44.480 1:46.301 1:45.660
49 21 FALCON RACING LOUAULT Olivier * ESNAULT Didier JAILLET Emilien Kawasaki SST 1:44.826 1:47.581 1:44.705 1:45.704
50 36 TEAM 3ART YAM'AVENUE BULLE Louis PONS Gabriel * TRAUTMANN Lukas Yamaha SST 1:41.701 1:56.697 1:38.903 1:45.767
51 73 TEAM VERO BRARD Christophe CHARLIER Jean Christo… PEETERS Mathieu Suzuki SST D 1:45.848 1:46.418 1:45.447 1:45.904
52 12 SPEEDTEAM 72 LOYAU Nicolas * DELHOMMEAU Sébasti… BEQUIN Freddy Suzuki SST 1:49.886 1:45.320 1:45.245 1:46.817
53 53 MANA-AU COMPETITION MESSAGER Dominique * JOUIS Bruno MESLET Pascal Suzuki SST D 1:44.978 1:47.427 1:48.404 1:46.936
54 42 24RACING - PISTE LIBRE - EPSILON LHONNEUR Julien ROUSSEAU Kevin SEIGNEUR Christophe BMW SST 1:46.316 1:44.017 1:50.955 1:47.096
55 119 Slider Endurance HOUSSIN Vincent * PERRAULT Alexandre DILLER Charles Yamaha SST D 1:41.568 1:41.718 2:01.274 1:48.186
56 63 LMD63 - MOTO JOURNAL MARCONI Luca * CERNÝ Jaroslav QUELLET Erwan Yamaha SST 1:58.550 1:42.501 1:43.841 1:48.297
57 71 Team Mongore 13 endurance SANCHEZ Emmanuel * BORTOLUZZI Joris GESLIN Stephane Aprilia EWC 1:48.579 1:51.809 2:06.317 1:55.568