Japanese-backed FCC TSR Honda team have clinched their second victory at Le Mans ahead of Webike SRC Kawasaki France Trickstar and Suzuki Endurance Racing Team. The latter still lead the championship.

Three different constructors and three different tyre manufacturers stood on the 2020 24 Heures Motos podium. Bridgestone-shod F.C.C. TSR Honda France notched up a second win at Le Mans with riders Josh Hook, Freddy Foray and Mike di Meglio.

Making their first outing on the track using Michelin tyres, Webike SRC Kawasaki France Trickstar defended their second place to the last thanks to Jérémy Guarnoni, Erwan Nigon and David Checa. They finished one lap ahead of Dunlop-shod Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (Etienne Masson, Gregg Black and Xavier Simeon).

Following a crash early on in the race, YART Yamaha (Bridgestone) pushed hard to get back into the leading pack. Karel Hanika, Marvin Fritz and Niccolò Canepa finished in 4th place, 5 laps behind the winners.

BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, solidly anchored in 5th place, lost their position after Ilya Mykhalchyk crashed at the tail end of the race. The factory BMW team were unable to cross the finish line and therefore not classified. The late-stage drama enabled F.C.C. TSR Honda France to shoot up to 2nd place in the provisional championship standings.

It also benefited VRD Igol Pierret Experiences, who inherited 5th place, ahead of 3ART Best of Bike and Polish team Wójcik Racing Team – the winners of the EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy.

It was a thrilling and nerve-wracking race. As a result of the fickle weather and constantly changing track conditions, the teams were under pressure for the entire 24 hours. Stray showers in the final stages of the race forced the teams into some chancy tyre strategy. The tricky track conditions deprived Suzuki Endurance Racing Team of the 2nd place they had looked sure of claiming two hours from the finish. A crash made them lose their two-lap lead over Webike SRC Kawasaki France Trickstar.

The race also throws the FIM Endurance Championship open. Five of the six factory teams are grouped together at the top of the provisional standings with less than a month to go for the final, which will play out on Saturday 26 September at the 12 Hours of Estoril in Portugal. Ducati is missing from that group, despite some great performances by Team ERC Endurance all weekend long. The German team did their utmost to stay within striking reach of the leading pack at Le Mans. But they ran into a number of problems, running out of fuel, crashing more than once and experiencing technical issues, ultimately withdrawing at the end of the night with an electrical problem.

BMW win in Superstock with GERT56 by GS Yuasa
A BMW team won for the first time this season by dint of running a flawless race in the Superstock class with riders Stefan Kerschbaumer, Lucy Glöckner and Toni Finsterbusch. GERT56 by GS Yuasa’s win ahead of No Limits Motor Team and Moto Ain also throws open the FIM Superstock World Cup. Moto Ain, who finished on the podium despite multiple crashes, still top the provisional standings, but the points gaps are narrower on the eve of the final at Estoril.

Two other teams in this category lost their chance at the overall win. BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers and Wójcik Racing Team withdrew after several crashes.

2020 Le Mans 24-Hour race result

1 F.C.C. TSR Honda France Honda 1 EWC 816 24:00:57.502 - - 1:36.985 490 25 35:06.860
2 WEBIKE SRC KAWASAKI France TRICKSTAR Kawasaki 2 EWC 814 24:02:33.761 2 Lp. 2 Lp. 1:37.767 55 27 36:26.214
3 Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Suzuki 3 EWC 813 24:02:16.192 3 Lp. 1 Lp. 1:37.753 454 26 40:24.153
4 YART - YAMAHA Yamaha 4 EWC 811 24:00:57.952 5 Lp. 2 Lp. 1:37.178 694 28 49:01.762
5 VRD IGOL PIERRET EXPERIENCES Yamaha 5 EWC 799 24:01:22.949 17 Lp. 12 Lp. 1:38.397 644 27 45:25.577
6 3ART BEST OF BIKE Yamaha 6 EWC 794 24:01:31.651 22 Lp. 5 Lp. 1:38.891 31 25 1:16:42.269
7 Wójcik Racing Team Yamaha 7 EWC DIT 793 24:01:56.358 23 Lp. 1 Lp. 1:38.374 19 29 51:44.997
8 GERT56 by GS YUASA BMW 1 SST 786 24:01:25.036 30 Lp. 7 Lp. 1:39.722 6 26 49:45.806
9 No Limits Motor Team Suzuki 2 SST DIT 783 24:02:38.348 33 Lp. 3 Lp. 1:38.997 61 26 1:46:30.455
10 TEAM MOTO AIN Yamaha 3 SST 781 24:01:35.646 35 Lp. 2 Lp. 1:39.373 8 28 1:00:40.431
11 MACO RACING Team Yamaha 8 EWC 781 24:02:31.068 35 Lp. 55.422 1:38.113 688 26 59:39.997
12 Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto Kawasaki 4 SST 779 24:00:57.532 37 Lp. 2 Lp. 1:38.897 5 27 1:04:42.979
13 Motobox Kremer Racing #65 Yamaha 9 EWC 774 24:01:16.290 42 Lp. 5 Lp. 1:39.878 630 33 56:55.392
14 Team LRP Poland BMW 10 EWC 770 24:01:15.464 46 Lp. 4 Lp. 1:39.624 60 26 1:49:08.414
15 JMA MOTOS ACTION BIKE Suzuki 5 SST DIT 769 24:01:28.446 47 Lp. 1 Lp. 1:40.452 451 30 49:07.885
16 OG MOTORSPORT BY SARAZIN Yamaha 6 SST DIT 766 24:00:58.400 50 Lp. 3 Lp. 1:39.108 366 28 1:25:27.203
17 AM Moto Racing Competition Kawasaki 7 SST DIT 765 24:00:57.755 51 Lp. 1 Lp. 1:39.858 21 28 2:48:49.419
18 Slider Endurance Yamaha 8 SST DIT 765 24:00:59.403 51 Lp. 1.648 1:41.467 58 25 56:16.578
19 Junior Team Suzuki LMS Suzuki 9 SST 756 24:01:02.702 60 Lp. 9 Lp. 1:39.753 22 27 1:06:17.273
20 Tati Team Beaujolais Racing Kawasaki 11 EWC 755 24:01:19.602 61 Lp. 1 Lp. 1:37.444 445 33 2:45:13.292
21 Team Bolliger Switzerland Kawasaki 12 EWC 755 24:02:32.660 61 Lp. 1:13.058 1:39.338 35 29 2:08:45.425
22 Falcon Racing Rennes Motos Yamaha 10 SST 754 24:02:50.441 62 Lp. 1 Lp. 1:40.047 612 27 1:07:15.674
23 Dunlop Motors Events Suzuki 11 SST 746 24:02:05.843 70 Lp. 8 Lp. 1:41.997 27 26 1:03:36.988
24 ENERGIE ENDURANCE 91 Kawasaki 12 SST DIT 741 24:01:03.985 75 Lp. 5 Lp. 1:40.927 17 27 2:11:38.814
25 British Endurance Racing Team Suzuki 13 EWC DIT 741 24:03:15.523 75 Lp. 2:11.538 1:41.711 25 30 1:16:15.897
26 Aprilia Le Mans 2 Roues Aprilia 13 SST DIT 731 24:01:03.067 85 Lp. 10 Lp. 1:41.228 323 31 1:48:16.948
27 Moto Sport Endurance Yamaha 14 SST DIT 728 24:02:38.731 88 Lp. 3 Lp. 1:42.665 31 25 2:13:18.101
28 TEAM 202 Yamaha 15 SST DIT 720 24:01:03.683 96 Lp. 8 Lp. 1:42.800 79 25 1:32:10.951
29 ATLANTIC RACING TEAM Honda 16 SST DIT 688 24:01:04.140 128 Lp. 32 Lp. 1:42.259 54 30 3:22:24.434
30 TEAM RACING 85 Kawasaki 17 SST 676 24:01:46.649 140 Lp. 12 Lp. 1:42.309 497 29 3:06:55.158
31 BMW MOTORRAD WORLD ENDURANCE TEAM BMW 14 EWC 802 23:47:19.964 14 Lp. - 1:37.436 658 26 39:00.809
32 METISS Metiss 1 EXP DIT 520 16:53:29.647 296 Lp. 282 Lp. 1:39.751 14 24 1:25:47.299
33 ERC-Endurance Ducati 15 EWC 470 14:59:35.454 346 Lp. 50 Lp. 1:37.540 58 18 2:10:52.639
34 Wójcik Racing Team 2 Yamaha 18 SST DIT 456 14:33:27.730 360 Lp. 14 Lp. 1:40.909 83 16 26:04.157
35 BMRT 3D MAXXESS NEVERS Kawasaki 19 SST 334 10:41:07.579 482 Lp. 122 Lp. 1:38.739 24 14 1:13:31.846
36 RAC41 CHROMEBURNER Honda 20 SST 234 08:32:42.491 582 Lp. 100 Lp. 1:39.677 28 12 1:30:41.311
37 Space Moto Suzuki 21 SST DIT 110 04:07:38.758 706 Lp. 124 Lp. 1:41.723 3 5 24:32.530
38 National Motos Honda 16 EWC DIT 53 02:08:47.833 763 Lp. 57 Lp. 1:38.335 20 2 19:02.025