Vincent Philippe and Matthieu Lagrive, riding for the QMMF Endurance World Champions, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team, confirmed their dominance this afternoon by taking pole position for tomorrow’s Doha 8 Hours. Yet again the pair improved on their lap times during the afternoon’s second qualifying session. Matthieu Lagrive recorded the best individual time of any session so far with a 2’03.566 lap, and his Suzuki 1 will start from the front in tomorrow’s race.
The 2007 Endurance World Champions recorded the fastest time in this afternoon’s free practice session for the Doha 8 Hours at the Losail circuit. Thanks to Vincent Philippe’s flying lap of 2’05.619, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team finished ahead of both the Kawasaki of the Qatar Endurance Racing Team (2’06.416) and the Yamaha Phase One team (2’07.910).
The Doha 8 Hours, the final leg of the 2007 QMMF Endurance FIM World Championship, will roar into action on Saturday 10th November at the Losail circuit in Qatar. This final race of the year also marks an important precedent, as it will be the first ever Endurance World Championship race staged at Losail. The international circuit is 5.4km in length and was built in 2004 in the desert close to Doha, the capital of Qatar.