By Friday afternoon, 24 Heures Motos (EWC Round 1) qualifying results assemblage, forging a light on how current, former international roads scene competitors performed within Thursday, Friday’s qualifying stints.
The polesitters for the legendary twenty-four hours endurance race (first held in 1978 at Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans, France) are 2009, 2023, 2024 World Champions, YART Yamaha Official EWC Team, this season with Leandro Mercado, Marvin Fritz and the fastest exponent of qualifying, Czech rider Karel Hanika Jr (1.34.267).
He is the son of the late, great Karel Hanika Sr (two-times Dymokury 1993 Superbike races winner plus 300 Curves of Gustav Havel in Horice experienced).
Race action is scheduled to begin from 3:00 PM (local time) tomorrow. The World Sidecars Championship season opener additionally takes place this weekend at Le Mans and includes numerous road race experienced participants.
24 Heures Motos 2026 – Select Q1/Q2 Combined Qualifying Results:
(Top lap time positioned near racer’s name)
Blue Group Riders:
P16 – Martin Vugrinec (Maco Racing Team) – 1.37.496
P55 – Wayne Bourgeais (Basomba Racing) – 1.43.480
Yellow Group Riders:
P14 – Sheridan Morais (Team LRP Poland) – 1.37.711
P51 – Jef Van Calster (Grillini Racing Team) – 1.42.610
P54 – Nicolas Therouin (GRT42-Kawasaki Orleans Moto Sport) – 1.44.173
P55 – Ryan Maher (Team PMS99 Yam Racing) – 1.44.009
Red Group Riders:
P7 – Dan Linfoot (Yoshimura SERT Motul) – 1.35.430
P11 – Eemeli Lahti (TR27 AZ moto) – 1.37.065
P12 – Danny Webb (Team LRP Poland) – 1.37.082
P24 – Michal Prasek (Maco Racing Team) – 1.38.959
P25 – Ricardo Brink (Honda No Limits) – 1.39.414
P26 – Joe Akroyd (Team Metiss) – 1.39.422
P28 – Ville Valtonen (Team Bolliger Switzerland #8) – 1.39.578
P39 – Lancelot Unissart (Team HTC Racing) – 1.41.371
P42 – John Ross Billega (TMC 35-PMO) – 1.41.606
Green Group Riders (including fourth reserves riders for EWC class teams):
P43 – Timothee Monot (Team PMS99 Yam Racing) – 1.43.774
Words by Jan Vavra
