Wójcik Racing Team win EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy at the Bol d’Or

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Published 23/09/2019 at 16:34 GMT

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The EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy winner Wójcik Racing Team also took a podium finish at the Bol d’Or. The Polish team managed to turn the rain-affected and eventful race to their advantage. They received the €7,000 prize awarded to the EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy winner, coming in ahead of Omega Maco Racing Team and Tati Team Beaujolais Racing.

Wójcik Racing Team started the FIM Endurance World Championship season by carrying off the EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy, just as they did last year. But their 2019 victory – which netted them a €7,000 prize – was all the sweeter because of their brilliant second place-finish in the 24-hour race. Gino Rea, Christoffer Bergman and Axel Maurin, the Yamaha-mounted Polish team’s riders, dodged every possible pitfall on a wet then dry track to finish just one lap behind the Bol d’Or winner Suzuki Endurance Racing Team.

Omega Maco Racing Team finished at the foot of the 2019 Bol d’Or podium and took second place in the EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy. Pawel Szkopek, Bjorn Estment and Karel Hanika had started the race from beyond 20th position in the saddle of the Slovakian team’s Yamaha. Omega Maco Racing Team pocketed the €6,000 prize awarded to the runner-up.

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Tati Team Beaujolais Racing also ran a superb race, finishing the Bol d’Or in 7th place. The French Kawasaki-mounted team, who won the 2017-2018 FIM Endurance World Cup, are making steady progress in the Formula EWC class with riders Alan Techer, Kevin Denis and Julien Enjolras. They won third place in the EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy and the accompanying €5,000 prize.

Twelve other privateer teams using Dunlop tyres were awarded prizes at the Bol d’Or. They received amounts ranging from €4,000 down to €600 for the 15th-ranked team in the EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy.

Renewed for the 5th successive season by FIM EWC Eurosport Events, the organizers of each of the championship’s races and tyre manufacturer Dunlop, the EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy gives backing to privateer teams using Dunlop tyres who do not receive direct support from a constructor. The prize money for each of the two 24-hour races has been raised by €10,000 this season, taking the total prize money on offer to support Dunlop-shod teams to €140,000.

2019 Bol d’Or – EWC Dunlop Independent Trophy rankings

Cl.	N°	TEAMS	NAT	BIKE	MODEL	CAT	PRIZES
1	77	Wójcik Racing Team	POL	Yamaha	YZF-R1	EWC	7 000 €
2	14	Omega Maco Racing Team	SVK	Yamaha	YZF-R1	EWC	6 000 €
3	4	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	FRA	Kawasaki	ZX 10R	EWC	5 000 €
4	24	BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers	FRA	Kawasaki	ZX 10R	SST	4 000 €
5	55	National Motos	FRA	Honda	CB R1000 RR SP	EWC	3 500 €
6	50	Motors Events	FRA	Suzuki	GSXR-1000	SST	3 000 €
7	777	Wójcik Racing Team 2	POL	Yamaha	YZF-R1	SST	2 500 €
8	61	Mototech EWC Team	BEL	Yamaha	YZF-R1	EWC	2 000 €
9	3	AM Moto Racing Competition	FRA	Kawasaki	ZX 10R	SST	1 800 €
10	91	Energie Endurance 91	FRA	Kawasaki	ZX 10R	SST	1 200 €
11	41	Rac 41	FRA	Honda	CB R1000 RR	SST	1 000 €
12	156	Players	FRA	Kawasaki	ZX 10R	SST	900 €
13	34	JMA Motos Action Bike	FRA	Suzuki	GSXR-1000	SST	800 €
14	26	Zuff Racing Honda Swiss Team	SUI	Honda	CB R1000 RR SP	EWC	700 €
15	19	Girls Racing Team	FRA	Yamaha	YZF-R1	SST	600 €
16	196	FSB Matt Racing	POR	Yamaha	YZF-R1	EWC
17	86	Pitlane Endurance	FRA	Yamaha	YZF-R1	SST
18	22	Team 202	FRA	Yamaha	YZF-R1	SST
19	43	PLR	FRA	Yamaha	YZF-R1	SST
20	456	Pecable Racing Team	SUI	Kawasaki	ZX 10R	SST
21	12	LCR Endurance	FRA	Yamaha	YZF-R1	SST
22	70	TeamGP	FRA	Yamaha	YZF-R1	SST
23	98	EMRT	FRA	Yamaha	YZF-R1	EWC
24	27	TRT27 Bazar 2 La Bécane	FRA	Suzuki	GSXR-1000	SST
25	31	British Endurance Racing Team	GBR	Suzuki	GSXR-1000	EWC
26	74	Seigneur Motorsport Racing	FRA	BMW	S1000RR	SST