The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team went all out in the first qualifying practice session of the Oschersleben 8 Hours in a bid to defend its first place in the provisional rankings of the FIM Endurance World Championship once the race gets under way on Saturday. On the basis of the average lap times of all the riders, the French official Suzuki with its Dunlop tyres is in first place on the provisional grid ahead of the armada of teams running on Michelin: BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent, Monster Energy Yamaha YART and Yamaha France GMT 94 Michelin Yamalube. Honda TT Legends makes up the Top 5 in front of the astonishing Superstock Suzuki of the MCP Starteam 67 ridden by Claude Lucas and Jonathan Hardt.The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team clinched this provisional pole position thanks to lap times just under the 1'27 mark clocked up by Vincent Philippe and Anthony Delhalle on the German track this afternoon. Damian Cudlin of the BMW Motorrad France Team Thevent also dipped under 1'27. But the day's best performance was signed by the Japanese rider Katsuyuki Nakusuga of Monster Energy Yamaha YART with a fastest lap in 1'26.397. In Superstock, behind the MCP Starteam 67, the Suzukis of the Qatar Endurance Racing Team and AM Moto Racing Compétition are currently lying ahead of the provisional leader of the FIM World Cup, the Penz13 Kraftwerk Herpigny Racing on a BMW.The second qualifying practice session will take place tomorrow, Friday, at mid-day. The Oschersleben 8 Hours, fourth round of the FIM Endurance World Championship, will begin in earnest at 14.00 hours on Saturday for the 30 crews who have entered this classic race. ResultsYou can follow the race on Saturday from 14 h 00 (GMT +2) on FIM-LIVE.COM with the "LIVE TIMING" set up by Tag Heuer, and get regular live updates on TwitterFor the latest pics, visit www.flickr.com/photos/fim-live/
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