BMW dominates Bol d’Or qualifying as #37 claims pole

BMW #37 secured pole place for the 2026 Bol d’Or, EWC‘s fourth and last spherical, main a BMW 1-2 forward of the #76 machine, whereas three-time race winner Suzuki #12 settled for third.

BMW Motorrad World Endurance Staff (#37) struck a significant blow within the title battle by taking pole place for the 2026 Bol d’Or.

Chasing down factors chief #1 YART Yamaha within the FIM EWC standings, the four-rider crew of Markus Reiterberger, Steven Odendaal, Michael van der Mark, and Jérémy Guarnoni set the tempo at Circuit Paul Ricard. Van der Mark sparked the cost early on, breaking the all-time observe file with a blistering 1:50.704 in Thursday’s Free Observe throughout his very first look on the venue.

Securing pole allowed the #37 BMW squad to pocket 5 important bonus factors earlier than the 24-hour race even begins, whereas the #1 YART Yamaha bike must battle ahead from seventh on the grid.

The #76 AutoRace Ube Racing Staff BMW secured second to lock out a BMW 1-2 and acquire 4 factors. Three-time defending race winner Suzuki #12 bagged third and three factors, forward of BMW #6 in fourth (two factors) and the #4 Tati Staff Ava6 Racing Honda, which snapped up the ultimate qualifying level in fifth.

Staff Etoile will get Bol d’Or pole in Superstock class, Excessive facet forward in Manufacturing

Within the Superstock class, the #25 BMW of Staff Etoile stormed to pole place, pocketing a most 5 bonus factors forward of the race.

Driving with Hikari Okubo, Motoharu Ito, Kaito Toba, and Rei Toshima, the squad held fourth within the championship standings, 22 factors off the lead held by the #38 BMW, and has now fired the primary salvo to shrink that hole.

Excessive Facet April Moto Louit took pole place within the Manufacturing class with #33 Kawasaki Adrian Parassol, Badreddine Benlekehal, Alex Sarrabayrouse, and Dylan Buisson.

Bol d’Or 2026 full beginning grid

1. #37 – BMW Motorrad World Endurance Staff (EWC / BMW)
2. #76 – AutoRace Ube Racing Staff (EWC / BMW)
3. #12 – Yoshimura SERT Motul (EWC / Suzuki)
4. #6 – ERC Endurance #6 (EWC / BMW)
5. #5 – F.C.C. TSR Honda France (EWC / Honda)
6. #4 – Tati Staff AVA6 Racing (EWC / Honda)
7. #1 – YART Yamaha Official EWC Staff (EWC / Yamaha)
8. #11 – Kawasaki Webike Trickstar (EWC / Kawasaki)
9. #99 – Elf Marc VDS Racing Staff / KM99 (EWC / Yamaha)
10. #25 – Staff Étoile (SST / BMW)
11. #77 – Wójcik Racing Staff #77 (SST / Honda)
12. #24 – MAXXESS By BMRT3D (EWC / Kawasaki)
13. #38 – Champion-Hert Powered by MRP (SST / BMW)
14. #49 – Revo-M2 (SST / Aprilia)
15. #9 – Staff Tecmas – Minerva Oil (SST / BMW)
16. #90 – LRP Poland (EWC / BMW)
17. #8 – Staff Bolliger Switzerland #8 (EWC / Kawasaki)
18. #18 – Staff 18 Pompiers Igol CMS Motostore (SST / Yamaha)
19. #27 – TRT27 AZ Moto (SST / Honda)
20. #41 – Dafy-Kaedear-RAC41-Honda (SST / Honda)
21. #14 – Maco Racing Staff (EWC / Yamaha)
22. #55 – Nationwide Motos Honda FMA (SST / Honda)
23. #65 – Motobox Kremer Racing by 321 (EWC / Yamaha)
24. #36 – 3ART Greatest Of Bike Hamaguchi (SST / Yamaha)
25. #45 – Staff Metiss (EXP / Metiss)
26. #44 – Honda No Limits (SST / Honda)
27. #113 – Staff 113 VIP Moto-Sporting Moto-Dynoperf (SST / Honda)
28. #53 – Mana-au Competitors (EWC / Honda)
29. #119 – Slider Endurance (SST / Honda)
30. #183 – Staff SLA / Honda Toulon (SST / Honda)
31. #34 – JMA Racing Motion Bike 34 (SST / Suzuki)
32. #72 – Junior Staff Le Mans Sud Suzuki (SST / Suzuki)
33. #85 – Staff Racing 85 by A2M2 (SST / Kawasaki)
34. #33 – Excessive Facet April Moto Louit (PRO / Kawasaki)
35. #98 – Staff PMS99 Yam Service (EWC / Yamaha)
36. #26 – Audemar Motoclub Gemenos (PRO / Yamaha)
37. #15 – Aprilia Le Mans 2 Roues (SST / Aprilia)
38. #112 – LCR Endurance (SST / Honda)
39. #135 – CAM Racing Staff (SST / Honda)
40. #96 – Legacy Competitors (PRO / Yamaha)
41. #16 – Staff HTC Racing (PRO / Yamaha)
42. #210 – Staff Grip Assault (PRO / Honda)
43. #199 – ARTEC #199 (PRO / Kawasaki)
44. #10 – Infiniteam Flam Racing (SST / Yamaha)
45. #42 – Greenteam 42 Lycée Sainte Claire (PRO / Kawasaki)
46. #531 – Mana-au Competitors (PRO / Honda)
47. #141 – DSE-RAC41-Honda (PRO / Honda)
48. #43 – Staff FMR 34 (EXP / Yamaha)
49. #31 – IC Racing Staff (SST / Kawasaki)
50. #222 – Staff Supermoto Racing (PRO / Yamaha)
51. #63 – PMS Racing Staff (SST / Yamaha)
52. #62 – Grillini Racing Staff (EWC / Kawasaki)
53. #156 – Moto Sport 56 by JMA Racing (PRO / Suzuki)
54. #137 – Focus Endurance (PRO / Kawasaki)
55. #22 – Staff 202 (SST / Yamaha)
56. #13 – Flying Buffs M3 Racing (PRO / BMW)