Bol d’Or 2026 – Hour 1 : #37 BMW leads early as #1 YART Yamaha recovers from gradual begin

The #37 BMW Motorrad staff took management of the 2026 Bol d’Or opening hour at Le Castellet, whereas YART Yamaha mounted a fast fightback following a dramatic lights-out delay within the EWC finale.

Whereas the pole-sitting #37 BMW Motorrad World Endurance Crew made a strong begin with Michael van der Mark on the wheel, it was Gregg Black with the #12 Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki that snatched the early lead into Flip 1.

Additional again, the #1 YART Yamaha suffered a nightmarish getaway, dropping from seventh on the grid all the way down to sixteenth because the lights went out.

Nevertheless, the defending champions launched a fast fightback, slicing by the sphere to recuperate to fourth place inside the first half-hour.

In the meantime, the #12 SERT machine progressively slipped again to fifth after its early cost.

With 23 hours remaining, the race stays huge open and something can occur on the Mistral Straight.

Within the Superstock class, the opening minutes introduced immediate championship drama. Key title contenders Aprilia #49 Revo-M2 and the BMW #25 Crew Étoile collided early on, placing each bikes underneath rapid strain, although no DNF has occurred.

Thankfully, each machines have been in a position to rejoin, leaving the complete grid intact with no DNFs total within the first hour of the 2026 Bol d’Or.