With simply two hours remaining on the 89th Bol d’Or, the #37 BMW Motorrad World Endurance Staff is closing in on each race victory and the 2026 FIM EWC World Championship title.
Whereas the order on the very entrance stays unchanged, with the #37 BMW Motorrad World Endurance Staff main the #12 Yoshimura SERT Suzuki, the late-race shock got here from the #5 F.C.C. TSR Honda France.
John McPhee’s crash at 11:30 a.m. shattered Honda’s podium hopes on this 2026 Bol d’Or, forcing an 11-minute pit cease for repairs that dropped the #5 Honda to fourth place.
The #1 YART Yamaha capitalised on the blunder, inheriting third place.
Nevertheless, holding P3 remains to be not sufficient for YART to defend their crown, because the #37 BMW at present holds a four-point benefit over Suzuki within the digital standings to safe the world title.
Additional again, the #11 Webike Trickstar Kawasaki suffered a pit cease delay that noticed them rejoin in ninth, however their rivals on the #99 Staff Elf KM99 Yamaha suffered a devastating engine failure, leaving mechanics scrambling within the storage as their hopes evaporated.
In the meantime, the #6 ERC Endurance BMW grew to become the newest high-profile casualty, compelled into retirement with underneath three hours remaining.
