Bol d’Or 2026 – Hour 3 : F.C.C. TSR Honda snaps up Bol d’Or lead in BMW duel

F.C.C. TSR Honda takes the sting over BMW Motorrad in a decent lead battle in 2026 Bol d’Or, whereas YART stays inside placing distance.

Three hours into the 24-hour ordeal, F.C.C. TSR Honda France’s #5 took the lead of the Bol d’Or on monitor, passing the #37 BMW Motorrad World Endurance Workforce. 

Lurking simply behind the main duo is the #1 YART Yamaha.

After recovering from an early drop down the grid, the EWC championship leaders presently path the leaders by round 30 seconds. The #76 AutoRace Ube Racing Workforce BMW holds fourth place forward of the #12 Yoshimura SERT Motul Suzuki.  

The #5 Honda and the #37 BMW have been locked in a fierce battle because the second hour of the Bol d’Or, when the highest three had been separated by lower than three seconds.

Following the newest spherical of pit stops, the #5 Honda fought its means again into the lead, snatching prime spot from the Belgian squad.

Additional down the order, the #6 ERC Endurance BMW was pressured to serve a stop-and-go penalty because of an incorrect refuelling process.  

In the meantime, bother hit the experimental discipline because the #45 Metiss bike slowed with a mechanical concern, although it managed to remain out on monitor.

The #4 Tati Workforce AVA6 Racing Honda was no extra lucky. After slowing down and coming to a halt on the Mistral Straight, the bike needed to be towed again to the pits.