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2005 WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP 

Suzuki Castrol Win 2005 FIM World Endurance Championship

2005 WORLD ENDURANCE MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP

FINAL 2005 STANDING: WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Suzuki Castrol Win 2005 FIM World Endurance Championship

• after Oschersleben 24 Hour:
• Suzuki Castrol have won the 2005 FIM World Championship with one race left to run. With 109 points they have an unbeatable 45 point advantage over second placed Kawasaki Bolliger; only 25 points are available to the winner of the Vallelunga 200 final round of the championship in September.
• The battle for second place in the championship is still alive. Bolliger’s sister squad Kawasaki Diablo are in third place on 48 points and Yamaha Austria are fourth with 46 points; a win at Vallelunga for either of these teams could give them second place overall. Only two points separate the Shell Endurance Academy (38 points), Yamaha Phase One Endurance (37 points) and Suzuki No Limits & RT Racing Team (36 points). The battle for honour between Yamaha Phase One and their junior team the Shell Endurance Academy is likely to be very intense, but Italian No Limits will be on home ground at Vallelunga.
• Good results at Suzuka and Oschersleben have lifted Aprilia Motociclismo Test Team to 12th place, just behind Suzuki Bridgestone Bikers Profi and only two points ahead of Suzuki Austria Team 76. The biggest losers after Oschersleben are Yamaha Austria and Yamaha Phase One; they slipped from second and third in the championship to fourth and sixth respectively. 38 teams have scored championship points so far this year, but only Suzuki Castrol, Shell Endurance Academy and Suzuki No Limits have scored points at every round.

2005 RACE RESULTS:

PRESS RELEASE:
The World Endurance Championship is a unique and gruelling test of motorcycle and rider power and endurance - a worldwide phenomenon that's a massive hit with race fans, riders and teams alike. The Championship is one of only three world road racing championships officially sanctioned by the FIM. World Endurance races are known for their spectacular starts, which see the riders sprint across the track to their waiting motorcycles. Race weekends are hugely popular festivals with music and all kinds of entertainment for spectators. Last year saw production based motorcycles from twelve manufacturers ridden by competitors from twenty different nations competing for overall honour, and the World Endurance Championship is widely recognised as a route into World Superbikes (for 2004 Would Endurance Champion Sebastien Gimbert) and MotoGP (for 2003 World Endurance Champion James Ellison).

• BEFORE 2005 SEASON START: 2005 Title Fight – The Contenders (FEB 15, 2005)
• 5 ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP
• NOWLAND RETURNS FROM WORLD SUPERBIKES

2005 RIDERS & TEAMS:

• Suzuki Castrol Team FRA
  Vincent Philippe FRA SUZUKI
  Matthieu Lagrive FRA GSXR 1000
  Keiichi Kitagawa JAP
• Yamaha Phase One Endurance GBR
  Andi Notman GBR YAMAHA
  Damian Cudlin AUS R1
  Warwick Nowland AUS R1
  Dean Ellison GBR
• Benelli X - One ITA
  Paolo Tessari ITA BENELLI
  Riccardo Ricci ITA TORNADO 900
• Bridgestone Bikers Profi Team GER
  Tim Roethig GER SUZUKI
  Thomas Cziborra GER GSXR 1000
  Stefan Strauch GER
  Ame Tode GER
• Shell Endurance Academy GBR
  Henry Ficher GBR YAMAHA
  Marko Rohtlaan EST R1
  Alek Buseski POL
• Yamaha Austria Racing Team AUT
  Horst Saiger AUT YAMAHA
  Igor Jerman SLO R1
  Gwen Giabbani FRA
  Thomas Hinterreiter AUT
• Bolliger Team Switzerland SUI
  Marcel Kellenbeger SUI KAWASAKI
  David Morillon FRA ZX10 R
• Ducati Spring Team ITA
  Matteo Colombo ITA DUCATI
  Lorenzo Mauri ITA 999
• MV Agusta Burger King Lust Rac. GER
  Gerd P. Meyer GER MV AGUSTA
  Stefan Meyer GER 1000
• Maco Moto Racing Team SLK
  Martin Kuzma SLK YAMAHA
  Milos Cihak CZE R1
  Marek Svoboda CZE
• Team Innodrom Racing GER
  NiggiSchmassmann SUI SUZUKI
  Lars Albrecht GER GSXR 1000
• Suzuki Eurosport Benelux NED
  SUZUKI GSXR 1000
• Kawasaki Endurance Germany GER
  Mark Bruning GER KAWASAKI
  Thomas Roth GER ZX 10
• No Limits & R.T. Motor Team ITA
  Roberto Ruozi ITA SUZUKI
  Moreno Codeluppi ITA GSXR 1000
  Andrea Giachino ITA
• Suzuki Fabi Corse ITA
  Patrizio Fabi ITA SUZUKI GSXR 1000
• Team Power Bike FRA
  David Barrot FRA YAMAHA
  Patrick Viera FRA R1
• Suzuki Austria Team 76 AUT
  Gerhard Klein AUT SUZUKI
  Sandor Bitter HUN GSXR 1000
  Marjan Malec SLO
• Kawasaki Diablo 666 GBR
  James Hutchins GBR KAWASAKI
  Kevin Falcke GBR ZX 10 R
  Steve Mizera GER
  Mike Edwards GBR

2005 ENDURANCE RACE FORMATS

• EVENTS IN EUROPE, JAPAN & CHINA
• 24 HOURS: Oschersleben 24Hr
  8 HOURS: Suzuka 8Hr, Albacete 8Hr
  500 KM: Assen
  200 MILE: Imola, Vallelunga

LAST SEASON: 2004

2004 FINAL STANDING

• 1 Yamaha GMT 94, Checa, Costes, Gimbert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 169 pts
• 2 Suzuki-Castrol, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 110
• 3 Yamaha Endurance Moto 38, Yamaha YZF-R1, 104
• 4 Yamaha Austria Racing Team, 100
• 5 Suzuki Jet Team, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 56
• 6 Bridgestone Bikers Profi 1, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 39