World Endurance Championship Finale To Include 43 Teams

World Endurance Championship Finale To Include 43 Teams

© 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued By FG Sport Group:.

From a press release issued by FG Sport Group, organizers of the FIM Endurance World Championship:

43 Teams Entered for World Championship Finale

The provisional entry list for the final round of the FIM World Endurance Championship has been released. With over forty teams already entered and seven manufacturers represented a full grid is expected for the start of the Valleunga 200 mile race on the 5th of October.

Championship leaders Suzuki GB Phase One will field brothers James and Dean Ellison alongside Jimmy Lindstrom. Their main challenge will come from the Suzuki Zongshen No.1 bike of 2002 champions Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens, and from Oschersleben 24 Hour winners Yamaha GMT94. GMT94 have two bikes entered at Vallelunga; the No.94 machine of William Costes and David Checa (brother of MotoGP star Carlos) is joined at Vallelunga by the No.96 machine of Sebastien Scarnato and Italian Serafino Foti.

Flying the Italian flag at their home round will be D.R.E. Ducati, with Mike Edwards joining Marc Garcia and team manager Dario Marchetti on the factory supported Ducati 999R. X-One make a welcome return with their Mondial Piega, and TRD Racing have entered an Aprilia RSV1000. The Suzuki Zongshen No.2 bike will be ridden by regulars Igor Jerman, Bruno Bonhuil and Piergiorgio Bontempi, while Suzuki Police Nationale have drafted in Freddy Moreira to accompany Paolo Blora and Gwen Giabbani.

A number of the permanent teams are running two teams at Vallelunga, as well as GMT94. Hoffmann racing have two bikes entered (Nos. 15 and 35) as do Fagersjo-el.se (12 and 13) and Jet Team (14 and 28). Both Trackdaze entries are present and correct, with Damien Cudlin joining Nick Pilborough on the No.11 Junior bike. Their main rivals will be the Phase One Juniors (Henry Fincher, Martin Jessop and Andy Notman) and Diablo GB (James Hutchins, Kevin Falcke); real competition for championship points has built up
between these three young British teams.

All the teams entered have something to prove at the final round of what has been an intensely competitive season. The 2003 championship will de decided, and foundations laid for the 2004 season…

200 Miles of Vallelunga

Entry List

TEAM NATION BIKE CLASS RIDERS

1 Zongshen 1 CHN Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR Warwick NOWLAND (AUS) Stephane MERTENS (BEL)

2 Zongshen 2 CHN Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR Igor JERMAN (SLO) Bruno BONHUIL (FRA) Piergiorgio BONTEMPI (ITA)

3 Suzuki GB – Phase One GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR James ELLISON (GBR) J. LINDSTROM (SWE) Dean ELLISON (GBR)

4 KFM Herber End. GER Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR Hans HERBER (GER) Gustav PERSSON (SWE) Arne Tode (GER)

5 Ducati D.R.E 5 ITA Ducati 998 Dario MARCHETTI (ITA) Marc GARCIA (FRA)

6 Phase One Junior GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR Henry FINCHER (GBR) Martin JESSOP (GBR) Andy NOTMAN (GBR)

7 X-One ITA Mondial Piega Maurizio BARGIACCHI (ITA) Andrea PERSELLI (ITA)

8 Bolliger Team SUI Kawasaki ZX9R Marcel KELLENBERGER (SUI) Tobias NYSTROM (SWE)

9 Yamaha Austria Rac. Team AUT Yamaha YZF-R1 SBK Horst SAIGER (AUT) Erwin WILDING LEOBEN (AUT) Karl TRUCHSESS (AUT)

10 Trackdaze 10 GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR Jim AGOMBAR (GBR) Hugh BRASHER (GBR) Jeffrey COLLINS (GBR)

11 Trackdaze 11 GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR Nick PILBOURGH (GBR) Damien CUDLIN (AUS)

12 Team Fagersjo-el.se SWE Yamaha YZF-R1 Pete JENNINGS Tom SYKES

13 Team Fagers jo-el.se SWE Yamaha YZF-R1 Niklas CALBERG (SWE) Tobias ANDERSSON (SWE)
Camillo ADRIAN

14 Jet Team SUI Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR Eric MONOT (FRA) Sylvain WALDMEIER (SUI)

15 Hofmann Racing Team GER Suzuki GSX-R1000 Sandor BITTER (HUN) Frank SPENNER (GER)

18 Maco Moto Racing Team SVK Yamaha YZF-R1 Martin KUZMA (SVK) JiAB DRACDAK (CZH) Renzo MAZZOLI (ITA)

19 3B Team ITA Yamaha YZF-R1 STK Andrea POGGI (ITA) Davide GRANDI (ITA)

21 DMG Racing Team 21 ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 SBK Fabrizio GUERRA (ITA) Fiorenzo GILARDONI (ITA) Diego PILIA (ITA)

22 22 Police Nationale FRA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Gwen GIABBANI (FRA) Paolo BLORA (ITA) Frédéric MOREIRA (FRA)

25 Scuderia Race Riders ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Carlo STROPPARO (ITA) Simone TESSARI (ITA)

28 Jet Team SUI Suzuki GSX-R1000 Claude-Alain JAGGI (SUI) Sébastien PELLERITI (SUI) Pierry VUILLE (SUI)

29 DMG Racing Team 27 ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Gianpiero BULLA (ITA) Antonio BULLA (ITA)

35 Hofmann Racing Team GER Suzuki GSX-R1000 Lars ALBRECHT (GER) Niggi SCHMASSMANN (SUI)

38 Yamaha EndUR.Moto 38 FRA Yamaha YZF-R1 Christian HACQUIN (FRA) Bernard CUZIN (FRA)

39 Racing Team Millenium ITA Honda CBR600 Andrea SCHIAVI (ITA) Roberto BARBIERI (ITA)
Davide FLACCAVENTO VITALI (ITA)

41 DMG Racing Team 41 ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Libertario CERRINI (ITA) Riccardo CERRINI (ITA)
Valerio RUFOLONI (ITA)

42 As Real Bike Racing ITA Ducati 998 Arrigo SPINA (ITA) Francesco CORESI (ITA)

44 Suzuki – No Limits ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Roberto RUOZI (ITA) Moreno CODELUPPI (ITA)

49 Faccio Racing ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Enzo CHIAPELLO (ITA) Fabrizio BASSO (ITA) Emili MITJA (ITA)

50 PS Schlesinger Endurance GER Suzuki GSX-R1000 SPR Peter MEYER (GER) Stefan MEYER (GER)

54 Alpi Racing Team ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Roberto BOSIO (ITA) Samuele BOSIO (ITA) Giorgio SALVATICO (ITA)

57 Celani Team ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Ilario DIONISI (ITA) Alex MARTINEZ (SPA)

65 Speedracing Team ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 STK Carlo STRADI (ITA) Sandro CAPRARA (ITA) Roberto FECCHIO (ITA)

71 Faber Team ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Alberto BATTISTUTTA (ITA) Giunluigi VALLISSARI (ITA) Loris MANDRO (ITA)

76 Team Klein 76 AUT Yamaha YZF-R1 SPR Eric RAUNEGGER (AUT) Klein GERHARD (AUT) Klaus KILLMANN (AUT)

88 Scuderia Solomoto Benevento ITA Yamaha YZF-R1 Antonio AGOSTINELLI (ITA) Giovanni AVERSANO (ITA) Pier Luigi PERROTTELLI (ITA)

94 Yamaha GMT94 FRA Yamaha YZF-R1 William COSTES (FRA) David CHECA (ESP)

96 Yamaha GMT96 FRA Yamaha YZF-R1 Sébastien SCARNATO (ITA) Serafino FOTI (ITA) Cristophe GUYOT (FRA)

102 Onlybike Racing Team ITA Suzuki GSX-R750 Claudio FERRI (ITA) Fabrizio STELTI (ITA)

103 Solandra 2 ITA Suzuki GSX-R1000 Alex BARDUZZO (ITA) Vittorio SCATOLA (ITA)

104 Solandra 2 ITA Ducati 998 Andrea CLERICI (ITA) Alessandro CAIANI (ITA)

113 TRD Racing ITA Aprilia RSV 1000 Lucio BATTISTI (ITA) Luca PASQUARDINI (ITA)

666 Diablo GB GBR Suzuki GSX-R1000 James HUTCHINS (GBR) Kevin FALCKE (GBR)

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