From a press release issued by FGSport Group:

Yamaha GMT94 have taken the lead in the FIM World Endurance Championship standings, seizing a ten point advantage over Suzuki Castrol after taking the win at Sunday’s Zhuhai 6 Hour race. With a win apiece these two teams seem set to go head to head at every race, and the ten points that Suzuki Castrol’s final session spill have cost them might be sorely missed at the end of the year. Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 are in a comfortable third place just three points behind Suzuki Castrol and twelve ahead of Suzuki Zongshen. We expect a consistent performance from French long-distance specialists Endurance Moto 38 over the full season. Zongshen were the only non-permanent team to score points in China.

Suzuki Jet Team, Kawasaki Diablo and Suzuki No Limits are the only other teams to have scored at both rounds of the championship. Consistency is vital for championship success in a seven race series as 2003 World Endurance Champions Yamaha Phase One Endurance proved last year, scoring at every round to take the title. This year the reigning champions have fared less well, limping home with a slipping clutch at Zhuhai to finally get on the points table.

The next round of the championship is the Albacete 12 Horas Nocturnas on the 5th and 6th of June. The 12 hour overnight race carries extra points due to its longer length; the winner there will earn 38 points, second place 30 points, third place 20 points, and so on.

Endurance World Championship Point Standings:

1. Yamaha – GMT 94, FRA, Yamaha YZF-R1, 45 points
2. Suzuki-Castrol, FRA, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 35 points
3. Endurance Moto 38, FRA, Yamaha YZF-R1, 32 points
4. Suzuki Zongshen, CHN, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 20 points
5. JET Team, SUI, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 18 points
6. Diablo 666 Bolliger, GBR, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 15 points
7. Kawasaki Bolliger, SUI, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 13 points
8. WRT-Honda Austria, AUT, Honda CBR1000RR, 13 points
9. Bridgestone Bikers Profi, GER, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 11 points
10. Yamaha Austria, AUT, Yamaha YZF-R1, 11 points


17. Yamaha Phase One Endurance, GBR, Yamaha YZF-R1, 5 points