Sylvain Guintoli (the WSBK rider was brought in specifically for this event), Vincent Philippe and Freddy Foray rode their GSX-R1000 Suzuki took victory with 231 laps.
“Philippe took the holeshot from BMP Elf 99 and the battle between the two teams raged hour-after-hour. At the half way stage, SERT and the BMW squad were separated by less than a minute and both on 116 laps. Third place at the four-hour mark was held by Yamaha Austria Racing Team on 114 laps with Honda's RMT 21 Racing Team a further 43 seconds adrift,” a company statement reads.
This is SERT's tenth World Endurance title and comes in a season where it suffered a no-score at Le Mans in France and also did not start the third round at Suzuka in Japan.
SERT came into the final round trailing the private Kawasaki Bolliger team by nine points, but the Swiss squad was relegated to runners-up in the series after finishing fourth in the race.
The event was also cause for double celebration for Suzuki as eighth-place in the event gave Qatar Endurance Racing Team victory in the Superstock class ahead of fellow GSX-R1000-mounted Team Motors Events.
Overall Championship points:
1. SERT 95
2. Bolliger Team Switzerland 90
3. YART 60
4. RAC 41 City Bike 51
5. RT Moto Virus Racing 51
6. Motobox Kremer Shell Advance 39
7. YMES Folch Endurance 38
8. GSR Kawasaki 35
9. Yamaha France GMT 94 ipone 35
10. BMP Elf 99 Racing Team 34
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