Steve Plater's Honda France team have taken pole position for tomorrow's 24-hour race at Le Mans following the Superpole qualification session this afternoon. The Yamaha France squad went into the shootout in front, but Plater's team-mate Sebastien Charpentier put the Honda squad back on top.
Simon Andrews GSR squad, which also contains his MSS Colchester Kawasaki team-mate qualified fourth after Superpole and are just four-tenths of a second behind the Honda men.
Phase One Yamaha didn't make it into Superpole, finishing the second qualifying session in 20th place, with the Alf's squad in 25th.
Le Mans Superpole - conditions dry
1 111 EWC HONDA FRANCE PLATER ST/CHARPENTIER S/LAGRIVE M/BOUAN D HONDA 1:37.304 3 1:37.304 154,834
2 94 EWC YAMAHA FRANCE - GMT 94 GIMBERT S/CHECA D/NIGON E/GUYOT CH YAMAHA 1:37.462 2 1:37.462 0:00.158 154,583
3 63 EWC * MICHELIN POWER RESEARCH COSTES W/MARCHAND H/MONGE J/STEY B HONDA 1:37.468 3 1:37.468 0:00.164 154,574
4 11 EWC TEAM GSR KAWASAKI DA COSTA J/FORAY K/ANDREWS S/MOREIRA F KAWASAKI 1:37.708 3 1:37.708 0:00.404 154,194
5 7 EWC * YAMAHA AUSTRIA RT JERMAN I/MARTIN ST/GIABBANI G/LEBLANC G YAMAHA 1:38.036 3 1:38.036 0:00.732 153,678
6 1 EWC SUZUKI ENDURANCE RT PHILIPPE V/VENEMAN B/DIETRICH G SUZUKI 1:38.222 3 1:38.222 0:00.918 153,387
7 8 EWC * BOLLIGER TEAM SAIGER H/MUFF P/PENZKOFER R/MIZERA E KAWASAKI 1:38.958 3 1:38.958 0:01.654 152,246
8 35 SST LMR RACING BRIVET C/PIOT P/MORILLON D YAMAHA 1:39.060 3 1:39.060 0:01.756 152,09
9 55 EWC NATIONAL MOTOS FOUR O/SCARNATO S/LOZANO D/FOURCADET B HONDA 1:39.184 3 1:39.184 0:01.880 151,899
10 69 EWC * RT RACING TEAM DEVOYON JL/CHEVRE R/JOND F SUZUKI 1:43.230 3 1:43.230 0:05.926 145,946
Times after qualifying practice two - conditions dry
11 72 SST JUNIOR TEAM SUZUKI LMS FORAY F - 1:39.492 TANGRE C - 1:39.572 BULLE L - 1:41.909 1:40.324 0:02.383
12 14 EWC BK MACO MOTO RACING PRIDMORE J - 1:40.594 RIBALTA D - 1:39.758 CARRASCO V - 1:40.874 1:40.409 0:02.468
13 18 EWC TEAM 18 SAPEURS-POMPIERS MOLINIER ST - 1:40.461 BRIERE D - 1:41.194 TANGRE J - 1:40.763 1:40.806 0:02.865
14 41 EWC RAC 41 - CITY BIKE JUNOD G - 1:40.307 GANTNER H - 1:41.024 HOUSSIN V - 1:41.221 1:40.851 0:02.910
15 110 EWC AM MOTO RAC COMPETITION HERNANDEZ S - 1:40.674 GUERSILLON P - 1:41.364 AUGER F - 1:41.032 1:41.023 0:03.082
16 21 EWC RMT 21 RACING TEAM SEIDEL M - 1:42.712 ZAISER C - 1:39.885 ETHERIDGE S - 1:41.798 1:41.465 0:03.524
17 57 SST TEAM LTG 57 - ZONE ROUGE MILLET F - 1:41.029 FREMY L - 1:41.288 LALEVEE M - 1:42.091 1:41.469 0:03.528
18 56 SST SELECT MACHINES SOTTER Y - 1:40.848 HENRY J - 1:41.525 PICHON M - 1:42.375 1:41.583 0:03.642
19 95 SST QATAR ENDURANCE RT AL NAIMI M - 1:42.299 AL MANNAI R - 1:43.902 DELHALLE A - 1:39.496 1:41.899 0:03.958
20 3 EWC PHASE ONE ENDURANCE VALCANERAS P - 1:42.389 CUDLIN A - 1:42.522 CUDLIN D - 1:40.816 1:41.909 0:03.968
21 27 SST TRT27 / BAZAR 2 LA BECANE PRULHIERE S - 1:41.395 ANDRIEU M - 1:43.118 GNEMMI G - 1:41.238 1:41.917 0:03.976
22 45 OPEN METISS JLC MOTO BOCQUET V - 1:41.347 BOUVIER D - 1:40.875 CHERON E - 1:43.782 1:42.001 0:04.060
23 100 SST TEAM ENDURANCE MOTO 45 LAGRIVE A - 1:43.910 PARISSE E - 1:39.948 GANFORNINA A - 1:42.144 1:42.001 0:04.060
24 50 SST TEAM MOTORS EVENTS ULMANN O - 1:42.657 BERNON F - 1:41.972 HUMEAU E - 1:41.872 1:42.167 0:04.226
25 59 EWC TEAM ALF S CROCKFORD J - 1:41.332 CUMMINS C - 1:42.615 THOMPSON ST - 1:43.235 1:42.394 0:04.453
26 75 SST STAND 41/ADRENATEAM DIGUET J - 1:42.674 DUPREZ N - 1:42.704 GUERIN F - 1:43.340 1:42.906 0:04.965
27 141 SST TEAM REPAIR MOTOS 41 HUVIER C - 1:42.169 EMONET D - 1:43.337 FOULOI D - 1:43.351 1:42.952 0:05.011
28 33 SST TEAM ENDURANCE 33 GILES P - 1:42.969 CUZIN B - 1:42.358 MACKELS B - 1:43.546 1:42.958 0:05.017
29 24 SST 3D ENDURANCE MOTO HAQUIN CH - 1:43.288 MARMONT C - 1:42.644 LABUSSIERE E - 1:43.920 1:43.284 0:05.343
30 5 EWC AMADEUS X-ONE TESSARI P - 1:44.002 GRUY WH - 1:43.932 DOS SANTOS A - 1:42.706 1:43.547 0:05.606
31 15 SST SH TECHNOLOGIE LOUVEL C - 1:44.977 GRILLI N - 1:43.382 JAULNEAU N - 1:42.832 1:43.730 0:05.789
32 411 EWC MCS RACING STIBILJ J - 1:42.531 HOGAN C - 1:43.711 ALMEDA J - 1:45.285 1:43.842 0:05.901
33 77 SST CORDOBA PAT. HUM. MOLINA A - 1:42.459 SAINZ D - 1:44.406 VALERA FJ - 1:44.748 1:43.871 0:05.930
34 44 EWC NO LIMITS LEQUERE A - 1:46.673 BELLUCI E - 1:43.918 MIININ C - 1:43.004 1:44.532 0:06.591
35 78 SST MOTO 78 JONOT J-F - 1:45.424 NAPOLI E - 1:44.955 GARONNAT J - 1:44.460 1:44.946 0:07.005
36 87 SST R2CL TACHON LA - 1:46.064 CHAUSSE R - 1:45.074 DE LAVILLE C - 1:44.075 1:45.071 0:07.130
37 176 SST X-TREM BIKE PRIGENT A - 1:43.747 TURPIN L - 1:47.462 ESNAULT J - 1:44.088 1:45.099 0:07.158
38 119 EWC SLIDER ENDURANCE COQUEREAU B - 1:44.198 LECOUTURIER M - 1:46.894 PAAVILAINEN T - 1:45.679 1:45.590 0:07.649
39 39 SST ATOMIC MOTO SPORT KOKES ST - 1:45.478 REVAKA T - 1:46.391 ROUSSEL N - 1:45.575 1:45.815 0:07.874
40 84 SST MARKOS SUZUKI SERBIAN T PERISIC D - 1:45.526 LAZIC B - 1:47.291 STANICIC Z - 1:45.545 1:46.121 0:08.180
41 66 SST RACING TEAM SARAZIN GUEROUAH CH - 1:44.707 GENETAY J-PH - 1:47.498 JARDIN T - 1:46.470 1:46.225 0:08.284
42 116 SST FRT (Full Gas RT) MARTINS R - 1:46.184 PATAULT PH - 1:46.904 1:46.544 0:08.603
43 53 SST JPP RACING LASSUS J - 1:48.153 MESSAGER D - 1:47.030 MESLET P - 1:47.292 1:47.492 0:09.551
44 96 EWC CROSS ROADS LOEUL L - 1:44.384 PAUL S - 1:49.388 DURAND PH - 1:49.837 1:47.870 0:09.929
45 47 SST H2A ENDURANCE HENRY S - 1:46.148 HENRY M - 1:47.026 ANIORTE N - 1:50.524 1:47.899 0:09.958
46 30 OPEN MOTO JOURNAL - MATMUT DUMAIN D - 1:47.795 ENAULT Z - 1:47.986 COCHET L - 1:49.696 1:48.492 0:10.551