SERT consolidates its leading position at the Bol d’Or in front of Monster Yamaha YART, Team SRC Kawasaki and BMW Motorrad France 99 The pace does not decline in the lead. The leading machines make their lap times between 1’42 and 1’44 in the night and in the traffic, keeping their advantage or recovering an eventual loss during the intervention of the safety cars around 9pm. This 20-minute neutralisation benefited to the Monster Yamaha YART which took the second place from the Team SRC Kawasaki and the BMW Motorrad France 99, all stuck behind the leader SERT since the start of the race. At midnight the SERT has opened a gap of two laps over the Monster Yamaha YART and the SRC Kawasaki. The BMW Motorrad France 99, which lost some time during the presence of the safety cars on the track and also because little braking problems, is now three laps behind the leader. The Kawasaki Bolliger Team Switzerland continues in the fifth position since the start of the race, ahead of the Honda National Motos which keeps on its good course without problem. This private Honda still maintains the factory machine of team Honda TT Legends at a certain distance. The Spanish Yamaha YMES Folch Endurance remains close in eighth place. The first two Superstock machines, the Suzukis AM Moto Racing Compétition and Team Motor Events Bodyguard AMT, are in the top ten ahead of the Maccio Racing Team Kawasaki. First machine in the Open Class, the Metiss JLC Moto, which can be recognised with its one-side front swingarm, maintains a very good pace in its 12th position. Some notable changes happened in this evening. After two crashes, of which the latter was very spectacular, the Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers had to cut short its first appearance on a BMW. The engine break of the Maco Racing Yamaha around 9.00pm caused the crash and retirement of the Junior Team Suzuki LMS. The swingarm of the Suzuki was too damaged and the rider Batiste Guittet, with an injured elbow, could not race any longer.