Bol d'Or 2026 - Hour 5 : BMW #37 outpaces Honda #5 on fuel strategy as Yamaha lags behind

At the 89th Bol d’Or, BMW’s #37 gained the upper hand over the #5 F.C.C. TSR Honda France after a pit-stop setback for the Honda. During its fifth service, the #5 Honda was forced into an unscheduled pit stop following a botched refuelling attempt, while BMW leveraged better fuel efficiency to extend stints and run one fewer pit stop. After five hours, the duel for the lead between the Belgian-backed BMW squad and Honda is intensifying, with lap record times falling in quick succession. Michael van der Mark set a 1:52.421 on the #37 BMW, answered immediately by Corentin Perolari on the #5 Honda. YART Yamaha holds third, with a 46th-place setback for AutoRace Ube Racing’s #76 after a crash and technical issues.