Sylvain Guintoli: “I would try my luck in a car”

At 39, the Frenchman is multiplying his experiences. Having competed in the Grands Prix, Superbike world champion, test rider for the Suzuki MotoGP team, he is also competing in the World Endurance Championship this year. Recent winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Motos, this lover of challenges now dreams of becoming the first driver to win the legendary Sarthe event on two and four wheels.

Published on 22/07/2021 à 12:00

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Sylvain Guintoli: “I would definitely try my luck in a car”

Sylvain, why did you decide this year to participate in the world championship ofEndurance ?

It’s something that happened naturally. In 2017, I started participating in the Suzuka 8 Hours with the Suzuki Yoshimura team. This is a very important event for Japanese manufacturers. A victory at Suzuka is probably more important for them than a world title. My participation in this race was linked to my test driver program MotoGP. This year, there was a rapprochement between SERT, the historic official team of Suzuki in Endurance, and Yoshimura who only competed in the Japanese round of this championship. Quite naturally, I was asked to join this new structure. I immediately accepted, because I had dreamed of participating in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

So, your first participation in the 24 Heures Motos was a success since you won the event last month, alongside Gregg Black and Xavier Simeon…

On peut dire que ça a été une course parfaite. On est bien parti, on s’est retrouvé tout de suite devant. On s’est ensuite bagarré avec le YART durant pratiquemen