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[[Image:Course bol d or 2005.JPG|thumb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']]
The '''Bol d'or''' is a [[motorcycle]] [[endurance racing|endurance race]], held annually in [[France]]. Originally, it was an [[automobile]] as well as motorcycle race.

The race, traditionally taking place on the second weekend of September, lasts for 24 hours and each motorcycle has a team of 3 riders taking turns. Organized for a long time at [[Circuit Paul Ricard|Paul Ricard]], the race has taken place at [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|Magny-Cours]] since 2000.

==History==
* 1922: clay track located in [[Vaujours]], [[Clichy-sous-Bois]] and [[Livry-Gargan]], {{km to mi|5.126|abbr=yes}} long. One rider per motorcycle.
* 1923- 1936 : Loges track in [[Saint-Germain-en-Laye]]
* 1927: [[Fontainebleau]]
* 1937-1939: [[Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry|Linas-Montlhéry]]
* 1938-1946: No race
* 1947-1948: [[Saint-Germain-en-Laye]]
* 1949-1950: [[Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry|Montlhéry]]
* 1951: [[Saint-Germain-en-Laye]]
* 1952-1960: [[Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry|Montlhéry]]
* 1961-1968: No race
* 1969-1970: [[Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry|Montlhéry]]
* 1971-1977: [[Circuit de la Sarthe|Le Mans]]
* 1978-1999: [[Circuit Paul Ricard|Paul Ricard]]
* 2000- : [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|Magny-Cours]]


The race is part of the a part of the [[Endurance World Championship]]. The 2006 edition was the 70th edition of the race.

The race is an opportunity for a giant motorcycle rally, a carnival, a motorcycle show, and other motorcycle related events.

The 2007 race saw [[Suzuki]]'s supremacy (with [[Suzuki GSX-R1000]] finishing 1st and 2nd) since 2001 coming to an end with the victory of GMT94 team with the [[Yamaha R1]] and riders [[David Checa]], [[Sébastien Gimbert]] and [[Olivier Four]].


==Results==
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
! Year
! Riders
! Manufacturer 
|- 
|1985||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Alex Vieira]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Gérard Coudray]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Patrick Igoa]]||[[Honda]]
|-
|1986||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Dominique Sarron]]<br>{{flagiconSUI}} [[Pierre Bolle]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Louis Battistini]]||[[Honda]]
|-
|1987||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Dominique Sarron]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Michel Mattioli]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Louis Battistini]]||Honda
|-
|1988||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Alex Vieira]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Dominique Sarron]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Christophe Bouheben]]||Honda
|-
|1989||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Alex Vieira]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Michel Mattioli]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Roger Burnett]]||Honda
|-
|1990||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Alex Vieira]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Michel Mattioli]]<br>{{flagiconBEL}} [[Stéphane Mertens]]||Honda
|-
|1991||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Alex Vieira]]<br>{{flagiconCAN}} [[Miguel Duhamel]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Louis Battistini]]||[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
|-
|1992||{{flagiconGBR}} [[Terry Rymer]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Carl Fogarty]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Steve Hislop]]||[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
|-
|1993||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Dominique Sarron]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Marc Deletang]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Bruno Bonhuil]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|1994||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Dominique Sarron]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Christian Sarron]]<br>{{flagiconJPN}} [[Yasutomo Nagai]]||[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|-
|1995||{{flagiconGBR}} [[Terry Rymer]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Louis Battistini]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jéhan D'Orgeix]]||[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
|-
|1996||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Alex Vieira]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[William Costes]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Christian Lavieille]]||Honda
|-
|1997||{{flagiconGBR}} [[Terry Rymer]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Brian Morrisson]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jéhan D'Orgeix]]||[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
|-
|1998||{{flagiconGBR}} [[Terry Rymer]]<br>{{flagiconGBR}} [[Brian Morrisson]]<br>{{flagiconAUS}} [[Peter Goddard (motorcycle racer)|Peter Goddard]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|1999||{{flagiconGBR}} [[Terry Rymer]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jéhan D'Orgeix]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Christian Lavieille]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|2000||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Marc Deletang]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Fabien Foret]]<br>{{flagiconAUS}} [[Mark Willis]]||[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|-
|2001||{{flagiconGBR}} [[Brian Morrisson]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Christian Lavieille]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Laurent Brian]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|2002||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Michel Bayle]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Sébastien Gimbert]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Nicolas Dussauge]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|2003||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Jean-Michel Bayle]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Sébastien Gimbert]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Nicolas Dussauge]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|2004||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Vincent Philippe]]<br>{{flagiconJPN}} [[Keiichi Kitagawa]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Matthieu Lagrive]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|2005||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Vincent Philippe]]<br>{{flagiconJPN}} [[Keiichi Kitagawa]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Matthieu Lagrive]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|2006||{{flagiconFRA}} [[Vincent Philippe]]<br>{{flagiconJPN}} [[Keiichi Kitagawa]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Matthieu Lagrive]]||[[Suzuki]]
|-
|2007||{{flagiconESP}} [[David Checa]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Sébastien Gimbert]]<br>{{flagiconFRA}} [[Olivier Four]]||[[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha]]
|}


==Side races==
* La ''tasse d'or'' (the golden cup), reserved for motorcycle of less than 50cc (known as cup of coffees: "tasses à café")
* Le ''bol d'or classic'' (the classic golden bowl): reserved for classic motorcycles
* Le ''bol d'argent'' (the silver bowl): amateur competition taking place before main competition.

==External links==
*[http://www.boldor.fr boldor.fr] Official website {{flagiconFrance}}


[[Category:Motorcycle racing]]