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The year is 2025, and the 27th edition of the Proclassic championship, launched in 1999, is underway. This year’s programme is as exciting as ever, kicking off in March at Lédenon, followed by the Sunday Ride Classic event at the Paul Ricard circuit the following month. Nogaro and a return to Le Castellet before the summer break, then the final event at Le Vigant in the autumn. As always, beautiful circuits, beautiful events, beautiful motorcycles: the Yamaha R1, Ducati 996, Kawasaki ZXR and Suzuki GSXR, etc… motorcycles that have been the stuff of dreams for years, always at the Proclassic event. The event remains true to its philosophy: a diverse field of riders (nearly 60), of a very high standard, amateurs or beginners, on beautiful circuits, in a friendly atmosphere.

If you are interested in participating in this championship of beautiful, fast, reliable and inexpensive machines, the 2026 calendar will be unveiled at the end of 2025. But you can already visit the website www.proclassic.fr and contact proclassic@neuf.fr – 06 21 81 82 57 for any information or to sign up.

The Superbike 1000 category was fiercely contested this year: Christophe Riboulet (Suzuki GSXR) and Lucas Lentaigne (Yamaha R1) shared the victories and podium places; at the end of the season, Riboulet had accumulated 237 points and was 18 points ahead of Lentaigne after a battle that lasted the entire season. Gérard Auger (Yamaha R1) completed the final podium thanks to his consistency, always well placed, but closely followed by Eric Lachet (Suzuki GSXR), who was also very consistent.

In the Superbike 750 category, consistency paid off. Emmanuel Delong on his Ducati, always well placed, finished in the lead with 158 points and resisted the comeback of Christian Thétiot (Suzuki GSXR), who finished second with 109 points and victory in the final race at Le Vigeant. Eric Braive (Suzuki GSXR), a loyal Proclassic competitor from the very beginning, is still there, and even on the final podium, closely followed by Thierry Younsi (Yamaha) and Yann Gabala (Suzuki GSXR).

The Supersport 600 category saw the clear domination of Valentin Le Thuaut (Yamaha R6), who racked up victories and finished with a total of 200 points. Michael Ruze (Yamaha R6) put up a good fight, accumulating podium finishes and 163 points. Another Yamaha R6, ridden by Sylvain Florès, completed the final podium. The Honda CBRs, which had been the benchmark in the category in the past, followed in the standings, with Philippe Pruvot and Basile Pringault at the handlebar.

One last word so that we don’t forget those who do not appear in this review: all the other riders who brought their good humour, but also the members of the office who work during the off-season to create the race calendar, manage commitments and work on the circuits in conjunction with the FFM and the riders, as well as the technical controllers, all of whom are volunteers.

2025 RANKINGS

Superbike 1000
1st: Christian Riboulet on Suzuki GSXR, 237 points
2nd: Lucas Lentaigne on Yamaha R1, 219 points
3rd: Gérard Auger on Yamaha R1, 166 points

Superbike 750
1st: Emmanuel Delong on Ducati 996, 158 points
2nd: Christian Thétiot on Suzuki 750 GSXR, 109 points
3rd: Eric Braive on Suzuki 750 GSXR, 94 points

Supersport 600
1st: Valentin Le Thuaut on Yamaha R6, 200 points
2nd: Michael Ruze on Yamaha R6, 163 points
3rd: Sylvain Flores on Yamaha R6, 132 points

See you on 10, 11 and 12 October at the Val de Vienne circuit. With the rankings tight in Superbike 1000 and even in Supersport 600, who will be crowned champion? In Superbike 750, there have been many winners this year, so who will be next?
Please note that on Friday 10th, it will be possible to take part in free practice sessions (see here on the Val de Vienne circuit website).

From May 16th to 18th, the second round of the Proclassic championship took place as part of the Sunday Ride Classic on the magnificent Castellet circuit. The results and rankings are online, and here are some photos to illustrate this beautiful racing weekend.

Entries are accepted online .

It is in everyone’s interest to position themselves as soon as possible.

Dear friends,

The 2025 calendar includes five circuits according to the wishes expressed by the majority of you.

It was developed in two stages after I was late informed by the FFM that our 2024 slot in the Promosport championship had been assigned to the 8S Cup brand cup, a series initiated by the Suzuki importer.

I first managed to confirm our anchoring at the SRC and le Vigeant before I agreed with Mr. Deletang, the new president of the national vitesse commission, by retaining the Lédenon circuit for the season opener on March 30, 2025.

This difficult and unusual situation reflects an underlying trend that prioritizes commercial formulas over circuits deemed more lucrative than amateur championships, even ours, which is nevertheless a reference by having organized 26 seasons.

After reminding the FFM of our exclusive statutory vocation to organize competitions by participating in the promotion of motorcycling sport under the aegis of the FFM, the latter helped us find the two missing events with a large independent organization.

In addition, we discussed the possibility with the FFM of building a complete championship in the future on large circuits to bring together the amateur championships.

Finally, it was however necessary to accept a duplicate on a circuit, possibly the most beautiful in France, but inevitable because the dates of the potentially available events were incompatible with the first three.

In conclusion, a beautiful calendar for 2025 with prospects for the future that live up to our past. These will depend on your support for this project through strong participation. Think about it, you are the artisans of our future.

Best regards,

Philippe FREON

The Proclassic championship had its 26th edition in 2024, without interruption since 1999. And like every season, it was still on major circuits that the 2024 events took place. The season began at Lédenon, then Nogaro and Carole, these three events taking place along with the Promosport championship, just like the event on the Bugatti at Le Mans. Added to this was the event at Castellet during the Sunday Ride Classic and the final event on the Vigeant circuit, a circuit also popular with drivers.

In total, 71 riders took part in the championship, a figure that is increasing, in the 3 categories: Superbike 1000 (Honda CBR 900, Yamaha R1, Aprilia RSV…), Superbike 750 (many Suzuki GSXRs but not only, also Ducati 996s because of their twin-cylinder engine) and Supersport 600 (Honda CBRs but also Yamaha R6s and Kawasaki ZXRs). As always in line with the philosophy of the Proclassic championship, this diversity of motorcycles is combined with a mix of very good level riders and beginner amateurs (some for several years…). The result is a cocktail of great battles on the track with a good mood and a solidarity that never fails in the paddock.

The Superbike 1000 category saw the domination of Julien Lhonneur on his GSXR despite the opposition of the 2023 champion, Denis Pignatel (Ducati) and a rider who returned to the Proclassic after an eclipse of several years, Emmanuel Lentaigne (Honda CBR) who both monopolized the two accessits and finished 2nd and 3rd in the final ranking. We therefore find 3 different brands on the podium, showing that the bike does not do everything, far from it.

In the Superbike 750 category, consistency paid off. Christian Thétiot, almost always present on one of the three steps of the podium, came top of the final ranking. But he had a lot to do against Franck Renard, also almost always on the podium except for one race, but also Eric Cure, also regularly at the forefront.

Unlike the Superbike 1000 category, there were 3 Suzuki GSXRs on the podium. The Supersport 600 category saw the final victory of another member of the Lentaigne family: Lucas, on a Honda CBR. When he was not first in a race, he was second. This was also the case for Valentin Le Thuaut (Yamaha R6), except on a few occasions, leading him to second place in the final standings, tied on points with Eric Perrono (Honda CBR) who reached third place thanks to his unfailing consistency.

Dear friends,

After the success of the first 4 events run in Lédenon, Nogaro, Carole and of course the fantastic SRC weekend on the Castellet circuit, summer offers us a long break.

At the end of August, we will return to the path that leads to the Le Mans circuit, whose worldwide reputation makes it so attractive.

Then it will be the end of the 26th season of the 2024 Proclassic Championship on the Vigeant circuit.

On the way soon to the Le Mans event with the promise of a tough fight in SBK 1000 behind Julien Lhonneur at the head of the provisional classification to decide between Emmanuel Lentaigne 2nd and Denis Pignatel 3rd with only a 5 point difference on the latter.

In SBK 750 Christian Thétiot is a solid 1st after the injury of Eric Cure which excluded him from the results of Carole and Castellet.
Franck Renard 2nd with 35 points behind keeps his chances in the end and Eric Braive is a solid 3rd 67 points behind 1st.

In 600 SSP, Lucas Lentaigne is in the lead with 58 points ahead of Eric Perronno in 2nd and 88 points over Valentin Le Thuaut.
But nothing is final yet, the last two events will be decisive.

I would like to remind you that our model honors the motorcycles which participated in the launch of the Superbike and Supersport world championship in 1989 of which we are the worthy heirs.

I believe in this reference which will continue to guide our development in the years to come because it allows machines to be grouped within categories with complete clarity.

Friendly yours,

Philippe and Nicole

The 2024 season will start soon but it is still possible to register for the races at Lédenon and Nogaro !

The “Assemblée Générale Ordinaire” (Ordinary General Meeting) of the Proclassic association will take place on Saturday January 20, 2024 at 6 p.m.

The opening of (online) registrations for the championship will be open in the following days.

Dear all,

I inform you of the regulations which were communicated to me by video conference by the Director of Sports of the FFM, these being applicable from January 1, 2024 to all motorcycles used on circuits whatever their age or engine capacity.

The sound level control will be exclusively dynamic. To do this, the company Azimut Monitoring equips all the circuits of sound meters placed at the edge of the track so as to record motorcycles at full speed, during practice, timed sessions and races. The system developed over 2 years simulates the noise coming out of the exhaust with an application of 3 corrections. The standard not to be exceeded is set at 109 db. The offense is noted if a machine exceeds 109 db more than 3 times.

After having exchanged with several officials and participants during this video conference, it appears to me that it would be wise to perform private tests on cinrcuit before a first race to know the noise level of your motorcycle, in order to correct it if necessary. I add that it may be useful to plan firstly a noise attenuator to attach to the end of the exhaust.

The president of the F.F.M. speed commission whom I questioned on this subject told me that all circuits would be equipped from January 1, 2024. You can nevertheless make sure before traveling.

Good luck with this preparation. See you soon at the Assembly.

Philippe Fréon
Proclassic President