- Luis Costa
- EWC
Countdown to EWC Suzuka 8 Hours: How Kawasaki is doubling its chances of home endurance glory
Kawasaki’s hopes of a second consecutive victory in the Suzuka 8 Hours rest with not one but two frontrunning teams.
Kawasaki’s hopes of a second consecutive victory in the Suzuka 8 Hours rest with not one but two frontrunning teams.
Yamalube YART Yamaha Official EWC Team hit back from its 24H SPA EWC Motos heartbreak in style with an impressive performance during testing for next month’s 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours, round three of the 2022 Endurance World Championship.
While BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team celebrated a maiden 24-hour EWC victory to follow up its breakthrough success in the six-hour 2021 season decider last October, the circuit’s ultra-challenging nature and rain for the final five hours combined to ensure rider skill came very much to the fore in the 24H SPA EWC Motos.
A stunning lap from Karel Hanika ensured YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC claimed a second consecutive pole position in this season’s Endurance World Championship, which is returning to the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the first time since 2001 this weekend.
YART Yamaha took the win ahead of Honda Asia Dream Racing with Showa and BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team in Malaysia at the very first edition of the 8 Hours of Sepang, which proved to be a nerve-racking race due to very bad weather.