Free Practice and the Top 10 Trials for the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race (Suzuka 8 Hours) scheduled for today were canceled due to bad track conditions caused by Typhoon No. 6.

As a result, the starting grid for the Suzuka 8 Hours defaulted to the results in timed qualifying from yesterday. Red Bull Honda (#33) will be starting from 3rd position.

The 42nd Suzuka 8 Hours is planned to start at 11:30 am tomorrow, July 28.

Takumi Takahashi | Red Bull Honda (#33) (3rd grid)
“Our riders were all picking up the pace and we were in a good position, so it’s disappointing that today’s Top 10 Trial was canceled. Tomorrow’s a long race, but I aim to give it everything, and not make any mistakes.”

Ryuichi Kiyonari | Red Bull Honda (#33) (3rd grid)
“It’s disappointing that today’s Top 10 Trial Was canceled due to rain. I’m sorry that my lap time was slower than my teammates, taking us down a few places. Our pace isn’t bad, so we’ll work together for the race.”

Stefan Bradl | Red Bull Honda (#33) (3rd grid)
“It’s my first time participating in the Suzuka 8 Hours. It will be a good experience for me tomorrow. A lot of people are supporting us today. It’s always great to be here in Japan. Probably it’s going to be a tough race physically and mentally. It’s a new experience for me. I try to follow my teammates as much as I can and learn from them. We’re ready to fight.”

Overall Qualifying Classification

Pos. No. Team Rider Blue Rider Yellow Rider Red Bike Best Rider Blue Best Rider Yellow Best Rider Red Avg. B. Lap Gap 1rst
1 21 YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM NAKASUGA Katsuyuki * LOWES Alex VAN DER MARK Michael Yamaha 2:05.922 2:06.629 2:07.306 2:06.619
2 10 Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H HASLAM Leon RAZGATLIOGLU Toprak REA Jonathan * Kawasaki 2:06.706 2:06.698 2:06.495 2:06.633 0.014
3 33 Red Bull Honda TAKAHASHI Takumi * KIYONARI Ryuichi BRADL Stefan Honda 2:06.200 2:07.955 2:07.165 2:07.106 0.487
4 634 MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO. Honda FORES Javier AEGERTER Dominique MIZUNO Ryo * Honda 2:07.783 2:06.501 2:07.267 2:07.183 0.564
5 12 YOSHIMURA SUZUKI MOTUL RACING GUINTOLI Sylvain KAGAYAMA Yukio * WATANABE Kazuki Suzuki 2:07.226 2:07.372 2:06.965 2:07.187 0.568
6 7 YART – YAMAHA PARKES Broc * FRITZ Marvin CANEPA Niccolò Yamaha 2:08.088 2:07.167 2:06.672 2:07.309 0.690
7 1 F.C.C. TSR Honda France HOOK Josh * FORAY Freddy DI MEGLIO Mike Honda 2:07.255 2:07.774 2:07.407 2:07.478 0.859
8 090 au . Teluru SAG RT AKIYOSHI Kosuke * NAGASHIMA Tetsuta HADA Taiga Honda 2:07.674 2:07.470 2:08.604 2:07.916 1.297
9 95 S-PULSE DREAM RACING . IAI BRIDEWELL Thomas RAY Bradley Suzuki 2:08.098 2:08.525 2:08.311 1.692
10 19 KYB MORIWAKI RACING TAKAHASHI Yuki * KOYAMA Tomoyoshi HERFOSS Troy Honda 2:08.307 2:08.489 2:09.480 2:08.758 2.139
11 3 KRP SANYOUKOGYO & will raise RS-ITOH YANAGAWA Akira * AITCHISON Mark IWATO Ryosuke Kawasaki 2:09.782 2:08.902 2:08.435 2:09.039 2.420
12 25 Honda Suzuka Racing Team KAMEI Yudai * HIURA Daijiro TADOKORO Jun Honda 2:08.866 2:08.322 2:10.377 2:09.188 2.569
13 333 VRD IGOL PIERRET EXPERIENCES ALT Florian * MARINO Florian SIMEON Xavier Yamaha 2:09.722 2:09.439 2:08.701 2:09.287 2.668
14 11 TEAM SRC KAWASAKI FRANCE GUARNONI Jérémy * NIGON Erwan CHECA David Kawasaki 2:08.832 2:08.957 2:10.693 2:09.494 2.875
15 71 TK SUZUKI BLUE MAX LEBLANC Grégory KAMARUZAMAN Azlan TSUDA Takuya * Suzuki 2:09.000 2:10.055 2:09.605 2:09.553 2.934
16 9 Moto Map SWAT WATERS Josh * LINFOOT Dan AOKI Nobuatsu Suzuki 2:08.507 2:08.844 2:11.543 2:09.631 3.012
17 2 Suzuki Endurance Racing Team PHILIPPE Vincent * MASSON Etienne BLACK Gregg Suzuki 2:10.077 2:09.998 2:09.004 2:09.693 3.074
18 80 TONE RT SYNCEDGE 4413 HOSHINO Tomoya * ATSUMI Kokoro ISHIZUKA Takeshi BMW 2:10.294 2:09.516 2:09.914 2:09.908 3.289
19 22 Honda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA ZAIDI Muhammad Zaqhwan * IZDIHAR Andi Farid NAGOE Teppei Honda 2:09.432 2:10.906 2:09.804 2:10.047 3.428
20 44 Team ATJ with JAPAN POST SEKIGUCHI Taro * IWATA Satoru KUNIMINE Takuma Honda 2:10.354 2:09.552 2:10.443 2:10.116 3.497
21 111 Honda Endurance Racing DE PUNIET Randy * HERNANDEZ Yonny GIMBERT Sébastien Honda 2:10.597 2:09.902 2:10.071 2:10.190 3.571
22 18 Team BABY FACE Titanium Power Racing TSUDA Kazuma * FUJITA Takuya Yamaha 2:10.522 2:09.904 2:10.213 3.594
23 72 Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA HAMAHARA Sodo * ITO Shinichi SAKUMOTO Kosuke Honda 2:10.521 2:10.266 2:10.282 2:10.356 3.737
24 77 Wójcik Racing Team SZKOPEK Marek * REA Gino BERGMAN Christoffer Yamaha 2:12.276 2:09.645 2:09.666 2:10.529 3.910
25 96 TEAM FRONTIER TECHER Alan * TEROL Nicolas WEBB Daniel Honda 2:10.538 2:10.130 2:11.845 2:10.837 4.218
26 99 RC KOSHIEN YAMAHA Endurance ASEAN NAKATOMI Shinichi * WILAIROT Ratthapong WONGTHANANON Apiwath Yamaha 2:11.728 2:10.938 2:10.488 2:11.051 4.432
27 6 Team ERC-BMW Motorrad Endurance FORAY Kenny * DA COSTA Julien GINES Mathieu BMW 2:10.394 2:11.623 2:11.458 2:11.158 4.539
28 806 Zaif NCXX RACING & ZENKOUKAI NAGAO Kengo * HILL Stefan Yamaha 2:11.064 2:11.827 2:11.445 4.826
29 14 OMEGA MACO RACING SZKOPEK Pawel * ELLISON James Yamaha 2:12.941 2:10.538 2:11.739 5.120
30 17 MobiusGreen YAOKAWASAKI NAKAMOTO Sho * NAKAMOTO Gun OKUBO Hikari Kawasaki 2:10.404 2:13.677 2:11.441 2:11.840 5.221
31 8 Bolliger Team Switzerland WALRAVEN Nigel * BUCHAN Danny DEGUCHI Osamu Kawasaki 2:11.953 2:10.958 2:12.915 2:11.942 5.323
32 4 EVA RT WEBIKE TATi TEAM TRICKSTAR MACKELS Bastien DENIS Kevin ENJOLRAS Julien * Kawasaki 2:10.343 2:12.983 2:12.592 2:11.972 5.353
33 55 Honda Hamayuukai Hamamatsu Escargot NAKAJIMA Genki * HASEGAWA Shudai Honda 2:11.563 2:12.703 2:12.133 5.514
34 52 TERAMOTO@J-TRIP Racing TERAMOTO Koji * VALLCANERAS Pedro BMW 2:11.727 2:13.337 2:12.532 5.913
35 87 TEAM R2CL SUN CHLORELLA KONNO Yoshihiro * ELLIOTT Joshua MORRIS Aaron Suzuki 2:11.485 2:13.154 2:13.404 2:12.681 6.062
36 502 Zaif NCXX RACING KUNIMATSU Toshiki * YOSHIDA Tadayuki NAGAO Kenji Yamaha 2:13.524 2:14.386 2:10.943 2:12.951 6.332
37 26 ARMY. GIRL Team TJC & MF Kawasaki OKUDA Kyosuke * ITO Kazuki ASHINA Hidemi Kawasaki 2:11.441 2:11.040 2:16.770 2:13.083 6.464
38 28 Team Kodama TOKUDOME Kazuki NAKAYAMA Yosuke KODAMA Yuta * Yamaha 2:11.955 2:13.618 2:14.622 2:13.398 6.779
39 98 TEAM HANSHIN RIDING SCHOOL SANO Katsuto * MATSUMOTO Ryusei HIGASHIMURA Isami Kawasaki 2:11.327 2:14.901 2:14.792 2:13.673 7.054
40 34 Honda Ryokuyoukai Kumamoto Racing KITAORI Makoto * YOSHIDA Mitsuhiro KOJIMA Kazuhiro Honda 2:15.106 2:13.581 2:12.841 2:13.842 7.223
41 24 Team WITH87 Kawasaki PLAZA Fukuokahigashi KIYOSUE Naoki * NISHIJIMA Osamu KARITA Shohei Kawasaki 2:12.671 2:14.189 2:14.960 2:13.940 7.321
42 69 Yamashina Kawasaki & AutoRaceUBE with YIC BR SHINJO Masahiro * NAKAMURA Shuichiro MATSUMOTO Masayuki Kawasaki 2:12.706 2:13.303 2:15.962 2:13.990 7.371
43 92 H.L.O RACING SUZUKIN HIGUCHI Kota * INUKI Tsubasa Suzuki 2:13.815 2:14.810 2:14.312 7.693
44 51 icu RT MOTOKIDS NAC SANYO KOTANI Sakito YOSHIMICHI Tatsuya YOSHIDA Kazunori * Yamaha 2:11.630 2:16.803 2:14.665 2:14.366 7.747
45 62 GSM RACING LEONOV Vladimir * ESTMENT Bjorn TAKADA Hayato Suzuki 2:13.002 2:14.187 2:16.109 2:14.432 7.813
46 65 MOTOBOX KREMER & Favorite Factory DEHAYE Geoffroy * VIEHMANN Jan ORTIZ Gregory Yamaha 2:14.678 2:14.459 2:14.325 2:14.487 7.868
47 27 TransMapRacing with ACE CAFE OOISHI Masahiko * HIRANO Luna Suzuki 2:13.836 2:16.008 2:14.922 8.303
48 112 Honda EG Racing SHIMODA Kazuya * KURIBAYASHI Tsuyoshi HONDA Keiichi Honda 2:14.040 2:15.005 2:15.974 2:15.006 8.387
49 105 moto cubic + Motorrad Toyota + NR ONO Hideki * KOYAMA Aoi NODA Tatsuya BMW 2:12.367 2:15.479 2:17.312 2:15.052 8.433
50 41 IWATA RACING FAMILY NISHIMURA Kazuyuki * MIYAKOSHI Takeshi SATO Tatsuhiko Yamaha 2:14.516 2:14.771 2:16.026 2:15.104 8.485
51 88 CLUB NEXT & MOTO BUM NAKAMURA Yutaka * KATAHIRA Ryosuke KIMIHIKO Ohnuki Honda 2:14.700 2:13.218 2:17.434 2:15.117 8.498
52 42 Sinshu activation project . Team NAGANO SAKURAYAMA Shigenori * NIKAIDO Shinji OHKITA Hiromu Honda 2:15.291 2:15.518 2:15.403 2:15.404 8.785
53 31 HAMAMATSU TEAM TITAN TAKEDA Kazuma * KAMBAYASHI Takahiro WADA Kenshirou Suzuki 2:14.953 2:16.433 2:15.232 2:15.539 8.920
54 61 Team de”LIGHT OKUDA Takaya * MORI Shigeo KATAOKA Homare Ducati 2:12.835 2:17.664 2:16.186 2:15.561 8.942
55 35 PLUS ONE MCRT IMAZU Hiroshi * NISHINAKA Tsuna TAJIMA Kiyotsugu Kawasaki 2:15.802 2:15.324 2:15.747 2:15.624 9.005
56 76 NIPPON SUMATRA BIO MASSE+D REX TOYODA Hiroshi * IKEDA Yoshitaka SHIBATA Yoshimasa Yamaha 2:15.221 2:17.047 2:14.705 2:15.657 9.038
57 40 K’s WORKS RACING YSS ADACHI Masaki * YAMAUCHI Yoshinori NAKAI Tsunekazu Yamaha 2:15.761 2:14.945 2:16.307 2:15.671 9.052
58 5 TEAM SUGAI RACING JAPAN SUGAI Yoshiyuki * VEGHINI Daniele Aprilia 2:16.093 2:15.295 2:15.694 9.075
59 91 TIO Verity NAKAMURA Yusuke * MIYAJIMA Shinya TSUJI Toshihiko BMW 2:13.827 2:15.746 2:17.988 2:15.853 9.234
60 78 Honda Blue Helmets MSC Kumamoto & Asaka TAKAHASHI Yuki OKADA Hiromasa OTSUKA Takuya Honda 2:15.984 2:16.159 2:15.848 2:15.997 9.378
61 70 Honda Koyokai DREAM Racing Team OKAZAKI Yusuke * SAKAKIBARA Shinnosuke Honda 2:15.193 2:16.851 2:16.022 9.403
62 45 E P S Racing GarageL8  TT45 SOMA Toshitane SUZUKI Akira UCHIYAMA Hiroshi * Yamaha 2:15.700 2:16.842 2:16.103 2:16.215 9.596
63 29 DOG HOUSE IWATANI Keita * SAMURA Eisuke Suzuki 2:16.073 2:16.921 2:16.497 9.878
64 59 HKC & IMT Racing KUNO KOGYO SAITO Tatsuro KUNO Mitsuhiro * WATANABE Kazuo Yamaha 2:14.937 2:17.096 2:17.507 2:16.513 9.894
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65 57 FUN FACTORY @ CS STANCE UTO Toshiaki * HIRAJO Akio FUJII Yuichi BMW 2:17.926 2:19.725 2:19.286 2:18.979 12.360
66 74 AKENO SPEED.YAMAHA MINAMIMOTO Soichiro * INAGAKI Makoto Yamaha 2:11.329 2:11.329 4.710