Sepang 8 Hours

An iron-man effort by Niccolo Canepa carried the #7 YART Yamaha to victory in a rain-shortened inaugural Sepang 8 Hours, round two of the FIM Endurance World Championship.

Niccolo Canepa won the inaugural Sepang 8 Hours for YART Yamaha after completing the rain-shortened three hours of competitive action single-handedly.

Franco Morbidelli may have taken six poles at world championship level in grand prix, but Thursday's EWC pole position at the Sepang 8 Hours was a very different experience.

MotoGP's Franco Morbidelli blasted to pole position for the inaugural Sepang 8 Hours endurance race by 0.793s on Thursday evening.

Full combined qualifying results from Thursday at the inaugural Sepang 8 Hours endurance event, where each rider took to the track for two sessions, as part of a 'blue', 'yellow' or 'red' group.

The 1.5-hour night Free Practice session concluded the Wednesday action at the inaugural Sepang 8 Hours EWC event. After dry private testing from 9am-4pm, rain arrived in opening Free Practice from 4:30pm-6:30pm and the track remained damp for the following night session.

Track action at the inaugural 2019 Sepang 8 Hours Endurance World Championship event began with a private testing session from 9am-4pm on Wednesday. A two-hour Free Practice will now be held before the Wednesday action concludes with a night Free Practice, from 7:30pm-9pm.

Not content with hosting the inaugural Sepang 8 Hours Endurance World Championship event, the Malaysian circuit has also put together a star-studded team to try and win it.