Suzuka 8 Hours - Full qualifying results
Check out the full results from Friday's Suzuka 8 Hours qualifying in Japan.
The factory Honda team set the pace in Friday’s two-part qualifying session for the 46th edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours.
MotoGP star Johann Zarco and six-time event winner Takumi Takahashi combined to post an average lap time of 2m05.187s aboard the No. 30 HRC entry, putting them at the top of the leaderboard.
Naomichi Uramoto recorded the fastest individual lap of the day, but the No. 76 AutoRace Ube Racing BMW he shared with Loris Baz and Isle of Man TT star Davey Todd ended up two tenths adrift based on the average of its two quickest riders.
Pramac MotoGP rider Jack Miller suffered a crash midway through his session on Friday afternoon, but he and Yamaha World Superbike regular Andrea Locatelli still managed to set the third-fastest average aboard the factory No. 21 R1. They are sharing the bike with Suzuka 8 Hours legend Katsuyuki Nakasuga, whose best lap was just marginally slower than Miller’s.
Gregg Black, Dan Linfoot and Cocoro Atsumi put Yoshimura Suzuki in fourth fourth place, ahead of the FIM Endurance World Championship-leading YART Yamaha team of Karel Hanika, Marvin Fritz and Jason O’Halloran in fifth.
The fastest 10 teams from Friday’s qualifying have earned a place in Saturday’s Top 10 Trial, which will determine the starting order for Sunday’s race.
Also making it into the pole shootout are Honda SI Racing, Kagayama Ducati, Harc Pro Honda, BMW Motorrad and TeamTJ Honda.
Suzuka 8 Hours - Friday qualifying results:
| Pos | No. | TEAM | Rider Blue | Best | Rider Yellow | Best | Rider Red | Best | Avg. Best Lap |
| 1 | 30 | Honda HRC | TAKAHASHI Takumi | 02:05.554 | ZARCO Johann | 02:04.820 | - | - | 02:05.187 |
| 2 | 76 | AutoRace Ube Racing Team | URAMOTO Naomichi | 02:04.796 | BAZ Loris | 02:05.895 | TODD Davey | 02:08.924 | 02:05.346 |
| 3 | 21 | YAMAHA RACING TEAM | NAKASUGA Katsuyuki | 02:05.893 | MILLER Jack | 02:05.816 | LOCATELLI Andrea | 02:05.262 | 02:05.539 |
| 4 | 1 | YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL | BLACK Gregg | 02:06.339 | LINFOOT Dan | 02:05.520 | ATSUMI Cocoro | 02:05.828 | 02:05.674 |
| 5 | 7 | YART - YAMAHA | HANIKA Karel | 02:06.001 | FRITZ Marvin | 02:05.925 | O'HALLORAN Jason | 02:06.339 | 02:05.963 |
| 6 | 17 | Astemo Pro Honda SI Racing | NOZANE Kohta | 02:06.222 | ARAKAWA Kohta | 02:07.037 | YAMANAKA Ryusei | 02:05.910 | 02:06.066 |
| 7 | 3 | SDG-DUCATI Team KAGAYAMA | MIZUNO Ryo | 02:06.001 | SCHRÖTTER Marcel | 02:06.357 | HASLAM Leon | 02:06.190 | 02:06.096 |
| 8 | 73 | SDG Team HARC-PRO. Honda | NAGOE Teppei | 02:06.829 | ABE Keito | 02:06.651 | KUNII Yuki | 02:06.171 | 02:06.411 |
| 9 | 37 | BMW MOTORRAD WORLD ENDURANCE TEAM | REITERBERGER Markus | 02:06.857 | VAN DER MARK Michael | 02:06.113 | ODENDAAL Steven | 02:07.404 | 02:06.485 |
| 10 | 40 | TeamATJ with docomo Business | IWATA Satoru | 02:06.471 | SUZUKI Koki | 02:06.777 | KUNIMINE Takuma | 02:07.301 | 02:06.624 |
| 11 | 71 | Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA | BROOKES Joshua | 02:08.263 | HIURA Daijiro | 02:05.951 | ITO Kazuki | 02:07.385 | 02:06.668 |
| 12 | 0 | Team SUZUKI CN CHALLENGE | MASSON Etienne | 02:06.871 | ARENAS OVEJERO Albert | 02:06.655 | TSUDA Takuya | 02:06.691 | 02:06.673 |
| 13 | 11 | Kawasaki Webike Trickstar | RAMOS ALVARO Roman | 02:06.994 | DI MEGLIO Mickael | 02:06.851 | LEBLANC Grégory | 02:08.320 | 02:06.923 |
| 14 | 5 | F.C.C. TSR Honda France | TECHER Alan | 02:07.348 | PEROLARI Corentin | 02:07.713 | HADA Taiga | 02:06.591 | 02:06.970 |
| 15 | 95 | S-PULSE DREAM RACING | OGATA Hideyuki | 02:08.590 | FOLGER Jonas | 02:07.033 | HAMAHARA Sodo | 02:07.171 | 02:07.102 |
| 16 | 88 | Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo | ATIRATPHUVAPAT Nakarin | 02:07.023 | ANUAR Azroy hakeem | 02:08.018 | ZAIDI Muhammad Zaqhwan | 02:07.514 | 02:07.269 |
| 17 | 50 | MARUMAE Team KODAMA | KODAMA Yuta | 02:07.369 | SUGAWARA Riku | 02:07.426 | STAUFFER Max | 02:08.330 | 02:07.398 |
| 18 | 99 | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team / KM99 | DE PUNIET Randy | 02:07.418 | MARINO Florian | 02:08.593 | GUARNONI Jérémy | 02:07.474 | 02:07.446 |
| 19 | 6 | ERC Endurance #6 | MYKHALCHYK Illya | 02:06.956 | FORAY Kenny | 02:08.400 | CHECA CARRERA David | 02:09.682 | 02:07.678 |
| 20 | 25 | Team Étoile | OKUBO Hikari | 02:07.413 | WATANABE Kazuki | 02:08.470 | ITO Motoharu | 02:09.439 | 02:07.942 |
| 21 | 41 | Kaedear-Dafy-Rac41-Honda | ISHIZUKA Takeshi | 02:08.232 | LEESCH Chris | 02:08.863 | MANFREDI Kevin | 02:07.664 | 02:07.948 |
| 22 | 59 | Team BabyFace Titanium Power | TSUDA Kazuma | 02:08.634 | MAEDA Keisuke | 02:07.289 | MULHAUSER Robin | 02:09.702 | 02:07.962 |
| 23 | 4 | Tati team AVA6 racing | CLERE Hugo | 02:08.615 | VIÑALES MARES Isaac | 02:07.948 | NISHIMURA Sho | 02:08.061 | 02:08.005 |
| 24 | 20 | Honda Suzuka Racing Team | PAWI Khairul idham | 02:07.830 | AOTA Kai | 02:09.608 | SUGIYAMA Yuki | 02:08.196 | 02:08.013 |
| 25 | 44 | Honda No Limits | TOBA Kaito | 02:08.016 | GIANNINI Gabriele | 02:08.035 | HAGA Akito | 02:14.770 | 02:08.026 |
| 26 | 9 | SANMEI Team TARO PLUSONE with SDG | SEKIGUCHI Taro | 02:08.236 | KAMEI Yudai | 02:08.009 | NAKAMURA Tatsuya | 02:08.343 | 02:08.123 |
| 27 | 45 | SHINSYUREN with TOTEC | HIGASHIMURA Isami | 02:11.978 | NAKAMURA Shuichiro | 02:08.205 | NAKAJIMA Hinata | 02:08.291 | 02:08.248 |
| 28 | 64 | Kawasaki Plaza Racing Team | IWATO Ryosuke | 02:07.949 | MIE Gun | 02:09.756 | NAKAYAMA Yosuke | 02:08.714 | 02:08.332 |
| 29 | 23 | KRP SANYOUKOUGYO&RS-ITOH | SANO Yuto | 02:07.949 | SANO Katsuto | 02:08.841 | SHINJO Masahiro | 02:10.603 | 02:08.395 |
| 30 | 711 | BAKUON!!RPT NAGANO & RT MATSUNAGA | SAKURAYAMA Shigenori | 02:12.921 | ITO Yuki | 02:08.551 | MATSUOKA Rei | 02:08.389 | 02:08.470 |
| 31 | 112 | Honda Tochigi Racing & Koyokai DREAM RT | TAKAHASHI Naoki | 02:08.825 | AZMAN Muhammad helmi | 02:09.103 | KATO Takafumi | 02:12.759 | 02:08.964 |
| 32 | 93 | TONE Team 4413 EVA 02 BMW | HOSHINO Tomoya | 02:09.935 | YOSHIDA Ainosuke | 02:12.366 | MERCADO Leandro denis | 02:08.335 | 02:09.135 |
| 33 | 52 | NCXX RACING with RIDERS CLUB | ITE Shota | 02:08.289 | TOSHIMA Rei | 02:10.342 | OKABE Ren | 02:13.368 | 02:09.316 |
| 34 | 777 | Wójcik Racing Team #777 SST | TORRES FERNANDEZ Jordi | 02:09.291 | PAWELEC Milan | 02:09.786 | MOLIK Mateusz | 02:10.796 | 02:09.539 |
| 35 | 19 | Team TATARA aprilia | WADA Ruka | 02:09.837 | WATANUKI Maiku | 02:09.906 | BAIOCCO Matteo | 02:11.950 | 02:09.872 |
| 36 | 55 | NATIONAL MOTOS HONDA FMA | SUCHET Valentin | 02:09.541 | RAYMOND Guillaume | 02:11.001 | NIGON Johan | 02:11.971 | 02:10.271 |
| 37 | 49 | Revo-M2 | CALIA Kevin | 02:10.117 | SALTARELLI Simone | 02:10.868 | FERRONI Flavio | 02:11.160 | 02:10.493 |
| 38 | 75 | Honda Kumamoto Racing & Hamamatsu ESCARGOT | YOSHIDA Mitsuhiro | 02:12.910 | KOJIMA Kazuhiro | 02:10.573 | YAMATO Syuu | 02:10.468 | 02:10.521 |
| 39 | 78 | Honda Blue Helmets MSC Kumamoto & Asaka | HASEGAWA Shudai | 02:09.972 | OKADA Hiromasa | 02:12.413 | IDE Yousuke | 02:15.794 | 02:11.193 |
| 40 | 56 | AOSHIMA MEGU with HAMAGUCHI Racing | YOKOYAMA Shota | 02:10.848 | - | - | VIETTI-RAMUS Doriano | 02:11.625 | 02:11.237 |
| 41 | 65 | Motobox Kremer Racing #65 | MORAIS Sheridan | 02:12.029 | RUBIN Daniel | 02:12.404 | SMITS Twan | 02:10.643 | 02:11.336 |
| 42 | 13 | Taira Promote Racing | SHIBATA Yoshimasa | 02:11.838 | TARUMI Hayato | 02:16.383 | KAWASAKI Shogo | 02:11.018 | 02:11.428 |
| 43 | 57 | NICHIRIN RACING | ADACHI Masaki | 02:12.827 | HORII Souta | 02:11.282 | SAKAI Takatsugu | 02:13.766 | 02:12.055 |
| 44 | 503 | EDWIN GESUNDHEIT Racing | MASUDA Yuuki | 02:12.007 | MAEKAWA Takashi | 02:16.420 | KABETANI Yuya | 02:12.270 | 02:12.139 |
| 45 | 31 | TEAM SUGAI RACING JAPAN | SUGAI Yoshiyuki | 02:13.109 | MATSUKAWA Yasuhiro | 02:12.649 | HIRANO Runa | 02:14.757 | 02:12.879 |
| 46 | 38 | Team38 | MORIMOTO Seiichiro | 02:13.024 | NOJIMA Yoshiaki | 02:15.583 | TAKATANI Junpei | 02:12.919 | 02:12.972 |
| 47 | 66 | BALZ & ADVANCE MC with FUJIKI KOGYO | KIKUCHI Jun | 02:11.731 | KAWAGUCHI Atsushi | 02:15.827 | YOSHIHARA Masanori | 02:14.655 | 02:13.193 |
| 48 | 15 | IWATA RACING FAMILY | TAKAI Kyohei | 02:12.892 | HATTORI Ryoga | 02:15.979 | ENDO Akiyoshi | 02:13.760 | 02:13.326 |
| 49 | 89 | CLUBNEXT&HONDADREAMTAKASAKI | YOSHIHIRO Hikaru | 02:12.151 | YAMAZOE Yasunori | 02:15.289 | OHNUKI Kimihiko | 02:16.999 | 02:13.720 |
| 50 | 46 | MOTORCYCLES#27 EJ YIC | NISHINAKA Tsuna | 02:15.423 | KUSU Rui | 02:12.834 | - | - | 02:14.129 |
| 51 | 16 | Team Etching Factory | HANAMURA Shunichi | 02:12.580 | NAGAYAMA Shota | 02:16.662 | - | - | 02:14.621 |
| 52 | 29 | DOG HOUSE&TRIPOINT FUCHS Silkolene | IWATANI Keita | 02:13.764 | SAMURA Eisuke | 02:15.949 | OOSUKA Toshiharu | 02:16.817 | 02:14.857 |
| 53 | 411 | Team Matsunaga KDC&YSP Nagoya kita | ARAKAWA Masahiko | 02:15.196 | MATSUNAGA Osamu | 02:14.759 | KATO Hisayuki | 02:15.671 | 02:14.978 |
| 54 | 26 | Verity OIL & fenice KT with KIRINJISHI | KUNO Mitsuhiro | 02:14.465 | CHINUSHI Hisashi | 02:17.310 | SATO Naoyuki | 02:16.088 | 02:15.277 |
| 55 | 828 | TEAM FRONTIER | - | - | KATAHIRA Ryosuke | - | - | - | - |
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