Results: Suzuka 8 Hours - Thursday Test Session
Defending Suzuka champion's Yamaha Factory Racing hit the top during the third and final test session before the race weekend, although Red Bull Honda's Wednesday time remains quickest so far.
Free practice begins on Friday morning, with qualifying in the afternoon. Superpole then takes place on Saturday and the race on Sunday...
Defending Suzuka champion's Yamaha Factory Racing hit the top during the third and final test session before the race weekend, although Red Bull Honda's Wednesday time remains quickest so far.
Free practice begins on Friday morning, with qualifying in the afternoon. Superpole then takes place on Saturday and the race on Sunday...
| Suzuka 8 Hours - Thursday Test Session | ||
| Pos | Riders (Team) | Time/Gap |
| 1 | Nakasuga/Lowes/Van Der Mark (YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM) | 2m 6.798s |
| 2 | Hook/Foray/Di Meglio (F.C.C. TSR Honda France) | +0.380s |
| 3 | Takahashi/Kiyonari/Bradl (Red Bull Honda) | +0.432s |
| 4 | Parkes/Fritz/Canepa (YART - YAMAHA) | +0.435s |
| 5 | Rea/Haslam/Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki Racing Team Suzuka 8H) | +1.029s |
| 6 | Mizuno/Aegerter/Fores (MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO. Honda) | +1.183s |
| 7 | Kagayama/Watanabe/Guintoli (YOSHIMURA SUZUKI MOTUL RACING) | +1.937s |
| 8 | Alt/Marino/Simeon (VRD IGOL PIERRET EXPERIENCES) | +2.377s |
| 9 | Ogata/Bridewell/Ray (S-PULSE DREAM RACING . IAI) | +2.389s |
| 10 | Philippe/Masson/Black (Suzuki Endurance Racing Team) | +2.720s |
| 11 | Sekiguchi/Iwata/Kunimine (Team ATJ with JAPAN POST) | +3.133s |
| 12 | Akiyoshi/Nagashima/Hada (au . Teluru SAG RT) | +3.155s |
| 13 | Kamei/Hiura/Tadokoro (Honda Suzuka Racing Team) | +3.236s |
| 14 | Zaidi/Izdihar/Nagoe (Honda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA) | +3.269s |
| 15 | Guarnoni/Nigon/Checa (TEAM SRC KAWASAKI FRANCE) | +3.301s |
Fastest Wednesday Time:
Takahashi/Kiyonari/Bradl (Red Bull Honda) 2m 6.670s
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