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Closing Qualifying Outcomes
Extra, from a press launch issued by FIM EWC:
TEAM HRC CHARGES TO EWC SUZUKA 8 HOURS POLE WITH THRILLING TOP 10 TRIAL TRIUMPH
*Honda-powered squad all set to line up on the entrance for Japan’s well-known EWC counter
*YART Yamaha quickest in qualifying and boosts EWC title benefit with bonus rating
*TOHO Racing completes high three forward of SDG Honda and Yoshimura SERT Motul
*Drama for F.C.C. TSR Honda France as new recruit Mackenzie falls in High 10 Trial
*Suzuka’s iconic 8 Hours shall be broadcast stay on TV and around the globe on Sunday
(5 August 2023): Group HRC with Japan Submit has received the forty fourth Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race High 10 Trial to safe pole place for tomorrow’s third spherical of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship.
Its riders Xavi Vierge and Tetsuta Nagashima mixed to beat Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Group pairing of Karel Hanika and Marvin Fritz as Ryuichi Kiyonari and Ikuhiro Enokido joined forces to say third for TOHO Racing following the thrilling one-at-a-time shootout for high spot on the beginning grid.
With the High 10 Trial – which is exclusive to the Suzuka 8 Hours – for 2 riders solely, Takumi Takahashi, Niccolò Canepa and Takuma Kunimine didn’t experience for HRC, YART and TOHO respectively, however all three performed key roles in getting their respective groups to the grid battle, which awarded bonus factors on a descending 5-4-3-2-1 scale to the quickest 5 squads.
It means Austria-based YART has edged 5 factors forward of defending EWC world champion workforce F.C.C. TSR Honda France after the Japanese squad was a non-scorer when it accomplished the High 10 Trial in tenth place.
TOP TRIO SAID WHAT?
Nagashima, who was a part of the Honda-powered HRC line-up that received the Suzuka 8 Hours final season, recovered from a foot harm to safe his entry for his dwelling spherical of the EWC. And it was his 2m05.329s lap time that made the distinction within the High 10 Trial.
“I’m actually completely satisfied to be again and to be in pole place,” Nagashima stated. “After my harm I felt very discouraged, I misplaced a little bit of my confidence and bodily I couldn’t push to the restrict. However I wish to thank HRC for believing in me and for bringing me again right here. To have the ability to have the pole place once more makes me actually completely satisfied.”
Whereas Hanika managed a 2m05.519s on his run, Fritz needed to make do with a 2m06.115s, which meant Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Group settled for second on Sunday’s grid.
“It was my first High 10 Trial, I may have ridden already 3 times however each time there was a hurricane or dangerous climate so it was cancelled so I used to be very completely satisfied it was taking place at this time,” German rider Fritz stated. “Sadly, my lap wasn’t excellent, I had a nasty third sector however, in the long run, Karel made an incredible lap time. A very powerful factor is we labored very onerous from the check right here to now. Our set-up is fairly good, we’re feeling good on the bike and I really feel now we have a very good package deal for the race tomorrow.”
After securing third place, Kiyonari stated: “My lap time wasn’t the very best, I felt a bit sluggish. If Takuma [Kunimine] had finished the lap as a substitute of me he would have been quicker however I’m grateful the workforce handed the chance to me. I did take pleasure in it however tomorrow goes to be one other day for us and we are going to do our greatest.”
HOW THE BATTLE FOR TOP 10 TRIAL GLORY UNFOLDED
Groups positioned tenth to sixth within the Mixed Qualifying Classification went first with Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA’s Kohta Arakawa the opening rider within the one-at-a-time shootout. He clocked a 2m07.828s, which Atsumi Cocoro tried however did not beat for S-PULSE DREAM RACING -ITEC.
Drama adopted for F.C.C. TSR Honda France when new recruit Tarran Mackenzie fell on the 200R Chicane throughout his run, making team-mate Mike Di Meglio’s subsequent effort of 2m07.788s immaterial with the 2022 EWC world champion workforce restricted to tenth place.
Dan Linfoot was additionally unable to beat Arakawa’s benchmark, the British rider posting a 2m07.671s finest for AutoRace Ube Racing Group. After a handful of moments, Haruki Noguchi may solely handle a 2m08.046s run for SDG Honda Racing.
Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA’s second rider, Daijiro Hiura, constructed on team-mate Arakawa’s robust opening run with a time of 2m06.970s. Marcel Schrötter clocked a 2m08.542s for S-PULSE DREAM RACING -ITEC earlier than Di Meglio set his 2m07.788s.
Takuya Tsuda then went quickest of all for AutoRace Ube Racing Group in 2m06.811s just for Naomichi Uramoto to go faster nonetheless, his 2m06.644s the very best thus far for SDG Honda Racing.
The groups qualifying from fifth to first have been subsequent up with Ryuichi Kiyonari posting a 2m08.132s for TOHO Racing. Kazuma Watanabe then registered a 2m07.518s for Astemo Honda Dream SI Racing, whereas Gregg Black recorded a 2m07.252s for Yoshimura SERT Motul.
World Superbike ace and EWC rookie Xavi Vierge flew to a 2m05.919s finest for Group HRC with Japan Submit earlier than Karel Hanika delivered in model by recording a 2m05.519s finest for Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Group.
TOHO Racing’s Ikuhiro Enokido was the primary of the ultimate group of 5 riders to tackle the High 10 Trial. He managed a 2m06.343s with Ryo Mizuno clocking a 2m06.756s for Astemo Honda Dream SI Racing. Yoshimura SERT Motul rider Sylvain Guintoli charged to a 2m06.720s to arrange a ultimate pole place showdown between Group HRC’s Tetsuta Nagashima and YART Yamaha’s Marvin Fritz.
Nagashima was first to go aboard his Bridgestone-equipped Honda and the house hero shrugged off his lack of latest using time owing to a foot harm to set a 2m05.329s round Suzuka Circuit’s 5.821-kilometre Full Course 2-Wheels format.
Fritz gave his all aboard his Yamaha, additionally working on Bridgestone tyres, however a slower third sector than Nagashima had managed left him crossing the road in a time of 2m06.115s.
It meant Group HRC with Japan Submit received the High 10 Trial to take pole place for the forty fourth Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race forward of Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Group, TOHO Racing, SDG Honda Racing, Yoshimura SERT Motul, Astemo Honda Dream SI Racing, AutoRace Ube Racing Group, Honda Dream RT SAKURAI HONDA, S-PULSE DREAM RACING -ITEC and F.C.C. TSR Honda France.
Of the opposite all-season EWC groups competing within the Suzuka 8 Hours, BMW Motorrad World Endurance Group is ready to begin eleventh adopted by Group Kawasaki Webike Trickstar in twelfth. Honda Viltaïs Racing is because of line up in twenty first, KM99 in twenty third and Motobox Kremer Racing thirty eighth.
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