The next edition of Suzuka 8 Hours will now take place in early August to avoid a clash with WorldSBK.
The popular Japanese motorcycle enduro has traditionally been held in the final week of July and has attracted big names from both WSBK and MotoGP in the past.
Discovery Sports Events, the promoter of the FIM Endurance World Championship of which the Suzuka race is a part of, has now moved to avoid a clash between the two events. Francois Ribeiro, Head of Discovery Sports Events, said: “The Suzuka 8 Hours is not only a big test of rider, team and machine, it’s also a celebration of Japan’s vastly successful motorcycle industry.
This year’s event, the first since the advent of the pandemic, was won by Honda trio Iker Lecuona, Takumi Takahashi, Tetsuta Nagashima, with Lecuona one of the WSBK riders in attendance.
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