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<FIM Endurance World Championship> Honda Teams to Compete in 2024 “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race 45th Tournament

Honda announced an overview of its main teams to compete in 2024 FIM*1 Endurance World Championship “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race 45th Tournament (Suzuka 8 Hours), to be held at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday, July 21, 2024.

Team HRC will once again partner with Japan Post Co, Ltd. to compete as Team HRC with Japan Post. The team will be represented by Takumi Takahashi, Teppei Nagoe and Johann Zarco. Nagoe and Zarco, new to the team, will be led by Takahashi who has won the last two editions of the race and is aiming for his sixth win, setting a new record for the event.

Last year’s runners-up, SDG Team HARC-PRO. Honda, will be represented by MFJ*2 All Japan Road Race Championship (JRR) ST1000 class rider Yuki Kunii, Spanish Superbike Championship rider Naomichi Uramoto, and FIM MotoGP Moto2 class rider Mario Aji.

F.C.C. TSR Honda France, currently competing in the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC), has won the series twice, and finished third last year in Suzuka 8 Hours. The team will be aiming to claim a podium finish with its regular riders Josh Hook, Mike Di Meglio and Alan Techer.

Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo, currently competing in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship Asia Superbike 1000 (ASB1000) class, will be once again represented by Md Zaqhwan Bin Zaidi, Andi Farid Izdihar, and Nakarin Atiratphuvapat.

*1 FIM: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
*2 MFJ: Motorcycle Federation of Japan


Main Honda Teams to Compete in the 2024 Suzuka 8 Hours

Bike # Team Machine Rider
4 TATI TEAM BERINGER RACING CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE SP
Hugo Clere
Randy Krummenacher
Corentin Perolari
5 F.C.C. TSR Honda France CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE SP
Josh Hook
Mike Di Meglio
Alan Techer
17 Astemo Honda Dream SI Racing CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE
Kohta Nozane
Taiga Hada
TBA
30 Team HRC with Japan Post CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE SP
Takumi Takahashi
Teppei Nagoe
Johann Zarco
40 Team ATJ with docomo business CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE SP
Satoru Iwata
Kouki Suzuki
Yuta Okaya
71 Honda DREAM RT Sakurai Honda CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE SP
Kazuki Ito
Daijiro Hiura
73 SDG Team HARC-PRO. Honda CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE
Yuki Kunii
Naomichi Uramoto
Mario Aji
88 Honda Asia-Dream Racing with Astemo CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE
Md Zaqhwan Bin Zaidi
Andi Farid Izdihar
Nakarin Atiratphuvapat
104 TOHO Racing CBR1000RR-R
FIREBLADE SP
Ryuichi Kiyonari
Kazuki Watanabe
Ikuhiro Enokido

* Team details current as of June 13, and are subject to change.
* Teams listed in order of bike number (#)



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