The 2024 #Suzuka8Hours is underway!

The 45th CocaCola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race has got off to a sensational start with the top three riders lapping almost as one for large chunks of the opening hour.

After Markus Reiterberger led for much of the opening lap for BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team’s polesitting Niccolò Canepa moved ahead at the chicane before Takumi Takahashi (Team HRC with Japan Post) and Ryo Mizuno (Ducati Team Kagayama) both enjoyed stints at the front during an actionpacked opening hour.

But it wasn’t long before Takahashi, chasing Honda’s 30th win in the Suzuka 8 Hours and the third in a row for Team HRC, was able to establish a slight advantage over the chasing pack, handing over to MotoGP Johann Zarco after 58 minutes of racing.

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