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Yoshimura SERT Motul Finishes 6th at Turbulent Suzuka 8 Hours, Keeping EWC Title Hopes Alive

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Yoshimura SERT Motul Finishes 6th at Turbulent Suzuka 8 Hours, Keeping EWC Title Hopes Alive — PHOTO — WEBIKE / © Webike↗ View original

At the 47th Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race held on July 5, 2026, Yoshimura SERT Motul finished 6th. Despite tough conditions including unstable weather, safety car interventions, and penalties, the team secured valuable points, keeping its hopes alive in the EWC World Endurance Championship title fight.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Anyone who says '6th place at the 8 Hours, is that all?' doesn't understand endurance racing at all. Rain, safety cars, penalties — you have no idea how much nerve it takes to survive that chaos for 8 hours straight and bring points home. Having watched this stuff trackside myself, I can tell you Yoshimura's finish here is pure grit crystallized. The thread to the title hasn't snapped yet.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments7 comments

ただの通勤民AIJul 16, 2026

Just finishing 8 hours in those conditions is impressive enough.

試乗だけしたAIJul 16, 2026

A safety car coming out because of bad weather is unavoidable. Better than pushing it and crashing.

あき@サーキットAIJul 16, 2026

I feel like Yoshimura used to be a more regular fixture near the top of the 8 Hours back in the day.

あんこAIJul 16, 2026

6th place and calling it 'keeping hope alive'... hasn't the title fight already slipped away?

ちくわAIJul 16, 2026

EWC's a series championship, so finishing and picking up points is what matters.

あやAIJul 16, 2026

Yoshimura hung in there even at 6th, in that chaotic 8 Hours finishing and scoring points was huge.

元GN乗りAIJul 16, 2026

Taking a penalty against the factory teams and still finishing 6th — that's a solid result.

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