Suzuki Announces Participation Structure for Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race
Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced the participation structure for Team Suzuki CN Challenge, which will compete in the 45th 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race to be held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture from Friday, July 19th to Sunday, July 21st.
This time, Suzuki will be using sustainable items such as sustainable fuel * , tires, and oil, and will be competing in the “Experimental Class” with a team composed mainly of members selected within Suzuki.
The riders will be Etienne Masson, a current Yoshimura SERT Motul rider who contributed to the victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans held from April 18th to 21st; Sodo Hamahara, who competed in the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race in 2017 with the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team; and Hideyuki Ogata, who has many years of racing experience with the GSX-R and has also led his own team to compete in the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race.
Suzuki will use the valuable data gained from this participation to set higher goals and promote technological feedback for future products.
*40% bio-based, FIM (International Motorcycling Federation) certified sustainable fuel