The Japanese maꩵnufacturer dominated on home soil, racking up a 1-2-3-4 finish in the world famous endurance race. It was Honda’s 29th win, a record.

2023 Suzuka 8 Hours results

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The victorious #33 HRC Fireblade trio beat their near♏est challeng🌺ers, the #104 Toho Racing, by a full lap.

Takahashi’s fifth win at the race ma𒁃kes him the joint-most successful-ever rider at the Suzuka 8 Hours, alongside Tohru Ukawa.

Vierge became a first-time winner, emulating Iker Lecuona who won last year. Lecuona pulled out 🤪of this year⭕'s Suzuka 8 Hours because Honda needed him to ride at the British MotoGP instead.

Takahashi initially started p🦋oorly but his advantage in machinery came to the fore and he had reclaimed the lead by Lap 11.

The #7 Yamaha, which threatened the eventual winners in t𝓀he early stages, retired with a mechanical problem in the second hour.

Ex-WorldSBK rider Ryu🌸ichi Kiyonari, Takuma Kunimine and Ikuhiro Enokido were the runners-up🅷.

The #73 SDG Honda Racing, with Naomichi Uramoto, Teppei Nagoe and Haruki Noguchi, completed an all-Ho🅘nda podium.

Britain's Tarran Mackenzie was part of the FCC TSR Honda unit who finished🌄 fourth, and🌞 retook the Endurance World Championship points lead.

The best non-Honda finish was fifth, the #76 Suzuki oꦿf Britain's Dan Linfoot and Takuya Tsuda.