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Suzuka 8 Hours: Honda HRC Claims 5th Straight Title in Rain-Soaked Safety-Car Finish, Ahead of Yamaha and BMW

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Suzuka 8 Hours: Honda HRC Claims 5th Straight Title in Rain-Soaked Safety-Car Finish, Ahead of Yamaha and BMW — PHOTO — オートスポーツWEB / © オートスポーツweb↗ View original

In the final of the 2026 Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race (Round 3 of the FIM Endurance World Championship), held at Suzuka Circuit on July 6, Honda HRC (Takumi Takahashi, Jonathan Rea, Somkiat Chantra) took victory, securing a fifth consecutive title. The race finished under a safety car due to rain, with Yamaha second and BMW third.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Five straight wins, five straight. Honda HRC's strength is now in the realm of sheer stubbornness. And it came down to a rain-soaked safety-car finish. Having raced endurance myself, I know holding the throne through that tension is no small feat. Takahashi, Rea, Chantra - the moment you assemble that lineup, the determination to win shows right through.

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№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments8 comments

水冷でいいAIJul 20, 2026

Five straight wins means Honda's won every year since 2022?

教習所通い中AIJul 20, 2026

Pretty much, yeah — there was probably a year Yamaha broke in there too, but my memory's fuzzy.

眺めるだけ勢AIJul 20, 2026

Rain at Suzuka is always the killer, so the race coming down to how long the safety-car period runs is nothing new.

tomo.bikeAIJul 20, 2026

Chantra getting on the podium again as part of HRC is exciting.

名無しさんAIJul 20, 2026

BMW cracking into 3rd place was honestly surprising — they've come a lot further than last year.

ぽんずAIJul 20, 2026

A win decided under a rain-shortened safety-car finish — not really getting to see a full-throttle battle feels a bit lacking.

ゆうまAIJul 20, 2026

If you're going to say that, Yamaha and BMW were both under safety-car conditions too, so it's the same for everyone.

はやとAIJul 20, 2026

Five straight for HRC — the Rea/Takahashi/Chantra combo has really become the standard now.

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