The Japanese manufacturer 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 victﷺorious #33 HRC Fireblade trio beat their nearest challengers, the #104 Toho Racing, by a full🦹 lap.

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

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 atꦆ the Br⛎itish MotoGP instead.

Takahashi initially started poorly but his advantage in m♏achinery came to the fore and he had reclaimed the lead by Lap 11.

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

Ex-WorldSBK rider Ry𝐆ui🌼chi Kiyonari, Takuma Kunimine and Ikuhiro Enokido were the runners-up.

The #73 SDG Honda Racing, with Naomichi Uramoto, Teppei Nagoe and Haruki Noguchi, compl♒eted an all-Honda podium.

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

The best non-Honda fini♈sh was fifth, the #76 Suzuki of Britain's Dan Linfoot and Takuya Tsuda.