The 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours EWC event will soon get underway in Japan. The pandemic forced the cancellation of the last two. The official Kawasaki entry will feature several members of the KRT WorldSBK squad. Combining riding talent from both WorldSBK and BSB paddocks.
WorldSBK KRT riders Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes. Joined at Suzuka by the proven talents of BSB rider Leon Haslam. A successful Suzuka entrant in his own right, on the endurance spec Ninja ZX-10RR, running Bridgestone tyres.
All the riders have had a chance to test at Suzuka. Haslam in particular spent a lot of time in Japan recently. To make sure everything is ready to win when his new teammates join him there shortly.
The first day of official qualifying for the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours EWC race got underway on Friday 5 August. Official KRT riders for Suzuka were met with changeable track conditions as they progressed towards final qualifying on Saturday.
After two super-hot days of testing earlier this week. Friday provided changeable weather, with falls of rain at unfortunate times almost spoiling the team’s best-laid plans.
These challenges were finally overcome. All three riders now move on to Saturday’s Free Practice Three. The subsequent Top Ten trial then finalising the starting grid for Sunday’s race.
Saturday practice and qualifying at the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours took place in an unexpected fashion. The competing teams entered the final day before the race itself on Sunday. The Number 10 official KRT squad ended second on the starting grid, just 0.215 seconds from the very top.
The KRT entry finished second in the Suzuka 8 Hours EWC race on Sunday 7 August. After completing 213 laps of the 5.821km ‘figure eight’ circuit.
