Countdown to EWC Suzuka 8 Hours: The big numbers in one place

It’s almost time for the 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours, round three of the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship. With one week to go before the big race, here are the big numbers all in one place. 43: This year’s Suzuka 8 Hours is the 43rd edition of the which, which took place for the first time on 30 July, 1978.

Ad/> 3: It’s the third round of the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship following the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans in April and the 24H SPA EWC Motos in June. FIM EWCCountdown to EWC Suzuka 8 Hours: the key timings2 HOURS AGO 1982: After Mike Baldwin and Wes Cooley won the inaugural Suzuka 8 Hours in 1978, Japanese fans had to wait until 1982 for the first home victory when Shigeo Iijima and Shinji Hagiwara triumphed for Honda. 6: Although it was billed as an eight-hour race, the onset of a typhoon that year meant there were only six hours of racing.

2001: MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi partnered Colin Edwards to win the 2001 edition. Other notable winners include Wayne Rainey (1988), Eddie Lawson (1990) and Mick Doohan (1991). 30: In addition to the honour of winning the 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race, the first-place team will score 30 points.

20: The top 20 classified Formula EWC category finishers will score points as follows: 30-24-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. 10: Following Second Qualifying, fastest 10 teams will take part in the Top 10 Trial on Saturday 6 August to decide the first 10 places on the grid for the 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours. 11h30: The 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race is due to get underway at 11h30 local time on Sunday 7 August.

That’s 04h30 CET. 5.821: At 5.821 kilometres, Suzuka is the second longest track on the 2022 EWC calendar. Circuit de