Miller 'okay' after high speed qualifying crash at Suzuka

2025 Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race
Friday Qualifying Instances

A fast lap from Takumi Takahashi and a session-leading efficiency by MotoGP rider Johann Zarco has positioned the Honda HRC crew on the high of the provisional qualifying order for the Suzuka 8 Hours.

Johann Zarco was the second quickest rider at Suzuka on Friday

Regardless of competing with solely two riders—following Xavi Vierge’s withdrawal for “procedural causes”—HRC leads primarily based on the typical of the 2 quickest rider occasions per crew.

AutoRace – Davey Todd was the slowest of the trio

They’re adopted carefully by the BMW-powered AutoRace Ube Racing Crew. AutoRace have been second quickest on the two-time common, however Naomichi Uramoto pipped Johann Zarco to be the quickest rider of the day.

Jack Miller had topped the Yellow Rider group for YRT in Second Qualifying earlier than crashing on the downhill First Curve halfway by the 20-minute session. Though his Yamaha YZF-R1 sustained heavy harm, Miller was capable of return to the pit lane and stroll again to the storage with out damage.

Jack Miller

“All okay, I’m struggling actually, there’s lots to cease the bike. We’re a bit bit mushy within the entrance and in full time assault mode you realize you ask a bit bit extra and she or he stated ‘no más’. It’s been an excellent day thus far, and fortunately, I’m okay. Flip 1 is a quick spot, and the wall is kind of shut, so I’m glad [I’m okay].”

Regardless of Miller’s crash, Yamaha Racing Crew accomplished qualifying in third place and would be the eighth outfit to sort out Saturday afternoon’s Prime 10 Trial.

Within the Superstock class, Crew Étoile leads the Dunlop-equipped subject after First Qualifying, forward of Honda No Limits and Kawasaki Plaza Racing Crew.

Not like different EWC rounds, the place grid positions are decided solely by Second Qualifying outcomes, Suzuka employs a unique format. The ultimate beginning order for Sunday’s forty sixth version of the occasion will likely be set after Saturday afternoon’s Prime 10 Trial.

Suzuka Friday Qualifying Outcomes

Pos	Crew	Rider	Coloration	Greatest Time	Common
		T. Takahashi	Blue	2m05.554
1	Honda HRC	J. Zarco	Yellow	2m04.820	2m05.187
		–	Purple	–
		N. Uramoto	Blue	2m04.796
2	AutoRace Ube	L. Baz	Yellow	2m05.895	2m05.346
		D. Todd	Purple	2m08.924
		Ok. Nakasuga	Blue	2m05.893
3	Yamaha RT	J. Miller	Yellow	2m05.816	2m05.539
		A. Locatelli	Purple	2m05.262
		G. Black	Blue	2m06.339
4	Yoshimura SERT	D. Linfoot	Yellow	2m05.520	2m05.674
		C. Atsumi	Purple	2m05.828
		Ok. Hanika	Blue	2m06.001
5	YART Yamaha	M. Fritz	Yellow	2m05.925	2m05.963
		J. O’Halloran	Purple	2m06.339
		Ok. Nozane	Blue	2m06.222
6	Astemo Honda	Ok. Arakawa	Yellow	2m07.037	2m06.066
		R. Yamanaka	Purple	2m05.910
		R. Mizuno	Blue	2m06.001
7	SDG Ducati	M. Schrötter	Yellow	2m06.357	2m06.096
		L. Haslam	Purple	2m06.190
		T. Nagoe	Blue	2m06.829
8	SDG HARC-PRO	Ok. Abe	Yellow	2m06.651	2m06.411
		Y. Kunii	Purple	2m06.171
		M. Reiterberger	Blue	2m06.857
9	BMW Motorrad	M. Van Der Mark	Yellow	2m06.113	2m06.485
		S. Odendaal	Purple	2m07.404
		S. Iwata	Blue	2m06.471
10	TeamATJ	Ok. Suzuki	Yellow	2m06.777	2m06.624
		T. Kunimine	Purple	2m07.301
		J. Brookes	Blue	2m08.263
11	Honda Sakurai	D. Hiura	Yellow	2m05.951	2m06.668
		Ok. Ito	Purple	2m07.385
		E. Masson	Blue	2m06.871
12	Suzuki CN	A. Arenas	Yellow	2m06.655	2m06.673
		T. Tsuda	Purple	2m06.691
		R. Ramos	Blue	2m06.994
13	Kawasaki Trickstar	M. Di Meglio	Yellow	2m06.851	2m06.923
		G. Leblanc	Purple	2m08.320
		A. Techer	Blue	2m07.348
14	F.C.C. TSR Honda	C. Perolari	Yellow	2m07.713	2m06.970
		T. Hada	Purple	2m06.591
		H. Ogata	Blue	2m08.590
15	S-Pulse Racing	J. Folger	Yellow	2m07.033	2m07.102
		S. Hamahara	Purple	2m07.171
		N. Atiratphuvapat	Blue	2m07.023
16	Honda Asia-Dream	A. Anuar	Yellow	2m08.018	2m07.269
		M. Zaidi	Purple	2m07.514
		Y. Kodama	Blue	2m07.369
17	Marumae Kodama	R. Sugawara	Yellow	2m07.426	2m07.398
		M. Stauffer	Purple	2m08.330
		R. De Puniet	Blue	2m07.418
18	Elf Marc VDS	F. Marino	Yellow	2m08.593	2m07.446
		J. Guarnoni	Purple	2m07.474
		I. Mykhalchyk	Blue	2m06.956
19	ERC Endurance	Ok. Foray	Yellow	2m08.400	2m07.678
		D. Checa	Purple	2m09.682
		H. Okubo	Blue	2m07.413
20	Crew Étoile	Ok. Watanabe	Yellow	2m08.470	2m07.942
		M. Ito	Purple	2m09.439
		T. Ishizuka	Blue	2m08.232
21	Kaedear-Dafy	C. Leesch	Yellow	2m08.863	2m07.948
		Ok. Manfredi	Purple	2m07.664
		Ok. Tsuda	Blue	2m08.634
22	BabyFace Titanium	Ok. Maeda	Yellow	2m07.289	2m07.962
		R. Mulhauser	Purple	2m09.702
		H. Clere	Blue	2m08.615
23	Tati AVA6	I. Viñales	Yellow	2m07.948	2m08.005
		S. Nishimura	Purple	2m08.061
		Ok. Pawi	Blue	2m07.830
24	Honda Suzuka	Ok. Aota	Yellow	2m09.608	2m08.013
		Y. Sugiyama	Purple	2m08.196
		Ok. Toba	Blue	2m08.016
25	Honda No Limits	G. Giannini	Yellow	2m08.035	2m08.026
		A. Haga	Purple	2m14.770
		T. Sekiguchi	Blue	2m08.236
26	SANMEI Taro	Y. Kamei	Yellow	2m08.009	2m08.123
		T. Nakamura	Purple	2m08.343
		I. Higashimura	Blue	2m11.978
27	Shinsyuren	S. Nakamura	Yellow	2m08.205	2m08.248
		H. Nakajima	Purple	2m08.291
		R. Iwato	Blue	2m07.949
28	Kawasaki Plaza	G. Mie	Yellow	2m09.756	2m08.332
		Y. Nakayama	Purple	2m08.714
		Y. Sano	Blue	2m07.949
29	KRP Sanyoukougyo	Ok. Sano	Yellow	2m08.841	2m08.395
		M. Shinjo	Purple	2m10.603
		S. Sakurayama	Blue	2m12.921
30	Bakuon RPT	Y. Ito	Yellow	2m08.551	2m08.470
		R. Matsuoka	Purple	2m08.389
		N. Takahashi	Blue	2m08.825
31	Honda Tochigi	M. Azman	Yellow	2m09.103	2m08.964
		T. Kato	Purple	2m12.759
		T. Hoshino	Blue	2m09.935
32	TONE EVA 02	A. Yoshida	Yellow	2m12.366	2m09.135
		L. Mercado	Purple	2m08.335
		S. Ite	Blue	2m08.289
33	NCXX Riders	R. Toshima	Yellow	2m10.342	2m09.316
		R. Okabe	Purple	2m13.368
		J. Torres	Blue	2m09.291
34	Wójcik Racing	M. Pawelec	Yellow	2m09.786	2m09.539
		M. Molik	Purple	2m10.796
		R. Wada	Blue	2m09.837
35	Crew TATARA	M. Watanuki	Yellow	2m09.906	2m09.872
		M. Baiocco	Purple	2m11.950
		V. Suchet	Blue	2m09.541
36	Nationwide Motos	G. Raymond	Yellow	2m11.001	2m10.271
		J. Nigon	Purple	2m11.971
		Ok. Calia	Blue	2m10.117
37	Revo-M2	S. Saltarelli	Yellow	2m10.868	2m10.493
		F. Ferroni	Purple	2m11.160
		M. Yoshida	Blue	2m12.910
38	Honda Kumamoto	Ok. Kojima	Yellow	2m10.573	2m10.521
		S. Yamato	Purple	2m10.468
		S. Hasegawa	Blue	2m09.972
39	Honda Blue Helmets	H. Okada	Yellow	2m12.413	2m11.193
		Y. Ide	Purple	2m15.794
		S. Yokoyama	Blue	2m10.848
40	Aoshima Hamaguchi	–	Yellow	–	2m11.237
		D. Vietti-Ramus	Purple	2m11.625
		S. Morais	Blue	2m12.029
41	Motobox Kremer	D. Rubin	Yellow	2m12.404	2m11.336
		T. Smits	Purple	2m10.643
		Y. Shibata	Blue	2m11.838
42	Taira Promote	H. Tarumi	Yellow	2m16.383	2m11.428
		S. Kawasaki	Purple	2m11.018
		M. Adachi	Blue	2m12.827
43	Nichirin Racing	S. Horii	Yellow	2m11.282	2m12.055
		T. Sakai	Purple	2m13.766
		Y. Masuda	Blue	2m12.007
44	Edwin Gesundheit	T. Maekawa	Yellow	2m16.420	2m12.139
		Y. Kabetani	Purple	2m12.270
		Y. Sugai	Blue	2m13.109
45	Sugai Racing	Y. Matsukawa	Yellow	2m12.649	2m12.879
		R. Hirano	Purple	2m14.757
		S. Morimoto	Blue	2m13.024
46	Team38	Y. Nojima	Yellow	2m15.583	2m12.972
		J. Takatani	Purple	2m12.919
		J. Kikuchi	Blue	2m11.731
47	Balz Advance	A. Kawaguchi	Yellow	2m15.827	2m13.193
		M. Yoshihara	Purple	2m14.655
		Ok. Takai	Blue	2m12.892
48	Iwata Racing	R. Hattori	Yellow	2m15.979	2m13.326
		A. Endo	Purple	2m13.760
		H. Yoshihiro	Blue	2m12.151
49	ClubNext Honda	Y. Yamazoe	Yellow	2m15.289	2m13.720
		Ok. Ohnuki	Purple	2m16.999
		T. Nishinaka	Blue	2m15.423
50	Bikes#27	R. Kusu	Yellow	2m12.834	2m14.129
		–	Purple	–
		S. Hanamura	Blue	2m12.580
51	Etching Manufacturing facility	S. Nagayama	Yellow	2m16.662	2m14.621
		–	Purple	–
		Ok. Iwatani	Blue	2m13.764
52	Canine Home	E. Samura	Yellow	2m15.949	2m14.857
		T. Oosuka	Purple	2m16.817
		M. Arakawa	Blue	2m15.196
53	Matsunaga KDC	O. Matsunaga	Yellow	2m14.759	2m14.978
		H. Kato	Purple	2m15.671
		M. Kuno	Blue	2m14.465
54	Verity OIL	H. Chinushi	Yellow	2m17.310	2m15.277
		N. Sato	Purple	2m16.088