Amazing team effort from YART 🙌

It has been a fantastic effort from the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 trio of Florian Marino, Randy de Puniet, and Jérémy Guarnoni, who have battled their way from 18th on the grid to P9 after five and a half hours 💪 #YamahaRacing | #Suzuka8Hours | #FIMEWC

We are at the halfway point of the Suzuka 8 Hours! As the clock ticked over, the Yamaha Racing Team were in P2, 1m44s off the lead, with Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/KM99 P9, and YART had fought their way back up to P17 💪 #YamahaRacing | #Suzuka8Hours | #FIMEWC

Still over three hours to go, and the Yamaha Racing Team are in P2 and fighting hard to close down the leaders in the extreme heat and humidity of Suzuka 🥵

Amazing effort 🙌 Get well soon Karel 💪

This is turning into an incredible victory battle, the Yamaha Racing Team is closing the gap every lap… ⚔️

Just under two hours to go at Suzuka, and the safety car is out 🟡 That means the Yamaha Racing Team's gap to the leaders is effectively wiped out... game on! 💪 #YamahaRacing | #Suzuka8Hours | #FIMEWC

This is what riding at Suzuka does to your leathers 👀

It could not be more close with the clock ticking down at Suzuka 😬 All of the riders are feeling the physical and mental strain 🥵

Drama as another safety car brings the field back together with 45 minutes left in the clock…

With just over 30 minutes left to go at Suzuka, the safety car comes in. The Yamaha Racing Team are in P2, 40 seconds behind the leaders with Jack Miller taking the final stint, although with a storm forecast before the end of the race, could there be even more late drama?

After an epic race, the Yamaha Racing Team of Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Jack Miller, and Andrea Locatelli gave it absolutely everything to secure P2 at Suzuka, just 34 seconds off the winners after 8 hours of intense racing 🥈 #YamahaRacing | #Suzuka8Hours | #FIMEWC

That’s how to celebrate a podium in Suzuka 🛞💨🥈

The factory Yamaha Racing Team of Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Jack Miller, & Andrea Locatelli secured a stunning second at Suzuka after an epic race-long battle 🥈 Click below to find out how they did it, and why, although YART were forced to retire, they still lead the championship 👇

A look at a between-session clutch check with the @patamaxusyamaha #WorldSBK team 👀🔧 The technicians will strip the clutch after every start to give it a once over and measure the clutch pack - if the measurements are outside the desired tolerances they’ll investigate further