Estoril Classics to host the first edition of the FIM Historic Event   This weekend will mark a special moment as the FIM and Amicale Spirit of Speed organise together the first ever FIM Historic Event during the second edition of Estoril Classics in Portugal. This event will include the main categories of classic cars and motorcycles from 11-13 October in Cascais.   A parade will take place on both Saturday and Sunday in the presence of FIM President Jorge Viegas and many famous riders including multiple FIM World Champion, Giacomo Agostini who will ride his 1973 MV Agusta 500.  Photo caption Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 5oo 1972  © FIM Archive Responding to the increasing rise in popularity of Historic events, the FIM is working on a framework to officially recognise these events and to create standardisation of certain aspects, which will be managed by a newly created FIM Historic Events structure. Since its creation in 2009, L'Amicale Spirit of Speed has grown to be the biggest European club of racing bikes collectors and has become widely renowned for the quality of its presentations at both exhibitions and on the racetracks. Reinforcing their reputation, Amicale Spirit of Speed will display fifty-five racing machines from 1955 to 2014 - to mark the 70th anniversary of the Grand Prix in style at Estoril. A parade of this exotic machinery will take place on both Saturday and Sunday in the presence of FIM President Jorge Viegas. This will include many famous riders including multiple FIM World Champion, Giacomo Agostini who will ride his 1973 MV Agusta 500. Amicale Spirit of Speed President, Bernard Girardot-Miglierina explained: "Created ten years ago to gather collectors of motorcycles competition from all over Europe, our club is proud today to have participated in the majority of the most beautiful European classical events. Since the creation of the club, we have committed ourselves to having a truthful dialogue about the authenticity of our machines. This in the interest of the fans who must be respected, but also the organisers who can count on a great quality of exhibitions to attract these same spectators.” “Our members have sincerely believed in this philosophy of truthfulness through our identification knowledgebase launched in 2016. This straight-forward approach allows a simple classification and pedagogical of motorcycles presented in exhibitions and on the racetracks.” “Seeing the FIM engaged in an identical approach is for us a great pride and a recognition of the interest of preserving the historical character of a true sporting and technical heritage. Estoril Classics will be the first ‘FIM Historic Event’ and our members from all over Europe will be keen to satisfy the organisers and all enthusiasts who will discover this great event. Together let us live our passion." Adding his own words Jorge Viegas, FIM President said: “The passion for motorcycling doesn’t disappear with age, on the contrary: everybody that was somehow involved in this sport or leisure activity only gets more interested and committed year by year. At the FIM we also feel the same and that’s why we have now created the label of FIM Historic Event to acknowledge the quality of an organisation, by its participants, logistics, etc. The Estoril Classics will be the first example of such a guarantee of quality and we will be there to greet the unforgettable Giacomo Agostini amongst an incredible quantity of other riders with their fantastic Classic bikes.” <<< Amicale Spirit of Speed will display fifty-five racing machines from 1955 to 2014 - See the list here >>>   Honda CB500R -  Suzuki RGV500 XR88(98) © Phil Aynsley Photography

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FIM Grand Prix World Championship

Selection of Teams for participation in season 2020 Moto3 & Moto2 classes

The Selection Committee responsible for selecting teams who will be invited to conclude a Participation Agreement with IRTA for 2020 held its first meeting at Silverstone on 22 August. Teams provisionally selected during that meeting were given until 19 of September to confirm their participation and pay a security deposit.

The second meeting of the Committee was held at Aragon on 19 of September to confirm the original selections. It was recorded that all teams provisionally selected had paid the required deposit.

The list of teams finally accepted, with the number of riders in each team is shown below. The selected teams now have until 14 November to confirm the riders proposed for 2020. The FIM will then publish the entry list for the 2020 season which starts on Monday 18 November, the day after the Valencia GP. 2020 CONTRACTED ENTRIES			2020 CONTRACTED ENTRIES
Moto3 CLASS			Moto2 CLASS
TEAM	ENTRIES	TEAM		ENTRIES
BOE SKULL RIDER MUGEN RACE	2	AMERICAN RACING KTM		2
CIP GREEN POWER	2	DYNAVOLT INTACT GP		2
ESTRELLA GALICIA 0,0	2	EG 0,0 MARC VDS		2
GAVIOTA ANGEL NIETO TEAM	2	FEDERAL OIL GRESINI Moto2		2
HONDA TEAM ASIA	2	FLEXBOX HP 40		2
KOMMERLING GRESINI Moto3	2	GAVIOTA ANGEL NIETO TEAM		2
LEOPARD RACING	2	IDEMITSU HONDA TEAM ASIA		2
PETRONAS SPRINTA RACING	2	ITALTRANS RACING TEAM		2
REALE AVINTIA ARIZONA 77	1	MV AGUSTA FORWARD		2
RED BULL KTM AJO	2	NTS RW RACING GP		2
RED BULL KTM TECH 3	2	ONEXOX TKKR SAG TEAM		2
REDOX PRUESTELGP	2	PETRONAS SPRINTA RACING		2
SIC58 SQUADRA CORSE	2	RED BULL KTM AJO		2
SKY RACING TEAM VR46	2	SKY RACING TEAM VR46		2
STERILGARDA MAX RACING TEAM	2	SPEED UP RACING		2
VNE SNIPERS TEAM			2
TOTAL ENTRIES Moto2			30
TOTAL ENTRIES Moto3			31

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MV Agusta Forward Racing Team 2019 Launch

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Auckland Motorcycle Club               MEDIA RELEASE

15 November, 2018.  Challenging conditions at AMCC Round Two: 

The early morning drizzle proved challenging for riders at Round Two of the Auckland Motorcycle Club Summer Series last Sunday, as qualifying commenced on a wet track that offered marginal grip and took some time to dry.

The result was an unusual number of falls, which kept the experienced AMCC marshals and recovery crew on their toes, and ultimately meant only two Rounds of racing were completed.

 

In Superbike Daniel Mettam scooped those two wins. His primary competition, NZ #1 Sloan Frost, was absent after an operation on a lingering hand injury, and Mettam has now assumed the points lead.
 

Over on the 600’s points leader Nathanael Diprose had a subdued meeting, with two 3^rd placing – the wins going to Tarbon Walker and Rogan Chandler; and there is some entertaining racing going on amongst the Senior combatants this Series. Walker won the day in Supersport.

 

In Intermediate, Ben Rosendaal shook up the field with a pair of wins in Superlite aboard the Yamaha MT07; whilst the Pro Twin 650 category continues to deliver healthy fields, with current class champion Matt Dunlop leading the points. He has four wins from five starts so far.

Alex Butson grabbed the win in Race One however, and lies 2^nd in the points.
Chris Malcolm continues to lead 125cc GP.

  
Junior similarly, is full of action, with Sean White pulling back Darrick Kattenberg’s advantage in 250 ProLite – there is just a single point between them heading into the final Round.

Nathanael Diprose meanwhile, is dominating Lightweight on the 390 KTM.

 

Sidecar saw the evergreen Lawrance Brothers running in a new engine. On limited revs they secured a pair of third placing to retain the overall point’s lead; while Mark Halls and Darren Prentis have put themselves back into contention, taking both wins on the day.

 

The Carl Cox Motorsport Hyosung and Ninja Cup races delivered the largest field of the day.
Jacob Stroud again grabbed a pair of wins on the Ninja, despite a fall in practice; while Grant Cullen maintained his advantage in the Hyosung category - as both he and Josh Augustine each scored the same number of points for Round Two.

Post Classic and Clubman classes rounded out the programme.

 

Round Three of the AMCC Club Series will be held on Sunday 2^nd December, and as in prior years will be for double points. Expect some wild-card surprises.

 

The 2018-2019 Series is organised and promoted by the Auckland Motorcycle Club – who acknowledge all our valuable partners for the season:-
Carl Cox Motorsport, Castrol, Counties Honda, Darbi Accessories, Hyosung NZ, Motomail,
Mr Motorcycles, Nationwide Accessories, Spectrum Motorcycles, Red Baron, and Whites Power Sports – along with MX Timing and CTAS Live.      

2018-2019 AMCC Club Series Points:                      (After ROUND TWO of Three)

 

Points – Senior: SUPERBIKE                                          (Nationwide Accessories)

106         Daniel Mettam

97           Connor London

66           Sloan Frost

 

Points – Senior: SUPERSPORT 600                              (Whites Powersports)

107         Nathanael Diprose
96           Tarbon Walker

58           James Barham

 

Points – Senior: SUPERSTOCK 1000                           (Whites Powersports)

75           Adam Chambers

60           Adrian Clare
48           Jonathan Skyrme

 

Points – Intermediate: SUPERLITE                             (Mr Motorcycles)

93           Nick Olson

83           Scott Findlay
67           Vaughan Simmonds

 

Points – Intermediate: PRO TWIN 650                      (Darbi Accessories)

120         Matt Dunlop

77           Alex Butson

76           Michael Patchett
 

Points – Intermediate: 125ccGP                                 (Red Baron)
125         Chris Malcolm

84           Brodie Jones

60           Aaron Lambourne
 

Points – Junior: LIGHTWEIGHT PRODUCTION       (Red Baron)

125         Nathanael Diprose
81           Nick Burke

66           Dylan Byrne
 

Points – Junior: 250 PRO LITE                                      (Spectrum Motorcycles – Hyosung)

101         Darrick Kattenberg
100         Sean White
67           Shaun Parker

 

Points – NINJA CUP:                                                        (Carl Cox Motorsport)

305         Jacob Stroud

247         Dave Readings

236         Hamish Fox

 

Points – HYOSUNG CUP:                                                               (Carl Cox Motorsport)

287         Grant Cullen

258         Josh Augustine

187         Michael Patchett

Points – PRE 82 SENIOR                                                 (Motomail NZ)

112.5     Kevin Grey

68           Russell Barker

26           Grant Dalton

 

Points – PRE 82 JUNIOR                                                 (Motomail NZ)

90           Guy Webster

70           Graeme Ogle

 

Points – PRE 89 F1                                                            (Motomail NZ)

65           Rick Van Velzen

62.5        Ken Ferguson
 

Points – PRE 89 F2                                                            (Motomail NZ)

45           Colin Box

35           Malcolm Brown

25           Scott Findlay

 

Points – PRE 89 F3                                                            (Motomail NZ)

112.5     Rory Garvey
60           Steve Collingwood

48           Craig Crocombe

 

Points – PRE 95 F2                                                            (Motomail NZ)

75           Graham Moorhead

Points – PRE 95 F3                                                            (Motomail NZ)

87.5        Chris Malcolm

87           Nick Olson
56           Ray Waring
 

Points – SIDECARS                                                           (Castrol)

107         Chris Lawrance / Richard Lawrance

92           David McArthur / Tony New
90           Mark Halls / Darren Prentis

 

Points – CLUBMAN SENIOR                                          (Counties Honda)

95           Tyler Brown

68           Ming Huang

65           Daniel Hendy

 

Points – CLUBMAN JUNIOR                                         (Counties Honda)

85           Tim Rattray

75           Sam Greenhalgh

52           Dylan Byrne

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Auckland Motorcycle Club MEDIA RELEASE 23 October, 2018.

Tight racing characterises opening meeting of Auckland Motorcycle Club Series:

Despite a higher than usual number of stoppages for incidents, three full rounds of racing were

completed at Round One of the 2018-19 AMCC Club Series at Hampton Downs last Sunday; with the

racing characterised by healthy fields, and tight racing across all categories.

Current NZSBK Superbike champion Sloan Frost took a pair of wins in Superbike, with Connor

London picking up the win in race three. With Daniel Mettam and Bailie Perriton also amongst the

action, there was some spirited dicing at the head of the Senior field, and this extended back into

the Supersport 600 and Superstock 1000 classes as well.

Nathanael Diprose swept Supersport 600, but there was nothing between Regan Phibbs and Tarbon

Walker for the other podium spots; whilst in Superstock 1000 Adam Chambers would have enjoyed

the trip home to Clive, with a trio of wins under his belt.

As usual, Intermediate provides more than its share of action, and this season appears to be no

exception.

Defending class champion Matt Dunlop battled all day with Michael Patchett in ProTwin 650, whilst

in Superlite Nick Olson leads the points after Scott Findlay on the flying ZXR400 Kawasaki, was a DNS

in race three. Chris Malcolm was best of the 125cc 2-stroke GP class.

Junior comprised 250 ProLite, with Darrick Kattenberg on the podium in all three races; and

Lightweight Production, where Nathanael Diprose took Gavin Veltmeyer’ KTM390 to a trio of wins,

as Veltmeyer continues to recover from injuries sustained at Taupo earlier in the year.

The Hyosung Cup has this year expanded into a dual-class competition, with the introduction of the

EX400 Kawasaki - to create the Carl Cox Motorsport Hyosung and Ninja Cup.

Running as a combined grid, there is a Cup up for grabs in each class –and the field was full.

Jacob Stroud stamped an early mark in the Kawasaki class, whilst over on the Hyosung’,

experienced Cup regulars Grant Cullen, Josh Augustine and Michael Patchett have made the early

running.

Clubmans, Sidecars and Post Classic completed the entertaining 20 race programme for the day.

The 2018-2019 Series is organised and promoted by the Auckland Motorcycle Club –who

acknowledge all our valuable partners for the current season:-

Carl Cox Motorsport, Castrol, Counties Honda, Darbi Accessories, Hyosung NZ, Motomail,

Mr Motorcycles, Nationwide Accessories, Spectrum Motorcycles, Red Baron, and

Whites Power Sports –along with MX Timing and CTAS Live.

2018-2019 AMCC Club Series Points: (After ROUND ONE of Three)

Points – Senior: SUPERBIKE (Nationwide Accessories)

66 Sloan Frost

61 Connor London

56 Daniel Mettam

Points – Senior: SUPERSPORT 600 (Whites Powersports)

75 Nathanael Diprose

52 Regan Phibbs

51 Tarbon Walker

Points – Senior: SUPERSTOCK 1000 (Whites Powersports)

75 Adam Chambers

60 Adrian Clare

48 Jonathan Skyrme

Points – Intermediate: SUPERLITE (Mr Motorcycles)

65 Nick Olson

50 Scott Findlay

49 Vaughan Simmonds

Points – Intermediate: PRO TWIN 650 (Darbi Accessories)

75 Matt Dunlop

56 Michael Patchett

42 Vaughan Maine

Points – Intermediate: 125ccGP (Red Baron)

75 Chris Malcolm

48 Brodie Jones

40 Aaron Lambourne

Points – Junior: LIGHTWEIGHT PRODUCTION (Red Baron)

75 Nathanael Diprose

60 Blake Ross

45 Nick Burke

Points – Junior: 250 PRO LITE (Spectrum Motorcycles – Hyosung)

61 Darrick Kattenberg

50 Sean White

38 Shaun Parker

Points – NINJA CUP: (Carl Cox Motorsport)

153 Jacob Stroud

134 Zak Fuller

120 Dave Readings

Points – HYOSUNG CUP: (Carl Cox Motorsport)

150 Grant Cullen

122 Josh Augustine

122 Michael Patchett

Points – PRE 82 SENIOR (Motomail NZ)

75 Kevin Grey

60 Russell Barker

Points – PRE 82 JUNIOR (Motomail NZ)

70 Graeme Ogle

65 Guy Webster

Points – PRE 89 F1 (Motomail NZ)

65 Rick Van Velzen

50 Ken Ferguson

Points – PRE 89 F2 (Motomail NZ)

45 Colin Box

25 Scott Findlay

Points – PRE 89 F3 (Motomail NZ)

75 Rory Garvey

60 Steve Collingwood

48 Craig Crocombe

Points – PRE 95 F2 (Motomail NZ)

75 Graham Moorhead

Points – PRE 95 F3 (Motomail NZ)

75 Chris Malcolm

56 Ray Waring

52 Nick Olson

Points – SIDECARS (Castrol)

75 Chris Lawrance / Richard Lawrance

52 David McArthur / Tony New

42 Ian Burke / Warren Burke

Points – CLUBMAN SENIOR (Counties Honda)

70 Tyler Brown

65 Daniel Hendy

48 Ming Huang

Points – CLUBMAN JUNIOR (Counties Honda)

75 Sam Greenhalgh

60 Tim Rattray

38 Leigh Paulin

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Auckland Motorcycle Club MEDIA RELEASE 17 October, 2018.

2018-2019 Auckland Motorcycle Club Summer Series starts this Sunday:

All is set for the Auckland Motorcycle Club Summer Series for 2018-19 to burst into life this Sunday,

at Hampton Downs in the North Waikato.

A number of changes punctuate the three round Series, all of which will be held on the traditional

2.7 km “ational”circuit.

The first is that the Series will be concluded well before Xmas; and also in advance of the Suzuki

Series, and NZSBK National Championship which follows.

The second is that the Carl Cox Motorsport Hyosung and Ninja Cup is back for a remarkable eighth

year; and this season will be a dual-class competition –one for the familiar 250 Hyosung Cup, and a

new Ninja Cup for the Kawasaki EX400. Both these classes will be running as a combined grid, and

promise a capacity field of 42 riders.

With Jacob on an EX400, and Jesse on an X4r Hyosung, the Stroud family are in contention for a very

unique “ouble”come December.

Complementing the usual familiar classes that are catered for across the Senior, Intermediate and

Junior categories; Post Classics and the very popular Sidecars will provide a full day of on-track

action.

Look for Nathanael Diprose –now back on a 600 Suzuki following a period of ill health. He will face

stern competition from Jason Hearn on the 675 Triumph, in the Senior field.

And it doesn’ end there –with plenty to look at across the entry.

Entry is $15 for adults, and Under-12 are free.

Practice/qualifying starts at 09:00, and racing gets under way at 11:00.

The 2018-2019 Series is organised and promoted by the Auckland Motorcycle Club –who

acknowledge all our valuable partners for the coming season:-

Carl Cox Motorsport, Castrol, Counties Honda, Darbi Accessories, Hyosung NZ, Motomail, Mr

Motorcycles, Nationwide Accessories, Spectrum Motorcycles, Red Baron, Whites Power Sports –along with MX Timing and CTAS Live.

Calendar –2018-2019 AMCC Club Series:

Rd 1 21st October

Rd 2 11th November

Rd 3 2nd December

2017-2018 AMCC Club Series Class Winners:

SUPERBIKE Alastair Hoogenboezem

SUPERSPORT 600 Jaden Hassan

SUPERSTOCK 1000 Brendon Coad

PRO TWIN OPEN Steve Bridge

SUPERLITE Nathanael Diprose

PRO TWIN 650 Matt Dunlop

125ccGP Nicki Smith

LIGHTWEIGHT PRODUCTION Gavin Veltmeyer

250 PRO LITE Nick Burke

CARL COX MOTORSPORT HYOSUNG CUP Jacob Stroud

PRE 72 JUNIOR John Comer

PRE 82 SENIOR Matthew Ineson

PRE 82 JUNIOR Alistair Wilton

PRE 89 F1 Phil Duxbury

PRE 89 F2 Nigel Lennox

PRE 89 F3 Steve Collingwood

PRE 95 F2 Graham Moorhead

PRE 95 F3 Nick Olson

SIDECARS Chris Lawrance / Richard Lawrance

CLUBMAN SENIOR Selby Inkster

CLUBMAN JUNIOR Amy Thurston

Image:

(21) Avalon Biddle on one of the new Kawasaki 400’s – August 2018.

Credit: Philip Kavermann

Philip Kavermann

021.264.8021

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FIM Grand Prix World Championship

Decision of the Grand Prix Commission

The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Paul Duparc (FIM), Herve Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA), in the presence of Carlos Ezpeleta (Dorna), Mike Trimby (IRTA, Secretary of the meeting) and Corrado Cecchinelli (Director of Technology), in a meeting held in Misano on September 8, 2018 made the following decisions:

Sporting Regulations

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

? Wet Start Procedure

When races are starting under the "wet start procedure" there are potential difficulties for teams to top up fuel tanks to their full capacity. It has therefore been decided that when this start procedure is implemented the race distance will be reduced by one lap.

? Change of Position Penalty

Penalties requiring a rider to change position are currently displayed on a board at the finish line for five laps.

As such penalties are already displayed on the rider’s dashboard and because there is the potential for various position changes to take place in a five-lap period, it was decided that the board at the finish line will henceforth only be displayed for three laps.

? Substitute and Replacement Riders

Concern has been expressed that MotoGP class teams could manipulate the current regulation to switch machines within the same team, or with another team, and perhaps help a rider who was close to exceeding his engine allocation. Because there are so many possible scenarios the regulations will be modified so that a substitute or replacement rider cannot be a rider currently contracted to the Championship unless approved by the GPC.

EFFECTIVE SEASON 2019

? Moto2 Class Wild Cards

Due to availability constraints on the new Moto2 2019 engine and the fact that there will be no machines of this specification in other Championships, it was agreed that Moto2 wild card entries will not be available in 2019. The situation will be reviewed for the 2020 season.

A regularly updated version of the FIM Grand Prix Regulations which contains the detailed text of the regulation changes may be viewed shortly on:

http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/regulations-and-documents/grand-prix/

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Press release 29th July 2018

YAMAHA FACTORY RACING TEAM CLAIMS FOURTH WIN AT SUZUKA F.C.C. TSR HONDA FRANCE, THE FIRST JAPANESE TEAM WORLD CHAMPION

Yamaha Factory Racing Team has claimed its fourth consecutive Suzuka 8 Hours win despite stiff competition from Red Bull Honda with Japan Post and Kawasaki Team Green. Another Japanese squad also stepped into the limelight: F.C.C. TSR Honda France, the first Japanese team in the championship’s history to win the FIM EWC title.

The 41st Suzuka 8 Hours kept viewers in suspense until after nightfall. Following duel after thrilling duel for the lead between Kawasaki Team Green and Yamaha Factory in the early stages of the race ahead of Red Bull Honda with Japan Post, in the end it was Yamaha Factory Racing Team that won the day. The factory Yamaha squad claimed victory with the same rider line-up as last year: Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark. This is the fourth consecutive win for both Yamaha Factory Racing Team and Katsuyuki Nakasuga. The Japanese rider smashed the record so far held by Aaron Slight, the Suzuka 8 Hours winner from 1993 to 1995. Having led the race at the start on a soaked track, Red Bull Honda with Japan Post (Takumi Takahashi, Takaaki Nakagami and Patrick Jacobsen) finished 30 seconds behind the winner. Kawasaki Team Green, who were one lap behind, came in 3rd after being front and centre throughout the first half of the race. Kazuma Watanabe, Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam waged a lengthy battle for the lead with Yamaha Factory Racing Team. However, a rain shower threw Kawasaki’s plans into disarray. Jonathan Rea crashed as he was entering the pits to switch from slick to wet tyres, causing the Kawasaki squad to lose precious time. Suzuki S-Pulse Dream Racing IAI (Hideyuki Ogata, Tom Bridewell and Kasuki Watanabe) ran a flawless race to finish at the foot of an all-Japanese podium featuring Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki. F.C.C. TSR Honda France crowned FIM EWC champion A 5th-place finish made F.C.C. TSR Honda France (Freddy Foray, Alan Techer and Josh Hook) the first Japanese team in the championship’s history to win the FIM EWC title. Despite stepping up the pace towards the end of the race, GMT94 Yamaha’s David Checa, Niccolò Canepa and Mike Di Meglio finished 6th. Christophe Guyot’s team are vice-champions of the 2017-2018 FIM EWC, 7 points behind the brand-new world champion. They were also awarded the Anthony Delhalle EWC Spirit Trophy for sheer perseverance in their quest for the world title. Another praiseworthy full-season FIM EWC team is British squad Honda Endurance Racing, who finished 9th just behind Honda Asia and KYB Moriwaki Motul Racing to become the 2017-2018 FIM EWC’s second runner-up. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team finished 12th behind two prominent Suzuki teams at Suzuka, who were however delayed by crashes: Yoshimura Suzuki Motul Racing and Team Kagayama. Mercury Racing also made it into the points thanks to a 14th-place finish, topping the ‘independent teams under contract’ rankings reserved for privateer squads racing the full FIM EWC season. Their win netted them €11,500 worth of prize money. Among the other teams eligible for the trophy, Mercury Racing came in ahead of NRT48, who suffered a setback at Suzuka in the form of a mechanical problem. Wocjik Racing Team, who were making their Suzuka debut, finished 25th to claim 2nd place in the Dunlop Independent Trophy.  Bolliger Team Switzerland, who have far more experience of Suzuka, came in 30th after a stop-and-go for fitting wet tyres after the allotted time had elapsed when the race start was disrupted by rain. Motobox Kremer Racing got delayed by a crash and ended up non-classified. A crash also caused YART Yamaha to withdraw after starting from 8th place on the grid. Suzuka 8 Hours - Provisional ranking FIM EWC 2017-2018 Teams ranking