2014 YOSHIMURA SUZUKI Shell ADVANCE
RACE INFORMATION
【Suzuka 8 Hours】
ヨシムラ SUZUKI Shell ADVANCE
Profile
Schedule
| July 25 (Thu) | Special Sports Running |
|---|---|
| July 26 (Fri) | Official Practice / Official qualifier |
| July 27 (Sat) | Teams for Finals Free Practice/Top 10 Trial (Official Qualifying) |
| July 28 (Sun) | Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race Final (11:30 start/19:30 finish) |
Race History
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FIM EWC
Rd.4
Bol d’Or 24H
/Qualifying
2nd
/Final
1st -
FIM EWC
Rd.3
Suzuka 8H
/Qualifying
5th
/Final
11th -
FIM EWC
Rd.2
SPA 24H
/Qualifying
3rd
/Final
4th -
FIM EWC
Rd.1
Le Mans 24H
/Qualifying
1st
/Final
7th -
FIM EWC
Rd.4
Bol d’Or 24H
/Qualifying
3rd
/Final
Retire -
FIM EWC
Rd.3
Suzuka 8H
/Qualifying
22nd
/Final
3rd -
FIM EWC
Rd.2
SPA 24H
/Qualifying
3rd
/Final
4th -
FIM EWC
Rd.1
Le Mans 24H
/Qualifying
2nd
/Final
1st -
FIM EWC
Rd.4
Most 6H
/Qualifying
3rd
/Final
3rd -
FIM EWC
Rd.3
Bol d’Or 24H
/Qualifying
1st
/Final
1st -
FIM EWC
Rd.2
Estoril 12H
/Qualifying
3rd
/Final
17th -
FIM EWC
Rd.1
Le Mans 24H
/Qualifying
2nd
/Final
1st -
All Japan Road Race
Rd.1
/Qualifying
(1):1st
(2):1st
/Final
(1):3rd
(2):2nd
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Team Director
Yohei Kato
Team Director
Yohei Kato
The 37th Suzuka 8H is being held on 27th July 2014. Since Yoshimura team has been racing from the 1st year continuously, it is going to be our 37th Suzuka 8H race.
However it is not ordinarily race as it is our 60th anniversary since my granddad started the business in 1954 and the Suzuka 8H this year is going to be our memorial race to celebrate the history.
We have strong lineup in our riders, and they are Takuya Tsuda who is making lot of progress at his second year in Superbike and Josh Waters who showed great performance at Suzuka 8H in 2012. We will be having another potential rider to make the team even stronger.
It is going to be a very tough race again this year as there are strong Honda teams, there are SERT, YART or other experienced teams from WEC and also Kawasaki factory team is back to the race.
Still then we are convinced that we can beat them with our “Racing spirit” and “Strong bond”.
We are really glad we have two teams this year and #12 is going to be formed as the Legend team with Kevin Schwanz & Satoshi Tsujimoto. They are the pair who finished 3rd in 1986 and both are really the legendary riders.
I am going to support them a lot, however my goal is leading #34 team to the victory, and it is going to be a big fight even within a Yoshimura Suzuki Shell ADVANCE!
Thank you for all of your support, and we will do our best to get our 5th victory of Suzuka 8 Hours this year. -
Rider
Randy De Puniet
Rider
Randy De Puniet
I’m really excited to race this year at the Suzuka 8-Hour race in July with Team Yoshimura Suzuki.
I have always been interested in racing here, because it’s an iconic race and it’s also one of my favorite tracks. I have good memories of racing there with my first GP podium in 2002, 250cc class.
For me, it will be a new experience to do an endurance race, to share a bike, and also to ride this Superbike machinery. It will be a special event because it’s the 60th Anniversary of the Yoshimura Team and I’m really happy to be there for it.
I will do my very best to win this race for Suzuki and Yoshimura.Name Randy De Puniet Birthplace France Birthday 1981.02.13 Height 169cm Weight 65kg Race History
- Suzuki MotoGP Test rider Suzuka 8H / #34 Yoshimura Suzuki Shell ADVANCE
- Suzuki MotoGP Test rider
- MotoGP World Championship Ranking 13th
- MotoGP World Championship Ranking 16th
- MotoGP World Championship Ranking 9th
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Rider
Josh Waters
Rider
Josh Waters
I am very excited to be joining Yoshimura Suzuki Shell ADVANCE for this Suzuka 8 hour since some of my best racing memories have been at Suzuka and with Yoshimura Suzuki! My team mate, Takuya is very fast and we have a great team behind us. So, we are going to be one of the strongest team this year.
Yoshimura Suzuki every year at the Suzuka 8 hour is fighting for the victory, this year we will try even harder to achieve the best result as it is a very special year for Yoshimura as its their 60th year since company has started. I feel very lucky to be apart of it.Name Josh Waters Birthplace Austraria Birthday 1987.01.23 Height 171cm Weight 69kg Race History
- British Superbike Championship Suzuka 8H / Yoshimura Suzuki Shell ADVANCE
- British Superbike Championship Suzuka 8H 2nd place / #34 Yoshimura Suzuki Shell ADVANCE
- British Superbike Championship
- Australian Superbike Champion Suzuka 8H / Team Yoshimura
- WSBK Wildcard (3events) / Team Yoshimura Suzuka 8H 2nd place / Team Yoshimura
- Australian Superbike Champion
- オーストラリアスーパースポーツ選手権参戦 ランキング2位
- オーストラリアスーパースポーツ選手権参戦 ランキング3位
- オーストラリアスーパースポーツ選手権参戦 ランキング6位
- オーストラリアスーパースポーツ選手権参戦 ランキング4位
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オーストラリアスーパースポーツ選手権デビュー ランキング5位
ロードレース世界選手権 250ccクラス スポット参戦 -
オーストラリア選手権125GPクラス参戦 チャンピオン
ロードレース世界選手権 125ccクラス スポット参戦 - オーストラリア選手権125GPクラスデビュー
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Rider
Takuya Tsuda
Rider
Takuya Tsuda
I am so glad and excited to race Suzuka 8H again at Yoshimura Suzuki Shell ADVANCE. It is the 60th anniversary for Yoshimura and I am proud to be in the team. Last year, we were in the winning position but finished second after a couple of racing accidents. We do not need such experience again and we will just push hard to finish race at the highest podium position. Since my team mate Josh Waters is very fast at Suzuka, my team crews are always reliable and team will build the best race machine, so it is going to be possible.
We will do our best at the 8H, and will try to bring the 5th victory for the team!Name Takuya Tsuda Birthplace Wakayama, Japan Birthday 1985.04.26 Height 171cm Weight 71kg Race History
- Suzuka 8H 7th All Japan Championship JSB1000 Ranking 2nd / Yoshimura
- Suzuka 8H 3rd All Japan Championship JSB1000 Ranking 2nd / Yoshimura
- Suzuka 8H 5th All Japan Championship JSB1000 Ranking 4th / Yoshimura
- Suzuka 8H 2nd All Japan Championship JSB1000 Ranking 3rd / Yoshimura
- Suzuka 8H 2nd All Japan Championship JSB1000 Ranking 4th / Yoshimura
- All Japan Championship R-2 JSB1000 (Wildcard) 7th / Yoshimura Suzuka 8H 4th place All Japan Championship ST600 Ranking 7th
- 全日本選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 15位
- 全日本選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 12位
- 全日本選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 14位
- 全日本選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 15位
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全日本選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 23位
鈴鹿８時間耐久 総合17位 -
全日本選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 29位
鈴鹿８時間耐久 16位 -
全日本選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 30位
鈴鹿８時間耐久 XX-F Div.2クラス 優勝 - 全日本選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 27位
- ウエストエリア選手権 ST600 年間ランキング 2位
