Overview
- Honda HRC#30 was declared the winner after the Suzuka 8 Hours finished behind the safety car on Sunday with the race stopped due to heavy rain.
- The winning entry was Takumi Takahashi and Jonathan Rea with Somkiat Chantra listed on the crew; Takahashi recorded his eighth Suzuka victory while Chantra did not take a race stint.
- Yamaha Factory Racing finished second and BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team third, with Jack Miller setting the race fastest lap as Yamaha narrowed Honda’s lead late in the event.
- Race direction put out multiple safety-car periods during the day and deployed the final neutralisation with roughly 30–35 minutes remaining when worsening rain made green-flag racing unsafe.
- The result extends Honda’s run at Suzuka to a fifth straight home win and a 32nd overall, and hands BMW its first podium at the Suzuka 8 Hours for a European manufacturer.