8H de Sepang – Motorcycle endurance 2019-2020: the new 8-hour event at Sepang –

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Motorcycle endurance 2019-2020: the new 8-hour event at Sepang

8H de Sepang - Motorcycle endurance 2019-2020: the new 8-hour event at Sepang -

The new round of the EWC championship in South Asia has jumped from the 2018-2019 program … But this sixth unprecedented event in Motorcycle Endurance will be contested the following season: on December 7, 2019, on the magnificent Sepang circuit in Malaysia.. Presentation and video.

Last summer, Eurosport Events announced the creation of a. The promoter of the championship who had scheduled this sixth round in February 2019 on a circuit somewhere in South-East Asia, did not finally integrate it into the 2018-2019 program..

We will have to wait almost a year to see the EWC championship take place in this corner of the globe that is particularly fond of motorized two-wheelers … Head for the Sepang circuit, a privileged destination for MotoGP since Marquez, Rossi and their little friends contest there each autumn the "clash-ique" GP of Malaysia and, the winter comes, carry out several series of tests there.

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"The Sepang 8 Hours will be contested in December 2019 and will mark for the first time in its history, a winter round as well as a second Asian race, qualifying for the grand final Suzuka", this time promise the Gentils Organizers, video at the support (below statements, below).

Sepang by night

This new race will take place on December 7, which, according to the same "GOs", "will mark an important stage and the opening of a new era for the FIM EWC World Endurance Championship".

This new event will cleverly sit between the two French 24-hour races at Castellet (Bol d’Or, mid-September) then at Le Mans (end of April), at a time when motorsport traditionally goes into hibernation. It will also improve – a little – the balance between European and Asian teams…

8H de Sepang - Motorcycle endurance 2019-2020: the new 8-hour event at Sepang -

"Built on the Suzuka 8 Hours format with a Superpole Top10 Trial and a finish judged at night," says the organization, "the Sepang 8 Hours will also be the first qualifying round for all teams in South East Asia and Japanese wishing to participate in the Suzuka 8 Hours ".

"This new round in Malaysia will thus put on track the best Asian teams who wish to qualify for Suzuka and the permanent teams in FIM EWC who will be invited to Sepang". The latter will thus make the eighties: in Malaysia, Slovakia, Germany and Japan !

Statements

8H de Sepang - Motorcycle endurance 2019-2020: the new 8-hour event at Sepang -

Razlan Razali, general manager of the Sepang circuit:
"Following the public consultation carried out by the Sepang International Circuit over three months last year, we are delighted that this FIM EWC event has been acclaimed by the Malaysians as a new sporting event to replace Formula 1. We are also happy that this Sepang race becomes a qualifying round for the Japanese and Asian teams wishing to participate in the iconic Suzuka 8 Hours Grand Finale. The best teams entered over the entire FIM EWC season will also be there to prepare for their commitment to the Suzuka 8 Hours. Interest in motorbike events has been growing in Malaysia for the past eight years. We are delighted that this race is taking place in December 2019 after the end of the season for all major events which allows us to hope to attract the best drivers to the Sepang 8 Hours ".

Susumu Yamashita, President of Mobilityland
“I am very happy that the World Endurance Championship is launching a new race in Malaysia at the Sepang International Circuit. The very first Suzuka8hours took place in 1978 and we celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. unique atmosphere, the enthusiasm created by this race and the passion that it has generated for years, make our Suzuka8hours a unique event. Since last season, “Coca Cola” Suzuka8hours became the final of the EWC . This has strengthened the international recognition of this event and developed a great interest from Asia and the whole world. As the popularity of Suzuka8hours increases throughout Asia, we are showing a growing interest in this event. putting it in place, it is crucial to cultivate this close and long-term relationship between the Suzuka Circuit, the Sepang International Circuit and Eurosport Events. Regarding the details of this future qualifying session, we would like to point out that u follow the discussions to bring together the best teams from Europe, Japan and Asia ".

Vito Ippolito, President of the FIM
"When we signed the promotion contract in 2015 with Eurosport Events, we had high hopes for the development of our FIM Endurance World Championship in terms of team participation, and new events and more particularly in terms of coverage I must admit that we were not disappointed. Most of our hopes have been fulfilled. For the 2019-2020 season, a new round will be organized in Asia in Sepang. We are delighted that the excellent cooperation between the FIM, Eurosport Events and the Sepang and Suzuka circuits allow us to consider the organization of an 8 hour race in Malaysia in December 2019. The format of this race as a qualifying event for the Suzuka 8 Hours leaves augur well for the success of this new meeting ".

François Ribeiro, director of Eurosport Events
"It is a great honor to be here alongside the leaders of Suzuka and Sepang, two Asian circuits which have forged an international reputation by organizing the biggest 2 and 4 wheel races. It is therefore a pleasure to be doing so. announce to Suzuka, on the eve of the FIM EWC Grand Finale, this fundamental development of the EWC World Championship towards South East Asia with the creation of a new winter meeting, the Sepang 8 Hours, which will be contested between the Bol d’Or in September 2019 and the 24 Heures Motos in April 2020 ".

Official video of Sepang 8H 2019

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