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Rachit Thukral

Suzuka 8 Hours: Honda fastest in first qualifying from Yamaha

Tetsuta Nagashima set a blistering time of 2m05.722s aboard the #33 factory HRC Fireblade, becoming the only rider to break the 2m06s barrier as he boosted Honda’s hopes of repeating its pole position from last year.

Former Moto3 racer Karel Hanika was Nagashima’s closest rival on the YART Yamaha in first qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix venue, ending up just under three tenths down with a time of 2m06.009s.

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