YART has assumed the role of Yamaha’s main representative at Suzuka this year in the absence of a works entry, with the Austrian outfit bringing with it years of experience of competing in both the FIM Endurance World Championship and the Suzuka race itself.
2016 IDM champion Marvin Fritz qualified YART a strong third for the 43rd running of the Japanese endurance classic in Saturday’s 40-minute pole shootout, ending up just behind the factory bikes of Honda and Kawasaki and over half a second clear of its EWC rival FCC TSR, which took fourth.
