19In another twist of fate for the team, Guintoli sustained a hand injury during testing and was ruled out of racing at Suzuka. He was fiown back to the UK for treatment, leaving Black and Watanabe as a two-man team for the weekend ahead. Said Guintoli: “I am really gutted I can’t race this weekend. Returning to the Suzuka 8H after two years was a great challenge, and one I was looking forward to. Unfortunately, it’s impossible for me to race. We are leading the World Championship and I wish the team and my team mates all the best. I know they are very strong and I can’t wait to be back at the Bol d’Or for the next and final race of 2022.”The team pulled ofi a remarkable feat at the Suzuka 8-Hours by ffinishing third, despite having only two riders and starting from 22nd on the grid. This accomplishment enabled the team to consolidate its position as FIM Endurance World Championship leader.Even though they had a very dificult qualifying session, the entire team had high hopes for the race. At the drop of the ffiag, Gregg Black made the most of his experience by making an exceptional start, immediately moving up 15 places. A crash at the beginning of the race called for the intervention of the safety car for seven laps. When the race resumed, the Suzuki GSX-R1000R, continued to climb in the standings and the team momentarily took the lead in the provisional rankings.TEAM SUZUKI RACING NEWS2022 Summer IssueGuintoli out of Suzuka 8 Hours after test accidentSuzuka 8-Hours, Japan: 7th August“As we were only two riders, we knew it would be very hard. But Gregg and the team did a very good job.” Kazuki WatanabeEWC 2022
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