Estrella Galicia Honda MotoGP star Jack Miller will make his Suzuka Eight-Hours debut this year, riding in the MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO team with Takumi Takahashi and Moto2 regular Takaaki Nakagami.

The Australian, who is coming to the end of his contract with HRC, has never taken part in the iconic and very important endurance race before.

“I’m excited to be racing for the first time at the Suzuka 8 hours race with a highly competitive Honda team, MuSASHi HARC-PRO. Honda. Endurance races are different to other road races, and this will be a great opportunity for me. I’ll be aiming for the top of the podium, battling a tough race, along with a very talented, competitive team,” said Miller.