Stefan Bradl and Jason O’Halloran will be part of Honda’s assault on the 2017 Suzuka Eight-Hours in 2017 and try to prevent another Yamaha victory in their own back yard.

Bradl will ride for the FCC TSR squad and have Moto2 man Dominique Aegerter as his wingman along with another to-be-confirmed rider while O’Halloran is set to join the Dream Sakurai outfit.

“I’m extremely honored to be a part of the FCC TSR Honda team. I’m also excited to be racing in the Suzuka Eigth-Hours on its 40th anniversary. I think there will be different challenges setting up the new CBR1000RR SP2 with the team for endurance racing compared to what I’m accustomed to, but our goal is big, we’re aiming to win,” said Bradl.

Former MCE British Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari has been called up for the Moriwaki team alongside Yuki Takahashi. Gregg Black will line up with Josh Hook and the legendary Shinichi Ito – who is now 50 – in the SuP Dream squad.