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Lowes, Fores join Rea for Kawasaki Suzuka 8h defence
Alex Lowes and Xavi Fores will join Jonathan Rea for Kawasaki’s title defence in the Suzuka 8 Hours in 2020.
Rachit Thukral
Edited: May 29, 2023, 7:32 AM
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Rea, Leon Haslam and Toprak Razgatlioglu won the 2019 edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours, ending a barren run for Kawasaki stretching back to 1993.
However, with Haslam and Razgatlioglu moving to Honda and Yamaha respectively over the winter, Kawasaki has refreshed its line-up for the Japanese endurance classic.
While five-time World Superbike champion Rea will remain in Kawasaki’s Suzuka line-up for the third year running, he will have two new teammates in Lowes and Fores.
Lowes joined Kawasaki’s World Superbike team at the start of this year after a lengthy stint at Yamaha, which included three successive triumphs in the Suzuka race from 2016-18.
He leads the WSBK riders’ standings after a victory and a second place in the opening round of the championship in Australia, while his teammate Rea sits fourth after a crash in the first race of the weekend.
Fores, meanwhile, replaced Razgatlioglu at the Puccetti Kawasaki team in WSBK this year, and secured a best finish of 11th in the Phillip Island opener.
He is no stranger to the Suzuka 8 Hours either, having finished seventh in last year’s race aboard a HARC-Pro Honda shared with Dominique Aegerter and Ryo Mizuno.
The 2020 Suzuka 8 Hours is currently scheduled for July 19.
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