Suzuka 8 Hours

E828548

motorcycle endurance race sports event

Suzuka 8 Hours is a prestigious annual motorcycle endurance race held at Japan’s Suzuka Circuit, renowned for attracting top riders and factory teams from around the world.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Suzuka 8 Hours canonical	2
Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours	1
Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9893918 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Suzuka 8 Hours
Context triple: [Suzuka, hasNotableEvent, Suzuka 8 Hours]

A. 6 Hours of Fuji
The 6 Hours of Fuji is a major endurance sports car race held annually at Japan’s Fuji Speedway as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar.
B. Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway is a renowned Japanese motor racing circuit located near Mount Fuji, known for hosting international racing series and high-speed events.
C. Suzuka
Suzuka is a city in Japan best known internationally for the Suzuka International Racing Course, which hosts major motorsport events including Formula One races.
D. Toyota Cup
The Toyota Cup was the sponsored name of the Intercontinental Cup, an annual football match that pitted the champions of Europe and South America against each other to determine a world club champion.
E. 12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is a prestigious annual endurance sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, renowned as one of the classic long-distance events in international motorsport.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Suzuka 8 Hours
Target entity description: Suzuka 8 Hours is a prestigious annual motorcycle endurance race held at Japan’s Suzuka Circuit, renowned for attracting top riders and factory teams from around the world.

A. 6 Hours of Fuji
The 6 Hours of Fuji is a major endurance sports car race held annually at Japan’s Fuji Speedway as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar.
B. Fuji Speedway
Fuji Speedway is a renowned Japanese motor racing circuit located near Mount Fuji, known for hosting international racing series and high-speed events.
C. Suzuka
Suzuka is a city in Japan best known internationally for the Suzuka International Racing Course, which hosts major motorsport events including Formula One races.
D. Toyota Cup
The Toyota Cup was the sponsored name of the Intercontinental Cup, an annual football match that pitted the champions of Europe and South America against each other to determine a world club champion.
E. 12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is a prestigious annual endurance sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, renowned as one of the classic long-distance events in international motorsport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	motorcycle endurance race ⓘ sports event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours ⓘ linked to: Suzuka 8 Hours Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race ⓘ linked to: Suzuka 8 Hours
broadcastMedium	online streaming ⓘ television ⓘ
circuitLayout	figure-eight layout ⓘ
circuitType	permanent road racing circuit ⓘ
city	Suzuka ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
discipline	motorcycle road racing ⓘ
firstHeld	1978 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
governingBody	Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme ⓘ
hasCategory	Formula EWC ⓘ Superstock ⓘ
hostCircuitOwner	Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ⓘ linked to: Honda
importance	one of the most prestigious motorcycle endurance races in the world ⓘ
lapDirection	clockwise ⓘ
location	Suzuka Circuit ⓘ linked to: Suzuka
notableFeature	attracts factory teams from major motorcycle manufacturers ⓘ attracts top riders from MotoGP and Superbike championships ⓘ held during Japanese summer heat and humidity ⓘ major event for Japanese motorcycle manufacturers ⓘ
notableManufacturerParticipants	BMW ⓘ Ducati ⓘ Honda ⓘ Kawasaki ⓘ linked to: Kawasaki Motors Suzuki ⓘ linked to: Suzuki Motor Corporation Yamaha ⓘ linked to: Yamaha Motor Company
organizer	Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ⓘ linked to: Honda Mobilityland ⓘ
partOf	FIM Endurance World Championship ⓘ
prefecture	Mie Prefecture ⓘ
raceDuration	8 hours ⓘ
raceFormat	team endurance race ⓘ
safetyFeature	night-time running with floodlights ⓘ
safetyRegulationAuthority	FIM ⓘ
spectatorType	international audience ⓘ
sponsor	Coca-Cola ⓘ
sponsorType	title sponsor ⓘ
surface	asphalt ⓘ
teamSize	2–3 riders per team ⓘ
typicalRaceEndTime	after sunset ⓘ
typicalRaceStartTime	daytime ⓘ
typicalStartMonth	August ⓘ July ⓘ
websiteLanguage	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Suzuka → hasNotableEvent → Suzuka 8 Hours ⓘ

FIM Endurance World Championship → keyEvent → Suzuka 8 Hours ⓘ

Suzuka 8 Hours → alsoKnownAs → Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race ⓘ

linked to: Suzuka 8 Hours

Suzuka 8 Hours → alsoKnownAs → Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours ⓘ