The GMT94 Yamaha Official EWC Team of David Checa, Niccol Canepa and Mike Di Meglio made it three wins in the last three races as they romped to victory at the 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring, round four of the 2016/2017 FIM Endurance World Championship. There was another epic battle between the GMT94 team and the YART Yamaha Official EWC Team before a technical issue with just over two hours to go robbed YART of the chance to fight for victory, leaving GMT94 to win by over a lap, with YART recovering to cross the line in fourth. The Yamaha Viltais Experience team finished second in the Superstock class, and sixth overall, to secure the 2017 Superstock World Cup.