The Yamaha Factory Racing Team of Alex Lowes, Michael van der Mark and Katsuyuki Nakasuga are aiming to make history this weekend at the Suzuka 8 Hours - the final round of the 2016/107 FIM Endurance World Championship - by becoming the first Yamaha team ever to complete a hat-trick of wins at the legendary endurance race. The GMT94 Yamaha Official EWC Team head to the season's grand finale trailing the championship leaders by just one point and are the favourites to lift the title after winning the last three races. The YART Yamaha Official EWC Team are also in with a chance of becoming champions, as they are just 27-points behind the leaders with 45 points up for grabs during the race.