Belgium’s round of the FIM Endurance World Championship might be shorter – from 24 hours to eight – but the intensity of the challenge facing the ace riders and their teams at the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps will shift up another gear next week.

Following two unmissable editions of the 24H SPA EWC Motos, round two of the EWC season will take place over eight hours with the first 8 Hours of Spa Motos scheduled from 7-8 June.

Thirty-four permanent EWC teams appear on the 37-strong entry list with BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team – the winners at Spa in 2022 and 2023 respectively – firmly in the fight for more success on the iconic 6.985-kilometre layout.

While a shorter race would suggest a tamer contest on paper, the rea