Honda won its first victory in the 51st year of its founding in the competition for the best relay race in Japan, set in Joshu in the new year. It was 4 hours 51 minutes 4 seconds. SUBARU came in second with a one minute and five second difference, and Asahi Kasei was third with another 38 seconds behind.
4th is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, 5th is Toyota Motor. Fujitsu, aiming for consecutive victories, finished in 12th place.
◆ 1st place Honda 4 hours 51 minutes 4 seconds
◆ 2nd place Subaru 4 hours 52 minutes 9 seconds
◆ 3rd place Asahi Kasei 4 hours 52 minutes 47 seconds
◆ 4th place Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 4 hours 52 minutes 49 seconds
◆ 5th place Toyota Motor 4 hours 54 minutes 8 seconds
◆ 6th place Krosaki Harima 4 hours 54 minutes 50 seconds
◆ 7th place SG Holdings 4 hours 54 minutes 52 seconds
◆ 8th place Toyota Motor Kyushu 4 hours 54 minutes 53 seconds
◆ 9th place GMO Internet Group 4 hours 54 minutes 58 seconds
◆ 10th place Hitachi Transport System 4 hours 55 minutes 5 seconds
◆ 11th place Toyota Boshoku 4 hours 55 minutes 19 seconds
◆ 12th place Fujitsu 4 hours 56 minutes 36 seconds
◆ 13th place Yakult 4 hours 56 minutes 43 seconds
◆ 14th place Mazda 4 hours 56 minutes 45 seconds
◆15th place NTT West Japan 4 hours 57 minutes 3 seconds
◆16 Chinese Electric Power 4 hours 58 minutes 2 seconds
◆17 Zhongdian 4 hours 58 minutes 4 seconds
◆ 18th place Toenec 4 hours 58 minutes 6 seconds
◆ 19th place JR East 4 hours 58 minutes 7 seconds
◆20 digit NTN4 time 59 minutes 14 seconds
◆ 21st place Konica Minolta 4 hours 59 minutes 15 seconds
◆ 22nd place Aisan Industry 4 hours 59 minutes 26 seconds
◆ 23rd place Sumitomo Electric Industries 4 hours 59 minutes 29 seconds
◆ 24th place Kanebo 4 hours 59 minutes 37 seconds
◆ 25th place Yaskawa Electric 5 hours 0 minutes 14 seconds
◆ 26th place Komori Corporation 5 hours 0 minutes 40 seconds
◆ 27th place Kyudenko 5 hours 0 minutes 43 seconds
◆ 28th place Otsuka Pharmaceutical 5 hours 1 minute 18 seconds
◆29th place central 発条 5 hours 1 minute 20 seconds
◆ 30th place Sun Bel’x 5 hours 1 minute 27 seconds
◆31-bit YKK5 time 1 minute 35 seconds
◆ 32nd place Togami Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd. 5 hours 1 minute 53 seconds
◆ 33rd place Comodiiida 5 hours 3 minutes 33 seconds
◆ 34th place Osaka Prefectural Police 5 hours 4 minutes 19 seconds
◆ 35th place Nishitetsu 5 hours 4 minutes 24 seconds
◆ 36th place JFE Steel 5 hours 6 minutes 36 seconds
◆ 37th place Takeda Pharmaceutical 5 hours 28 minutes 17 seconds
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