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Suzuka 8 Hours 2026 — Team Étoile’s pit stop, refuelling and rider change, seen from above

JOIN THE TEAM

Join us

We are looking for people to fight the FIM Endurance World Championship with us.

Team Étoile is looking for people to fight the FIM Endurance World Championship with us. If you want to gain experience on the world stage and grow together with the team, we look forward to hearing from you.

Before you apply, please read “Team Purpose” and “Team Culture” on our About page. They set out what matters to us.

Read About the team

Open roles

MECHANIC

Mechanic

The job

Mainly during race weeks, you maintain the bike, change its set-up and carry out checks. If you join for a longer stay, you also handle the preparation and pack-down for each race.

How you take part
  1. Pattern A Mainly race weeks
  2. Pattern B Longer stays, including preparation and pack-down
Role requirements
Required
  • You love working on bikes and building race machines, and want to sharpen your skills at a world-championship event
Welcome

Nothing in particular

What you will gain
  1. Preparing a bike that races for 24 hours, at a world championship event
  2. Working with European engineers and learning how they approach set-up
  3. Owning an area of work and making your own decisions

RIDER

Rider

The job

You ride for the team during race weeks and official tests.

How you take part

When riding in race weeks and official tests

Role requirements
Required
  • Experience racing in the All Japan Road Race Championship or in races at world-championship level
  • Japanese nationality
Welcome

Nothing in particular

What you will gain
  1. More than speed: skill and strength Beyond the sprint-style push for a single lap time, you learn to hold a steady pace over 24 hours and manage risk yourself. Those skills pay off in sprint racing too.
  2. Raising the average as a team Several riders share one bike, and results come from lifting everyone’s average lap time. By sharing data and learning from each other’s riding, you experience getting faster as a team.
  3. Racing on the world stage You share the track with the world’s top teams and riders, and build connections in the European racing world.

TEAM SUPPORT

Team support staff

The job

You look after the running of the team as a whole: arranging travel, accommodation and meals, managing the race-week schedule, assisting in the pit, and supporting record-keeping and communications.

How you take part
  1. Pattern A Mainly race weeks
  2. Pattern B Longer stays, including preparation and pack-down
Role requirements
Required
  • You are interested in motorsport and find it rewarding to support a team
Welcome
  • Knowledge of IT and the internet Not essential: we will teach you what you need.
What you will gain
  1. Skills in putting IT and AI to practical use
  2. The ability to get things done, built by organising and solving problems in Europe
  3. A close-up view of race strategy and team operations

Requirements (all roles)

Age 18 to 39
Nationality / residence Any (riders must hold Japanese nationality)
Driving licence A car driving licence (required in principle)
Languages Being able to communicate in English is a plus.If you are not confident in English yet, we expect you to work on learning it.

Who we are looking for

  1. You share our Team Purpose and Team Culture, and can live them yourself

  2. You put what the team needs to do ahead of your personal goals

  3. You always put safety first

What matters to us is less the result itself than how we grow as a team and how we fight through 24 hours.

We look forward to hearing from people who share this view.

When we are active

This is not a year-round commitment. We travel a few times a year, mainly to Europe, around races and tests. How long you are with us depends on your pattern.

2026 exampleWhenPattern A — mainly race weeksPattern B — incl. preparation and pack-down
Le Mans (France) Mar–Apr About 3 weeks About 1.5–2 months (incl. official tests)
Suzuka test May A few days A few days
Spa (Belgium) Jun About 10 days About 3 weeks
Suzuka 8 Hours Late Jul–early Aug About 7 days About 10 days
Bol d’Or (France) Sep About 10 days About 3 weeks
  • Mechanics and team support staff join under either Pattern A or Pattern B.
  • Riders join for riding during race weeks and official tests.
  • Dates vary from year to year.

Terms

Pay Agreed individually, based on your role, experience and length of participation.As the team is not a legal entity, payment is made personally by the owner.
Travel and living costs Covered by the team.For some places intended mainly for gaining experience, you may be asked to cover these yourself. If so, we will discuss it with you before you join.
Insurance Please arrange your own as needed.We see judging the risks you may face abroad, and choosing the cover you need, as part of your responsibility as a team member.

How to apply

Apply by email, with the role you are applying for in the subject line.

contact@etoile-japon.fr

What to sendYour background / why you want to join / your racing experience (if any)

Selection process

  1. STEP 1Application review
  2. STEP 2Online interviews (2–3), focused on your motivation
  3. STEP 3Agreeing the terms

We recruit all year round

There is no deadline. We also welcome messages from anyone who wants to be involved with the team beyond the roles above. You don’t need to be able to join right away: we are happy to talk first, and we may end up working together a few years from now.

Apply by email