This year, the 22nd edition of the 2019 Motegi Open 7-Hour Endurance Road Race "Mote tai" will be held on August 24 (Sat) and 25 (Sun). On the 24th (Sat), official qualifying took place from 8 AM, and the grid was determined by the combined times of the first and second riders. Due to the rain that fell until the morning, the race started in half-wet conditions, but the track dried quickly, and an astonishing time was marked in the first session by the first rider in Group A. Kazuki Tomita from #103 NMC × ATJ Racing set a time of 2 minutes 11.479 seconds, breaking the previous course record by about 3 seconds.

"Since I was able to achieve a time in the low 13-second range during Friday's practice, I thought I could get into the 12-second range with new tires. When I set my best time, I was able to use the slipstream of another car on the final straight, but other than that, I was running alone. Last year, I was overtaken at the end, so I want to mark the fastest lap in the final as well," said driver Kazuki Tomita.

The second rider, Nobumichi Tomita, marked a time of 2 minutes 16.301 seconds. With a combined time of 4 minutes 27.780 seconds, he secured pole position with a significant lead over the second place.
"We have managed to reduce weight by about 8 kg compared to last year, and we have also refined our fuel efficiency. All the riders are consistently fast, so we definitely want to aim for victory," said Director Murazawa confidently.

In second place, #33 Shin Construction & YM project clocked in at 4 minutes 30.523 seconds, followed by BRAVE class leader #9 'Top' No. 2 Moto Champ & SE in third place at 4 minutes 30.591 seconds, #8 'Top' No. 1 Moto Champ & SE in fourth place at 4 minutes 31.216 seconds, #57 Vesla Racing with Seido Girls in fifth place at 4 minutes 31.834 seconds, #34 Motekita Friendly Running Club + Hasegawa Rebar in sixth place at 4 minutes 31.879 seconds, #32 team SANMEI in seventh place at 4 minutes 32.589 seconds, #13 Team KYOEI A Team in eighth place at 4 minutes 32.976 seconds, #31 Presto, G3 & N-PLAN in ninth place at 4 minutes 33.813 seconds, and #88 MSTV WITH ME CBR250RR in tenth place at 4 minutes 34.471 seconds, completing the top 10.

This year's Saturday final race was contested as a 3-hour consolation race. The #51 Koshu Gundan Nihara Equipment & #51 Massan initially took the lead in the race, but around the 30-minute mark, it started to rain. The downpour quickly soaked the track, creating wet conditions. Teams that pitted and those that continued to race had differing strategies. The rain soon stopped, and the track began to dry out.

Just after an hour and a half into the race, the leader PUTO fell. Although they restarted, they fell significantly behind.

In the last hour, leading was [#76 Team Garinko II]. Following closely was [#51 Koshugundan Nihara Equipment &#51 Massan] with a gap of 0.312 seconds, but they pitted shortly after. [#81 Kitokito RT Bokkosuna] rose to 2nd place. With 40 minutes remaining, [#76 Team Garinko II] pitted, allowing [#81 Kitokito RT Bokkosuna] to take the lead. When [#76 Team Garinko II] returned to the track, they were over 1 minute and 38 seconds behind [#81 Kitokito RT Bokkosuna]. Behind them, [#51 Koshugundan Nihara Equipment &#51 Massan] was closing in with a gap of 6.449 seconds. Then, with 25 minutes left, [#51 Koshugundan Nihara Equipment &#51 Massan] overtook [#76 Team Garinko II] to move into 2nd place. [#76 Team Garinko II], now in 3rd, closely marked [#51 Koshugundan Nihara Equipment &#51 Massan]. The two battled at a pace of around 2 minutes and 25 seconds. Meanwhile, leading [#81 Kitokito RT Bokkosuna] had managed to pit twice thanks to good fuel efficiency, but when it rained, they switched to rain tires and continued running. As a result, they couldn't increase their pace and, with 3 minutes remaining, were overtaken by [#51 Koshugundan Nihara Equipment &#51 Massan] and [#76 Team Garinko II], dropping to 3rd place. [#51 Koshugundan Nihara Equipment &#51 Massan] and [#76 Team Garinko II] battled for the lead in the final moments. At one point, [#76 Team Garinko II] moved ahead, but [#51 Koshugundan Nihara Equipment &#51 Massan] took the lead and crossed the finish line. They successfully dominated the 3-hour battle and secured their spot in the 7-hour endurance race on Sunday.
"I believe the key to our victory was the effort of our 1st Rider, Taguchi, in the rain. Last year, Taguchi also finished 2nd in the consolation race, but he secured a spot in the 7-hour race. Now, all three teams from Yamanashi will be able to participate in the 7-hour race. We will enjoy the 7-hour race to the fullest," said team representative and rider Tetsuya Nihara.

#76 Team Garinko II finished in 2nd place with a time difference of 0.354 seconds, while #81 Kitokito RT Bokkosuna, who fought hard, took 3rd place and made it to the podium.