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TOP 10 FOR BOTH SUZUKI RIDERS ON DAY 1 OF THE DUTCH TT

June 29, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 28. Alex Rins: 5th – 1:33.305 (+ 0.667) Joan Mir: 8th – 1:33.415 (+ 0.777) • Alex Rins showing good early form in Holland. • Joan Mir sticks close […]

MOTORCYCLE RACING WEEKEND ACTION SCHEDULE – JUNE 29-30th

June 28, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 27. The fifth and final weekend of June sees Team SUZUKI ECSTAR at Assen in the Netherlands for Round 8 of the 2019 MotoGP™ series with Alex Rins and […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR HEAD TO ‘THE CATHEDRAL OF SPEED’

June 27, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 26. The TT Circuit of Assen is known as ‘The Cathedral’ and even hearing this name fills fans and teams alike with adrenaline and anticipation. So, it is with […]

RINS AND MIR JOIN EUROPEAN GSX-R MEETING AT ZOLDER

June 25, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 24. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR MotoGP riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir joined hundreds of GSX-R enthusiasts on Sunday for the second annual European GSX-R Meeting at the Zolder Circuit […]

PRODUCTIVE CATALAN TEST FOR TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR

June 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 17. Alex Rins: 4th – 1:39.334 (+0.367) Joan Mir: 8th – 1:39.670 (+0.703) Sylvain Guintoli: 23rd – 1:41.243 (+2.276) • Alex Rins continues great pace around Montmelò as he […]

RINS AND MIR TAKE 4TH AND 6TH IN CATALAN GP

June 17, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 16. Alex Rins: 4th (+ 6.602) Joan Mir: 6th (+ 7.040) Sylvain Guintoli: 13th (+ 51.363) • Alex Rins in podium contention before making amazing save. • Joan Mir […]

STRONG QP AND GOOD PACE FOR RINS AND MIR AT CATALAN GP

June 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 15. Alex Rins: 8th – 1:39.870 Joan Mir: 11th – 1:40.240 Sylvain Guintoli 23rd – 1:41.270 • Alex Rins with fantastic rhythm before costly crash. • Joan Mir proves […]

MIXED BUT QUICK FRIDAY FOR SUZUKI IN CATALUNYA

June 15, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 14. Alex Rins: 11th – 1:40.727 (+0.648) Joan Mir: 19th – 1:41.070 (+ 0.991) Sylvain Guintoli: 23rd – 1:41.987 (+ 1.908) • Alex Rins feeling ready to attack home […]

Weekend Motorcycle Racing Action: June 15-16: MotoGP – AMA – WorldSBK – BSB

June 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 12. The third weekend of June will see Team SUZUKI ECSTAR riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir in action at the Catalunya MotoGP in Spain for round 7 of […]

CATALUNYA CALLS FOR MotoGP ROUND SEVEN

June 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 12. Straight after the rolling green hills of Mugello, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR move to another historic and fascinating circuit; Montmelò. The track near Barcelona will, as always, host the […]

RINS AND MIR TO JOIN EUROPEAN GSX-R MEETING

June 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office- June 7. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR MotoGP riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir will join thousands of Suzuki fans at the upcoming European GSX-R Meeting run in conjunction with the IDM Superbike […]

FANTASTIC FOURTH FOR RINS IN MAD MUGELLO GRAND PRIX

June 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 2. Alex Rins: 4th (+ 0.535) Joan Mir: 12th (+ 20.544) • Alex Rins fights back at the front for 4th. • Joan Mir overcomes setback for great 12th. […]

UPHILL BATTLE AWAITS RINS AND MIR AFTER DIFFICULT SATURDAY

June 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 1. Alex Rins: 13th – 1:46.539 Joan Mir: 20th – 1:47.519 • Alex Rins narrowly misses out in Q1. • Joan Mir getting to grips with Mugello ahead of […]

MUGELLO’S ROLLING HILLS PRODUCE TIGHT TIMES ON DAY 1

June 1, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 31. Alex Rins: 7th – 1:47.167 (+ 0.435) Joan Mir: 15th – 1:47.579 (+ 0.847) • Alex Rins confident as he clocks top speed. • Joan Mir learning the […]

ON TO THE FAST AND FERVENT TUSCAN HILLS FOR ROUND SIX

May 29, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 29. The superb surroundings of Mugello Circuit will soon be ready to host the sixth round of the 2019 MotoGP World Championship, bringing with it the usual thrills and […]

ALEX RINS SALVAGES TOP 10 FINISH IN DIFFICULT FRENCH GP

May 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 19. Alex Rins: 10th (+ 13.709) Joan Mir: 16th (+ 1 lap) • Alex Rins limits the damage with 10th place. • Joan Mir’s misfortune continues with warm-up lap […]

UNSETTLED SATURDAY FOR SUZUKI AT LE MANS

May 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 18. Joan Mir: 18th – 1:40.606 Alex Rins: 19th – 1:40.706 • Joan Mir has first experience of GSX-RR in the wet. • Alex Rins forced to fight against […]

TRICKY AND TECHNICAL LE MANS TESTS RIDERS ON DAY 1

May 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 17. Joan Mir: 15th – 1:32.322 (+ 0.894) Alex Rins: 16th – 1:32.385 (+ 0.957) • Joan Mir hovers around Top 10 during Day 1 • Alex Rins working […]

Team Suzuki Weekend Action May 18-19

May 17, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 16. The third weekend of May sees Team SUZUKI ECSTAR in action for the fifth round of the 2019 MotoGP™ Championship at Le Mans in France, with Alex Rins […]

HARD BRAKING AND RAPID ACCELERATION FOR ROUND FIVE IN FRANCE

May 15, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 14. Hard braking and strong acceleration will be theme of this week’s GP as Team SUZUKI ECSTAR head to the French circuit of Le Mans, which is a typical […]

JEREZ POST-RACE TEST COMPLETED WITH POSITIVITY

May 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 6. Joan Mir: 6th – 1:37.233 Alex Rins: 8th – 1:37.275 • Team SUZUKI ECSTAR pleased with progress in one-day test. • Alex Rins continues his strong form and […]

RINS SECOND IN THE RACE, AND SECOND IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP

May 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 5. Alex Rins: 2nd (+ 1.654) Joan Mir: DNF • Alex Rins works his way from 9th to 2nd in controlled display. • Joan Mir running Top 10 until […]

RINS AND MIR NINTH AND TWELFTH ON GRID IN HECTIC JEREZ

May 5, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 4. Alex Rins: 9th – 1:37.351 Joan Mir: 12th – 1:37.514 • Alex Rins ready to fight from third row start. • Joan Mir showing strong pace ahead of […]

Busy Weekend for Suzuki with 4 Suzuki Race Teams in Action

May 4, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 3. The first weekend of May sees four Suzuki race teams in action in Spain, America and the UK for MotoGP™, AMA MotoAmerica Superbikes and AMA/ FIM World Supercross […]

RINS AND MIR WARMING UP ON DAY 1 IN JEREZ

May 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 3. Alex Rins: 12th – 1:38.534 (+ 0.838) Joan Mir: 18th – 1:38.789 (+ 0.880) • Alex Rins trying tyre and set-up options. • Joan Mir suffers small crash […]

OFF TO JEREZ AND THE EUROPEAN ROUNDS ON THE RIGHT FOOT

May 1, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 1. More than two weeks have passed since Alex Rins’ stunning victory at the GP of The Americas in Austin, and now it’s time for Team SUZUKI ECSTAR to […]

BRILLIANT RINS WINS HIS FIRST MOTOGP RACE IN TEXAS

April 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 14. Alex Rins: 1st Joan Mir: 17th (+ 48.063) • Alex Rins keeps cool to execute perfect debut victory. • Joan Mir left to recover following a jump start […]

Circuit of the Americas saw the schedule disrupted as storms swept over Austin

April 14, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 13. Alex Rins: 7th – 2:04.534 Joan Mir: 14th – 2:06.147 • Alex Rins with strong pace and consistency. • Joan Mir happy with progress and ready for the […]

RINS LOOKING KEEN AT COTA ON DAY 1 MIR GAINING GROUND

April 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 12. Alex Rins: 6th – 2:04.353 (+ 0.496) Joan Mir: 12th – 2:04.851 (+ 0.994) • Alex Rins makes important progress on Friday. • Joan Mir finding his feet […]

Circuit of The Americas Austin Texas Weekend Action

April 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 12. The second weekend of April sees Team SUZUKI ECSTAR riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir back are currently in action for Round 3 of the 2019 MotoGP™ Championship […]

MOTOGP AUSTIN GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS SCHEDULE AND EVENTS WEEK LIST

April 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

MOTOGP AUSTIN GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS SCHEDULE AND EVENTS WEEK LIST Friday – April 12, 2019 8:00 PARKING LOTS OPEN 8:45 GATES OPEN 9:00 – 9:40 MOTO3 FREE PRACTICE 1 9:55 – 10:40 MOTOGP […]

RINS MAKES BRILLIANT RECOVERY FOR FIFTH IN ARGENTINA

April 1, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 31. Alex Rins: 5th (+ 12.563) Joan Mir: DNF • Alex Rins carves through for a superb Top 5 finish. • Joan Mir forced to retire with rear grip […]

TERMAS PROVES TOUGH AS SUZUKI PAIR MISS OUT ON Q2

March 31, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 30. Alex Rins: 16th – 1:39.384 Joan Mir: 19th – 1:39.605 • Alex Rins comes close to Q2 but misses out. • Joan Mir with good rhythm but struggling […]

INTRIGUING OPENING DAY IN ARGENTINA AS RINS AND MIR GET TO GRIPS

March 30, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 29. Alex Rins: 7th – 1:39.451 (+ 0.270) Joan Mir: 15th – 1:39.946 (+ 0.765) • Alex Rins building speed at one of his favourite tracks. • Joan Mir […]

QATAR’S EXCITING OPENER SEES RINS 4TH AND MIR 8TH

March 11, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 10. Alex Rins: 4th (+ 0.457) Joan Mir: 8th (+ 5.088) • Alex Rins runs at front throughout race and finishes 4th. • Joan Mir makes stunning MotoGP debut […]

RINS AND MIR TO START FROM FOURTH ROW IN 2019 DEBUT

March 10, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 9. Alex Rins: 10th – 1:54.257 (+ 0.711) Joan Mir: 11th – 1:54.390 (+ 0.844) • Alex Rins struggles after two crashes at Turn 2. • Joan Mir will […]

POSITIVE OPENING TO 2019 SEASON FOR TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR

March 9, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 8. Alex Rins: 8th – 1:54.320 (+ 0.940) Joan Mir: 10th – 1:54.402 (+ 1.022) • Alex Rins working on improving feeling. • Joan Mir impresses, especially in FP2. […]

THE EXPECTATIONS OF RINS AND MIR AHEAD THE QATAR GP

March 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 6. The unique and exciting night time atmosphere of Qatar is once again about to kick off a new season, and Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s riders Alex Rins and Joan […]

QATAR TEST COMES TO A CLOSE WITH POSITIVITY ALL ROUND

February 26, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 25. Alex Rins: 3rd – 1:54.593 +0.385 (in Session 2) Joan Mir: 12th – 1:54.997 +0.789 (in Session 3) • Alex Rins feeling prepared for Qatar GP. • Joan […]

QATAR DAY 2 SEES RINS FLY TO THE TOP OF THE SHEET

February 25, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 24. Alex Rins: 1st – 1:54.593 Joan Mir: 11th – 1:55.280 (+ 0.687) • Alex Rins continues excellent pace ahead of season opener. • Joan Mir shifts focus back […]

PUTTING THE PIECES IN PLACE FOR RINS AND MIR IN QATAR

February 24, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 23. Alex Rins: 2nd – 1:55.159 (+ 0.108) Joan Mir: 11th – 1:56.264 (+ 1.213) • Alex Rins setting good times and trying new exhaust. • Joan Mir creeping […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR ROUND OFF VERY POSITIVE SEPANG TEST

February 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 8. Alex Rins: 12th – 1:59.180 (+ 0.941) Joan Mir: 15th – 1:59.486 (+ 1.247) Sylvain Guintoli: 22nd – 2:00.990 (+ 2.751) • Alex Rins shows further capability of […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR WORK HARD WITH NEW PARTS ON DAY 2

February 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 7. Alex Rins: 2nd – 1:59.424 (+ 0.527) Joan Mir: 21st – 2:00.876 (+ 1.979) Sylvain Guintoli: 24th – 2:01.654 (+ 2.757) • Alex Rins sets hot lap whilst […]

SOLID START FOR TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR IN SWELTERING SEPANG

February 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 6. Alex Rins: 2nd – 1:59.880 (+ 0.259) Sylvain Guintoli: 22nd – 2:01.286 (+ 1.665) Joan Mir: 23rd – 2:01.432 (+ 1.811) • Alex Rins feeling strong and placing […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR READY WITH NEW YOUNG LINE-UP

February 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 3. With the winter nearly over, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR is heading to Malaysia for the first test of 2019, with the debut of the final version of the livery […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR 2019

December 6, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Alex Rins: 10th – 1:38.522 (+0.577s) Joan Mir: 15th – 1:38.931 (+0.986s) Sylvain Guintoli: 22nd – 1:40.498 (+2.553s) • Alex Rins builds on Day 1’s hard work. • Joan Mir continues excellent adaptation process. • […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR COMPLETE USEFUL DAY 1 IN JEREZ

December 6, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Joan Mir: 10th – 1:38.956 (+ 0.988) Alex Rins: 13th – 1:39.150 (+ 1.182) Sylvain Guintoli: 22nd – 1:40.743 (+ 2.775) • Joan Mir puts in impressive hot laps towards the end of a tough […]

First test of MotoGP 2019 GSX-RR at Circuit of Jerez successful

November 22, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – November 21. Alex Rins: 7th – 1’31.254 (+0.497s) Joan Mir: 14th – 1’31.714 (+0.957s) • Alex Rins has first feel of 2019 GSX-RR engine. • Joan Mir continues the learning […]

JOAN MIR MAKES HIS SUZUKI DEBUT IN VALENCIA TEST

November 21, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – November 20. Alex Rins: 12th – 1’32.402 (+0.986s) Joan Mir: 15th – 1’32.787 (+1.371s) • Team SUZUKI ECSTAR debut for rookie Mir. • Alex Rins feeling positive following 2018 season. […]

Joan Mir to Debut in MotoGP with Team Suzuki eCSTAR for 2019 and 2020

June 12, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 11. Suzuki Motor Corporation is happy to announce Joan Mir as a factory rider in MotoGP with Team SUZUKI ECSTAR for the 2019 and 2020 seasons, partnering Alex […]

Marquez Wins Classic Phillip Island Battle to Extend MotoGP Points Lead

October 25, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team RC213V) scored one of the most important victories of his stellar career at Phillip Island this afternoon. The reigning MotoGP World Champion used all his skill and bravery to escape […]

Marquez Set for Thrilling World-Title Fight at Phillip Island

October 19, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The most thrilling battle for a MotoGP crown in more than a decade enters its final stages in Australia this weekend. Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix at the magical Phillip Island circuit is the 16th of […]

Marquez Aims to Extend Title Lead at Honda’s Home Grand Prix

October 13, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team RC213V) contests Honda’s home Grand Prix this weekend with the aim of further increasing his advantage in the battle for the 2017 MotoGP crown. The reigning World Champion, who has […]