Ken Kawauchi

Every action has an opposite reaction Suzuki Technical Manager Ken Kawauchi

Dec 20, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – December 19. In this blog, Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Technical Manager Ken Kawauchi talks development and explains how every action has an opposite reaction. “The 2021 season has come to an […]

Interview with MotoGP Team Suzuki Ecstar Project Director Shinichi Sahara

Mar 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 7. Team Suzuki Ecstar Project Director Shinichi Sahara talks about the new management in place for 2021 and the way Suzuki plans to move forward with Suzuki’s World Championship-winning […]

KEN KAWAUCHI SUZUKI ECSTAR BLOG

Jan 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 4. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Technical Manager Ken Kawauchi reflects on 2019 and also to the hard winter work ahead at the Suzuki factory in Japan ready for the 2020 […]

MIR FIGHTS TO 5TH IN PHILLIP ISLAND AS RINS 9TH

Oct 27, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 27. Joan Mir: 5th (+ 14.817) Alex Rins: 9th (+ 16.032) • Joan Mir claims best ever MotoGP finish. • Alex Rins struggles at end but retains 3rd in […]

STRONG 7TH PLACE FOR MIR, WHILE RINS SUFFERS A DNF

Jul 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 7. Joan Mir: 7th (+ 17.156) Alex Rins: DNF • Joan Mir secures strong finish with 7th place. • Alex Rins crashes out of ‘safe’ 2nd place. • Team […]

FANTASTIC FOURTH FOR RINS IN MAD MUGELLO GRAND PRIX

Jun 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. […]

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 […]

Suzuki 2019 MotoGP World Championship test high temperatures and humidity pushing both bike and rider to the limits

Feb 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 11. Walled by a forest of palm trees, the Sepang International Circuit, in Selangor (Malaysia), designed by the world-renowned engineer Hermann Tilke, is the circuit that serves as the […]

Second Consecutive Podium For Iannone, The Third For Suzuki

May 7, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May. Andrea Iannone: 3rd (+ 8.214) Alex Rins: DNF • Andrea Iannone seals Suzuki’s third podium of four races. • Alex Rins a victim of a front end crash at […]

ALEX RINS TAKES HIS FIRST MotoGP PODIUM

Apr 9, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 8 Alex Rins: 3rd (+ 2.501) Andrea Iannone: 8th (+ 23.921) • Alex Rins takes his first ever MotoGP podium. • Iannone perseveres for a Top 10 finish. • […]

A POSITIVE END TO FIRST EVER THAI TEST FOR SUZUKI ECSTAR

Feb 19, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 18th. Alex Rins: 5th – 1:30.178 (+ 0.397) Andrea Iannone: 15th – 1:30.718 (+ 0.937) • Team SUZUKI ECSTAR round off a successful test. • Alex Rins effective on […]

IANNONE AND RINS REACT AS THE BAR IS RAISED

Jan 30, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 30th. Alex Rins: 6th – 1:59.348 (+ 0.518) Andrea Iannone: 12th – 1:59.615 (+ 0.785) Sylvain Guintoli: 22nd – 2:01.120 (+ 2.290) • Alex Rins shows strong and consistent […]

Fourth Place For Rins In Valencia With Iannone In Sixth

Nov 14, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – November 12. Alex Rins: P4 – +13.567s Andrea Iannone: P6 – +14.516s A brilliant final race of the season gave Team SUZUKI ECSTAR some deserved satisfaction, with Alex Rins reaching […]

Unlucky Race For Team Suzuki Ecstar In Malaysia

Oct 30, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 29. Andrea Iannone: P17 – +58.391 Alex Rins: DNF After two positive races in Japan and Australia, rain arrived right before the Malaysian GP began and heavily affected a […]

Fourth And Fifth Place For Iannone And Rins In Japan

Oct 16, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 15. Andrea Iannone: P4 / +18.845 Alex Rins: P5 / +22.982 Finally rain proved to be beneficial for the Team SUZUKI ECSTAR riders at the Japanese GP. Andrea Iannone […]

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