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Both the Ducati Team riders will start from the third row of the grid in tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Japan at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit.Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci obtained seventh and eighth quickest […]

MOTORCYCLE RACING WEEKEND ACTION – OCTOBER 19-20th

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 18. The third weekend of October sees MotoGP™ in Japan for round 16 of the series at Motegi, plus in the UK the 12th and final round of the […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Make it a Double Top 5 on Opening Day at Motegi

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Maverick Viñales made a very positive start to the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, taking first place in FP1 and following it up with a second position in FP2 and the […]

MIXED CONDITIONS IN MOTEGI AS RINS AND MIR TAKE FOURTH ROW

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 19. Alex Rins: 11th – 1:46.600 Joan Mir: 12th – 1:46.616 Sylvain Guintoli: 21st – 1:49.186 • Alex Rins strongly fights through from Q1. • Joan Mir improving steadily […]

Double front row for PETRONAS Yamaha SRT at Japanese GP

October 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team team-mates Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo will line up together on the front row of the grid for the third time this season at the Grand Prix of Japan, after […]

SUZUKI COMPLETES STEADY DAY ONE IN MOTEGI

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 18. Joan Mir: 9th – 1:45.641 (+ 0.877) Alex Rins: 11th – 1:45.730 (+ 0.966) Sylvain Guintoli: 20th – 1:46.803 (+ 2.039) • Joan Mir finds good rhythm from […]

Andrea Dovizioso fourth and Danilo Petrucci eighth at the end of day 1 of practice for the GP of Japan at Motegi

October 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

At the end of the first day of practice for the GP of Japan, to be held this weekend at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, both Ducati Team riders were classified inside the provisional top […]

10 things to know about the MotoGP of Japan

October 17, 2019 Michael Le Pard

This weekend one of the most fascinating races in the calendar – the Grand Prix of Japan – will take place at the Twin Ring Motegi, the sixteenth appointment of the season for the Ducati […]

Ducati Team ready for MotoGP of Japan Twin Ring Motegi circuit

October 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The MotoGP World Championship arrives in the Land of the Rising Sun this weekend for the GP of Japan, the sixteenth round of the season, and the second on Asian territory following the one in […]

SUZUKI’S HOME SOIL IN JAPAN FOR ROUND 16

October 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 16. Following a short break of 10 days, MotoGP is back on track this weekend in Japan. Round 16 will be a special one for many teams in the […]

Andrea Dovizioso 4th in Thailand Grand Prix MotoGP – Danilo Petrucci finishes 9th

Andrea Dovizioso finished the Thailand GP, held today at the Buriram International Circuit, in fourth position. The rider from Forlì, who started from row 3, ran at a consistent pace throughout the race and after […]

SUZUKI UNVEILS NEW GIXXER SF 250 IN INDIA

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 5. Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd. unveiled the new Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 MotoGP edition to media at the third round of the Gixxer Cup Championship at Kari Motor […]

FIFTH AND SEVENTH FOR RINS AND MIR IN THAILAND

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 6. Alex Rins: 5th (+ 11.449) Joan Mir: 7th (+ 18.729) • Alex Rins fights through to important 5th place. • Joan Mir impresses in rookie run to take […]

Sensational podium number five for Quartararo at Thailand GP

Fabio Quartararo has taken a sensational fifth podium finish of his rookie MotoGP season for PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team at the Thailand Grand Prix, finishing a mere 0.171 secs behind 2019 World Champion Marc […]

MIR AND RINS TACKLE TEMPESTUOUS SATURDAY IN THAILAND

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 5. Joan Mir: 8th – 1:30.735 Alex Rins: 10th – 1:30.778 • Joan Mir to start from 3rd row in Thai MotoGP debut. • Alex Rins close behind team-mate […]

Phenomenal Fabio takes fourth pole position at Thailand GP

Rookie sensation Fabio Quartararo has delivered yet another phenomenal performance for PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team at the Thailand Grand Prix, securing the fourth pole position of his debut season. Team-mate Franco Morbidelli also had […]

TOP 10 IN THAILAND FOR MIR AND RINS ON DAY ONE

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 4. Joan Mir: 9th – 1:31.086 (+ 0.682) Alex Rins: 10th – 1:31.094 (+ 0.690) • Rookie Joan Mir makes impressive start at Buriram. • Alex Rins makes his […]

Super start for Quartararo and Morbidelli at Thailand GP

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team duo Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli got their Thailand Grand Prix weekend off to a super start, ending the opening day of practice in hot conditions at the Buriram International […]

2nd and 3rd row starts for Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Dovizioso at Thailand Grand Prix

October 4, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Dovizioso will start from rows 2 and 3 respectively for the Thailand Grand Prix, round 15 of the MotoGP World Championship scheduled to take place tomorrow at the Buriram International Circuit.Petrucci, […]

10 things to know about the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix

The next four rounds of the MotoGP World Championship will all take place outside of Europe. The first leg is Buriram, at the Chang International Circuit, where the race will be held for the second […]

WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE RACING ACTION – OCTOBER 5-6th

October 4, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 3. The opening weekend of October sees MotoGP™ in Thailand for the first of the fly-away races at Chang International Circuit. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s Alex Rins and Joan Mir […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Gear up for 2019 MotoGP Battle in Buriram

October 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team has travelled to the Chang International Circuit in Thailand for the first 2019 MotoGP Asian stop. Last year‘s visit to the Buriram track was a big hit amongst the […]

SUZUKI MotoGP IN THAILAND AIMING FOR FAVOURABLE FLY-AWAYS

October 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 2. Immediately after the Aragon GP in Spain two weeks ago, it was time to swiftly pack up the equipment, bikes and gear to prepare for the first in […]

The Ducati Team arrives in Asia for the Thailand Grand Prix at Buriram

October 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

After eleven races in Europe, the MotoGP World Championship and the Ducati Team have now moved to Southeast Asia, in particular the town of Buriram, where this weekend the Thailand Grand Prix – the first […]

GP Michelin de Aragón: superb podium for Andrea Dovizioso 2nd

September 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Andrea Dovizioso scored a podium finish at the Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón after a spectacular comeback through the field, following a row 4 start, that helped him to catch, at the mid point of […]

Monster Energy Yamaha`s Aragon Aspirations Result in Fourth and Eighth Place

September 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Maverick Viñales made the absolute most of his Yamaha‘s nimble character in the first three sectors of the MotorLand Aragón, but he couldn’t keep late chasing rivals at bay, finishing the […]

DAMAGE LIMITATION FOR TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR IN ARAGON

September 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 22. Alex Rins: 9th (+ 27.998) Joan Mir: 14th (+ 33.363) • Alex Rins recoups to 9th place and regains 3rd in standings. • Unfortunate clash for Joan Mir […]

Another front row for Quartararo at Aragon GP

September 22, 2019 Michael Le Pard

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team rider Fabio Quartararo has secured yet another front-row starting position in his rookie season, qualifying second for tomorrow’s Gran Premio de Aragon. Team-mate Franco Morbidelli also had a strong day […]

DEMANDING DAY 2 SEES MIR AND RINS ON 3RD AND 4TH ROWS

September 22, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 21. Joan Mir: 9th – 1:48.458 Alex Rins: 13th – 1:48.449 • Joan Mir takes 9th spot on the grid at favoured circuit. • Alex Rins narrowly misses out […]

Aragón MotoGP 4th and 5th row starts for the Ducati Team riders

September 22, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Andrea Dovizioso is set to start the GP Michelin de Aragón from row 4 after recording the tenth fastest time of 1’48.608 in Q2, while his team-mate Danilo Petrucci, who was unable to get through […]

WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – SEPTEMBER 21-22nd

September 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 20. The fourth weekend of September sees Suzuki in action in MotoGP™, British Superbikes, AMA MotoAmerica Superbikes, plus the opening round of the 2019-2020 Endurance World Championship. In Spain, […]

Hard Work Pays Off for Monster Energy Yamaha in First Aragon FP Sessions

September 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi worked hard on the first day of the Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón race weekend, focusing on improving their bikes‘ set-ups. Their focus and determination were […]

Andrea Dovizioso 8th and Danilo Petrucci 12th Aragón Grand Prix Day 1

September 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

At the end of the first two free practice sessions for the Aragón Grand Prix, scheduled for this weekend at the MotorLand circuit near Alcañiz, Andrea Dovizioso finished the day in eighth place, while Danilo […]

10 things to know about the Aragón Grand Prix MotoGP

September 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Team has arrived in Spain directly from Italy for the Aragón Grand Prix, the fourteenth round of the season. Let’s have a look at ten key facts about the next race at the […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Anticipate Action-Packed Aragon GP

September 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi will be back in the saddle of their YZR-M1s this weekend for the Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón. A round that the team always thoroughly […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR’S RIDERS SPURRED ON BY RETURN TO SPAIN

September 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 19. Just days after the San Marino GP, which saw mixed fortunes for Team SUZUKI ECSTAR, the riders and team are preparing to return to action at the Aragon […]

No break for the MotoGP World Championship as the Ducati Team arrive in Spain for the Aragón Grand Prix

September 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Just three days after last Sunday’s race at the Misano World Circuit, the MotoGP teams and riders have already arrived in Spain for another event, the fourteenth of the season and the third in the […]

Fantastic Fabio takes fourth podium finish at Misano

September 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team rider Fabio Quartararo has taken his fourth podium finish of the 2019 MotoGP season at the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, just missing out on […]

MIR FINISHES 8TH IN SAN MARINO GP, RINS TAKES SPILL

September 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 15. Joan Mir: 8th (+ 22.512) Alex Rins: DNF • Joan Mir has successful comeback with 8th place. • Alex Rins takes a spill while aiming for Top 6 […]

Vinales Powers to Pole Position at San Marino GP

September 15, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team‘s Maverick Viñales brought the heat today at the GP di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Q2 session. The Spaniard put in a two-stop strategy in an effort to […]

THIRD ROW FOR RINS AND MIR IN MISANO MotoGP

September 15, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 14. Alex Rins: 9th – 1:33.265 Joan Mir: 10th – 1:33.431 • Alex Rins to defend third in the championship from third row. • Joan Mir comes through Q1 […]

MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix: Danilo Petrucci 8th and Andrea Dovizioso 10th at Misano

September 14, 2019 Michael Le Pard

At the end of the first two practice sessions for the San Marino Grand Prix, scheduled to be held this weekend at the Misano World Circuit, all three factory Ducati riders finished the day inside […]

Monster Energy Yamaha are on the Mark in First Misano FP Sessions

September 14, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Maverick Viñales continued his good feeling from the Misano Test at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli today. The number-12 rider left a strong impression, securing first position in the FP2 […]

MEASURED START IN MISANO FOR TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR

September 14, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 13. Alex Rins: 11th – 1:33.874 (+ 1.099) Joan Mir: 19th – 1:34.229 (+ 1.454) • Alex Rins approaches Friday in usual meticulous way. • Joan Mir makes his […]

TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR READY AND WAITING FOR MISANO

September 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 11. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR are still on a high as they head for Round 13 of MotoGP™, thanks to Alex Rins’ stunning win at Silverstone and excited to head […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Raring for ‘Second Home Race’ in Misano

September 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

After a two-week break, following a successful Misano Test, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team are eager to return to action. While Maverick Viñales had to make his way from Spain to Italy for the […]

Ben Spies Returns to Portimão on Tenth Anniversary of his World Title

September 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Ben Spies will return this weekend to the scene of his greatest triumph, as Yamaha welcome the former FIM Superbike World Champion as a special guest for this weekend’s WorldSBK round at the Autódromo Internacional […]

SYLVAIN GUINTOLI SUZUKI ECSTAR BLOG

September 4, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s Test Rider, Sylvain Guintoli, has been putting in the hours in recent months. The Frenchman filled in at the British GP for Joan Mir, having come fresh from […]

SUZUKI CONFIRMS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS AT MISANO TEST

August 31, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 30. Joan Mir: 11th – 1:33.002 (+ 1.363) Alex Rins: 13th – 1:33.120 (+ 1.481) Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s Alex Rins and Joan Mir have completed a positive two-day test […]

Mega Misano test for Quartararo and Morbidelli

August 31, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team duo of Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli have set themselves up perfectly for the San Marino Grand Prix by ending a two-day test at the Misano World Circuit Marco […]

Misano World Circuit Danilo Petrucci 2nd – Andrea Dovizioso rides 118 laps

August 31, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The second and final day of MotoGP testing at the Misano World Circuit, which saw the participation of all the riders of the top class in preparation for the San Marino GP here in mid-September, […]

FEEDBACK FROM RINS AND MIR AFTER FIRST DAY IN MISANO

August 30, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 29. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR were back on track for the first day of testing in Misano. Directly following the iconic victory of Alex Rins in Silverstone just four days ago, […]

ALEX RINS BRITISH MotoGP 2019 WIN BLOG

August 29, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 28. “Thanks to everyone that helped me to get this second win of the season, and thanks to all the fans for their support too!” “Winning is always an […]

Suzuki’s Monumental Race Weekend Takes Victories in Every Class

August 28, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Across the globe, Suzuki had a monumental weekend of race success as roadracers took victories in every class Suzuki participated in. Team Suzuki ECSTAR’s Alex Rins brilliantly rode his GSX-RR to his second MotoGP win […]

British MotoGP: 7th for Danilo Petrucci – Andrea Dovizioso crash at Turn 1

August 26, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Danilo Petrucci concluded this afternoon’s British GP at the Silverstone circuit in an overall seventh place. The Ducati Team rider from Terni, Italy, who started from row 4, lost a few positions in the early […]

RELENTLESS RINS TAKES SUPERB SILVERSTONE WIN

August 26, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 25. Alex Rins: 1st Sylvain Guintoli: 12th (+ 45.478) • Alex Rins runs calculated and precise race to take superb victory. • Sylvain Guintoli brings home a great 12th […]

Podium Success for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP at Silverstone

August 26, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales pushed all the way throughout today‘s GoPro British Grand Prix, riding his YZR-M1 to a third-place podium finish. Valentino Rossi was chasing the front-runners but was unable to join […]

STRONG 5TH PLACE FOR RINS ON SILVERSTONE SATURDAY

August 25, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 24. Alex Rins: 5th – 1:58.670 Sylvain Guintoli: 19th – 2:00.660 • Alex Rins snatches 5th place after coming through Q1. • Sylvain Guintoli carves time off his previous […]

Rossi and Vinales Bank 2nd and 6th in British GP Qualifying

August 25, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales showed great form on the second day at the Silverstone Circuit. Having both secured places in the Q2 session at the end of FP3, the Factory […]

British GP qualifying at Silverstone 3rd and 4th for Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci

August 25, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci will line up for the start of the British Grand Prix, which is scheduled to get underway at 13.00 local time (14.00 CET) tomorrow and which will be run over […]

Superb start at Silverstone for Quartararo and Morbidelli

August 24, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team pair of Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli made a superb start to the British Grand Prix, with Quartararo smashing the Silverstone absolute lap record to end the opening day […]

STEADY START TO SILVERSTONE MOTOGP FOR SUZUKI

August 24, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 23. Alex Rins: 15th – 2:00.666 (+ 1.563) Sylvain Guintoli: 20th – 2:02.240 (+ 3.015) • Rins shows early form, focuses on set-up. • Guintoli makes his return to […]

Silverstone MotoGP Andrea Dovizioso 6th and Danilo Petrucci 10th at free practice

August 24, 2019 Michael Le Pard

After the first two free practice sessions for this weekend’s British GP at the Silverstone circuit, both Ducati Team riders were classified inside the top ten, with Dovizioso in sixth place and Petrucci tenth.Dovizioso, also […]

WEEKEND MOTORCYCLE RACING ACTION – AUGUST 24-25th

August 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 22. The fourth weekend of August sees action from MotoGP™ in the UK plus AMA/ MotoAmerica Superbikes and AMA Motocross in America. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR is at Silverstone for round […]

10 things to know about the British Grand Prix

For a number of years now, the third and final race held in August for MotoGP is the British Grand Prix, one of the most fascinating events on the world championship calendar which takes place […]

The Ducati Team gears up for the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit

After Andrea Dovizioso’s spectacular victory ten days ago in Austria at the Red Bull Ring, the Ducati Team has now arrived in the United Kingdom for one of the traditional events on the MotoGP calendar, […]

RESURFACED AND READY FOR ACTION, SILVERSTONE AWAITS SUZUKI

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 21. After one weekend off without racing, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR get down to business for Round 12 of the MotoGP World Championship. Silverstone Circuit, in the heart of the […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Keen to Begin British GP Battle