Published November 2, 2019 by Michael Le Pard , Editor‑in‑Chief
Team Suzuki Press Office
The opening weekend of November sees MotoGP™ head to Malaysia for the 18th and penultimate round of 2019.
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s Alex Rins and Joan Mir will be on track on Friday, November 1st at the Sepang International Circuit for the opening Free Practice sessions aboard their GSX-RR machinery.
Mir raced to his best MotoGP result last weekend at Phillip Island in Australia (5th position) with Rins 9th. Rins currently holds 3rd in the points with Mir 12th.
November 3: Round 18. MotoGP™. Sepang International Circuit. Malaysia. Rins has recorded 3 podiums at Sepang; 2nd last year in MotoGP™, 3rd in 2014 and 2nd during 2013 in Moto3™. Mir won the Moto3™ race in 2017, 10th in 2018 in Moto2™, so this weekend will be his 1st race at Sepang in the MotoGP™ class.
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