Suzuki will come back to the MotoGP class of the world‰Ûªs top motorcycle racing series, the FIM* Road Racing Grand Prix (MotoGP), from 2015. The 2015 season will start from the Qatar GP, which will hold its race on 29 March, 2015.
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR will participate with the new racing machine GSX-RR, which is installed with the newly-developed in-line four-cylinder engine. Two riders, Aleix ESPARGARO (Spain), who was ranked seventh in the MotoGP class last season, and Maverick VIÌÔALES (Spain), who has stepped up from the Moto2 class, will compete aboard the GSX-RR.
‰ÛÏFinally, Suzuki will make a comeback to the MotoGP, the world‰Ûªs top motorcycle racing series. Through high-level competition, we will sharpen up our technologies, and aggressively feed them back to our production models and interact with Suzuki customers all over the world." Suzuki‰Ûªs Director and Senior Managing Officer Eiji Mochizuki (Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations) said
"Suzuki will challenge to improve satisfaction of customers all over the world to a higher level, through racing and our products. We ask our fans to support the Team SUZUKI ECSTAR.‰Û