Racing





Rizla+ Suzuki MotoGP '10

Suzuki has been racing in motorcycle Grand Prix since 1960 and has won seven World Championship manufacturer titles and six individual titles. Household names like Barry Sheene, Kevin Schwantz and Kenny Roberts Jr have all raced to victory on a Suzuki.

The racing success also filters to other motorcycle Championships. Troy Corser won Suzuki the 2005 World Superbike crown and Ben Spies secured the AMA title in America last year. With current World Champions in World Endurance and Supercross allied to many national titles, it shows Suzuki's strength in depth and desire to win is still as strong as ever.

Suzuki's motorcycle operations are based at Hamamatsu in Japan, with the MotoGP team's headquarters now residing at Verwood in Dorset, England - also the home of the Rizla Suzuki British Superbike team.

Riders

Loris Capirossi

Loris Capirossi / Alvaro Bautista

Profile and career highlights

LORIS CAPIROSSI:Place of Birth:Castel San Pietro Terme, BolognaDate of Birth: April 4th 1973Nationality:ItalianHome Town:Bologna, ItalyMarital Status:Married to Ingrid with one son RiccardoEyes:BlueCar:Suzuki Gran Vitara, Seat Leon Cupra, Lancia Delta R20 and two Ford Hot Rods from 1931 and 1934Motorcycle:Suzuki GSV-RFavourite Food:Italian, Pizza, Pasta and Ice CreamFavourite Drink:Water and Good WineFavourite Film:Any Action MovieFavourite Music:Italian Singers, Pop Music and Country Ideal Holiday:By the sea with hot ...



The bikes

GSV-R

SUZUKI GSV-R

SPECS SUZUKI GSV-R:Engine Type: 4 stroke water cooled V4Displacement: 800ccMax Power: 225+ ps / 18,000rpmValve Control and Type: Pneumatic (air control), DOHC four-valveCarburation Type: Fuel injectionLubrication System: Wet sump (Motul Lubricants)Clutch: Dry multi plates (back torque reduction type) Transmission: Six speed low friction constant mesh Final Drive: Chain Frame Type: Twin spar aluminum alloy frame Suspension: Front: Inverted type telescopic (Ohlins) / Rear: Link type (Ohlins) Tyres: Bridgestone Wheels: ...



News

PUIG motogp Valencia

MotoGP, Valencia, Spain

Battling Bautista produces his ride of the year

Rizla Suzuki's Álvaro Bautista, riding with PUIG windscreens, produced the ride of his rookie season at Valencia today to bring his Suzuki GSV-R home in the top-10 after starting from last on the grid.Bautista and his Crew Chief Tom O'Kane made some big changes to his machine for the morning's warm-up session and the Spanish rider soon reaped the benefits. As the first few laps unfolded there was no evidence of what was to come as he only made up a couple of places - one of which was due to another rider ...