TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR GSX-RR UNVEILED AT SUZUKA

The new Team SUZUKI ECSTAR GSX-RR made its first public appearance in new livery at the weekend’s Motorsport Fan Appreciation Day at Suzuka Circuit in Japan. 

Some 57,000 visitors attended the popular event to see Team SUZUKI ECSTAR test rider Nobuatsu Aoki complete a track demonstration alongside 2014 All Japan Superbike Champion Katsuyuki Nakasuga (Yamaha YZR-M1) and 2013/ 2014 Suzuka 8-Hour race winner Takumi Takahasi (Honda RC213V). 

Fans also got an opportunity to view the new GSX-RR up close during a pit walk and also poster giveaway promotion by Suzuki Motor Corporation and the team. 

Said Aoki: “It was great opportunity to show our GSX-RR to a large crowd of people at Suzuka circuit and see so many excited fans with the performance of the MotoGP machine. 

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Suzuki unveils its MotoGP team name as Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

ECSTAR, the global  brand of Suzuki genuine oil/ chemical products. 

Suzuki Motor Corporation has unveiled its MotoGP team name as Team SUZUKI ECSTAR. Suzuki will come back to the MotoGP class of the world’s 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. 

*Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (International Motorcycling Federation). 

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 VIÑALES (Spain), who has stepped up from the Moto2 class, will compete aboard the GSX-RR. 

Suzuki’s Director and Senior Managing Officer Eiji Mochizuki (Executive General Manager, Motorcycle Operations) said “Finally, Suzuki will make a comeback to the MotoGP, the world’s 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 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.” 

ECSTAR is the brand name of Suzuki’s genuine high-performance engine oil, which has been on sale since 1984. It has been sold mainly in Japan and exported from Japan. 

In the occasion of the ECSTAR brand’s 30th anniversary and Suzuki’s participation in the MotoGP, Suzuki will seek to increase global recognition of the ECSTAR brand by establishing the ECSTAR brand as the global umbrella brand of Suzuki genuine oil/ chemical products, and making it the MotoGP team name. Starting from Europe, the ECSTAR brand will be offered to overseas distributors as a high-quality, dependable brand. 

GSX-RR spec: 

Overall length x width x height: 2,096mm x 720mm x 1,140mm. 

Wheelbase: 1,457mm . 

Engine type: Water-cooled, four-stroke in-line four-cylinder, DOHC four-valve. 

Displacement: 1,000cm3. 

Maximum output: Over 169kw (230PS). 

Maximum speed: Over 330km/h . 

Gearbox: Six-speed (cassette type). 

Frame type: Twin-spar aluminum. 

Tyres (front/ rear): 16.5in/16.5in . 

Front suspension: Öhlins, inverted fork. 

Rear suspension: Öhlins. 

Brake (front/ rear): Carbon disk/ steel disk, Brembo. 

Team structure of Team SUZUKI ECSTAR: 

Rider Profiles: 

#25 Maverick VIÑALES. 

Country: Spain. 

Age: 20 (12/01/1995). 

2014: Moto2 – 3rd. 

2013: Moto3 – 1st. 

2012: Moto3 – 3rd. 

#41 Aleix ESPARGARO 

Country: Spain. 

Age: 25 (30/07/1989) 

2014: MotoGP – 7th. 

2013: MotoGP 11th. 

2012: MotoGP 12th. 

Team Director and Managers: 

Team Director: Satoru TERADA. 

Team Manager: Davide BRIVIO. 

Technical Manager: Ken KAWAUCHI 

Suzuki svela il suo nome della squadra MotoGP come Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

ECSTAR, il marchio globale di Suzuki prodotti genuini olio / chimiche.

Suzuki Motor Corporation ha presentato il nome della squadra MotoGP come Team SUZUKI ECSTAR. Suzuki tornerà alla classe MotoGP di serie top motociclismo mondiale, il FIM  Road Racing Grand Prix (MotoGP), a partire dal 2015.

 La stagione 2015 partirà dal GP del Qatar il 29 Mar 2015 .

Squadra SUZUKI ECSTAR parteciperà con la nuova moto da corsa GSX-RR, dove viene installato con il motore di nuova concezione in linea a quattro cilindri. Due piloti, Aleix Espargaró (Spagna), che si è classificata settimo nella classe MotoGP la scorsa stagione, e Maverick Viñales (Spagna), che si è fatto le ossa nella classe Moto2, si sfideranno a bordo della GSX-RR.

Director e Senior Managing Ufficiale Eiji Mochizuki Suzuki (Executive General Manager, Operations moto) ha dichiarato: "Infine, Suzuki farà un ritorno alla MotoGP, serie top motociclismo mondiale. Attraverso la concorrenza di alto livello, ci sarà da affinare le nostre tecnologie, e progressivamente dar loro di nuovo ai nostri modelli di produzione e di interagire con i clienti Suzuki in tutto il mondo. Suzuki si sfideranno per migliorare la soddisfazione dei clienti in tutto il mondo ad un livello superiore, attraverso le corse ed i nostri prodotti. Chiediamo ai nostri tifosi di sostenere la squadra SUZUKI ECSTAR. "

ECSTAR è il marchio di una vera olio motore ad alte prestazioni della Suzuki, che è stato in vendita dal 1984. E 'stato venduto principalmente in Giappone ed esportati dal Giappone.

In occasione del 30 ° anniversario del marchio ECSTAR e la partecipazione di Suzuki in MotoGP, Suzuki cercherà di aumentare il riconoscimento globale del marchio ECSTAR stabilendo il marchio ECSTAR come il marchio ombrello globale di Suzuki prodotti genuini olio / chimiche, e che la rende la MotoGP nome della squadra. Partendo dall'Europa, il marchio ECSTAR sarà offerto ai distributori all'estero come uno di alta qualità, di marca affidabile.

GSX-RR spec:

Lunghezza totale x larghezza x altezza: 2096 millimetri x 720 millimetri x 1140 millimetri.

Passo: 1.457 millimetri.

Tipo motore:, quattro tempi in linea a quattro cilindri, DOHC a quattro valvole raffreddato ad acqua.

Dislocamento: 1,000cm3.

Potenza massima: Oltre 169kw (230PS).

Velocità massima: oltre 330 chilometri all'ora.

Cambio: a sei velocità.

Tipo Telaio: in alluminio a doppia trave.

Pneumatici (anteriore / posteriore): 16.5in / 16.5in.

Sospensione anteriore: Öhlins, forcella rovesciata.

Sospensione posteriore: Öhlins.

Freno (anteriore / posteriore): disco rigido carbonio / acciaio, Brembo.

Struttura del team del Team SUZUKI ECSTAR:

Rider Profili:

# 25 Maverick Vinales.

Paese: Spagna.

Età: 20 (12/01/1995).

2014: Moto2 - 3 °.

2013: la Moto3 - 1 °.

2012: Moto3 - 3 °.

# 41 Aleix ESPARGARO

Paese: Spagna.

Età: 25 (30/07/1989)

2014: MotoGP - 7 °.

2013: MotoGP 11 °.

2012: MotoGP 12 °.

Team Director e Direttori:

Team Director: Satoru TERADA.

Team Manager: Davide Brivio.

Direttore Tecnico: Ken Kawauchi

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POSITIVE THREE-DAY TEST FOR SUZUKI AT SEPANG

 

SUZUKI MotoGP concluded the third and final day of official testing at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia today satisfied with progress and developments made to the GSX-RR.

Team riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales tested a variety of parts and set-up options that provided the team with important data to take forward to the next test at Losail in Qatar next month.

Today’s session, held in air temperatures of 32° and 60° track, saw Espargaro complete 50 laps with a best time of 2:00.275, giving him ninth position on the day. Viñales completed 43 laps with a fastest-lap of 2:00.604 for 14th on the timesheets.

Satoru Terada - Team Director/ Project Leader:

“We arrived at this test in Sepang only a short time after Sepang 1, so we haven’t had the chance to make very big improvements, but our engineers worked very hard and we managed to introduce several new specifications. Even if small, we did make positive steps forward, both in the engine and especially in electronics. We’ve also worked on the chassis and found good compromises on the set-up, so I’m very happy with how these days went.

“The riders had two small crashes but without major injuries and no particular damage to the bikes, so we had time to collect information. We will now go to Qatar with more improvements to be tested step-by-step.”

Aleix Espargaro:
“We are satisfied with today’s results, we ran a lot in hot conditions because yesterday we had some issues with those conditions with more than 50 laps. Today we ran a lot with 60° closing laps in 2.01. I’m very, very happy with the improvements on the pace. I’m missing the fast lap because with the two soft tyres I made a couple of mistakes.

“The bike is very improved, we worked a lot on electronic set-up and to find a better configuration of the traction control, which gave good results and let us cut one second off our time. We also worked on traction out of corners and it was important to verify the bike’s behaviour in hot conditions because they are similar to race conditions. We still have a lot of work to do but I’m confident and aware that I’m in a Factory team with a lot of people working hard to do the best job.”

Maverick Viñales:

“I leave Sepang with a very good feeling and satisfaction and we did a very good job without any major issues. I managed to improve my times a lot, both in the fast laps and the overall pace. I’m learning more and more about the bike, we made some changes in terms of set-up and electronics and I’m learning how to exploit them.

“Today I tried to get a good single lap time, but didn’t want to push too hard like I did yesterday when I crashed, so we focused more on consistency and we worked on the pace; we also got very important feedback from the bike which we can work on. I’m still a rookie, so I still need to understand so many things about the bike, but I’m performing well and my performance is improving day by day.”

Sepang Day 3 Test Times: 1 Marc Marquez (Honda) 1:59.115, 2 Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1:59.437, 3 Cal Crutchlow (Honda) 1:59.658, 4 Andrea Iannone (Ducati) 1:59.722, 5 Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1:59.833, 6 Bradley Smith (Yamaha) 1:59.883. 9 Aleix Espargaro (SUZUKI MotoGP) 2:00.275. 14 Maverick Viñales (SUZUKI MotoGP) 2:00.604.
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SUZUKI MOTOGP CLOSES-IN ON SEPANG TOP TIMES

SUZUKI MotoGP continued its development of the GSX-RR at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia today and moved ever-closer to the leading times.

Aleix Espargaro completed 57 laps with a best time of 2:00.409 for ninth on combined times and 0.565 seconds from leader Marc Marquez (Honda). Team mate Maverick Viñales recorded 61 laps with a best time of 2:00.731 which gave him 12th position overall, 0.887 seconds from the top.

Although Viñales suffered a small crash, no damage was suffered by rider or machine. Both riders continue to gain more confidence and set-ups of their machines and will continue tomorrow with some longer race simulations runs.

Davide Brivio – Team Manager:

“Today we have had another positive day because we could bring on our testing plan and we continued positively our learning process. The riders rode many laps today and this gave us the chance of discovering some issues on which we must work in order to be consistent in long runs like a race. Aleix in particular started a long run allowing us to collect important data, while Maverick continued to try some different set-up configurations and he’s learning fast how to feel the bike and give feedback to engineers. It’s a good thing to see that our times are good, closer and closer to the top. Tomorrow we will try further improvements but for the moment everything is going smoothly.”


Aleix Espargaro:
“I’m happy about the day, especially about the first part of the day. I found a good feeling from the very beginning and we immediately made good lap times. It is important to see that after five days here (including Sepang 1) we are getting closer and closer to the top.

“In the second part of the day we struggled a little with hotter conditions and we encountered some issue with the grip on the back so we need to work more on this. With my riding style I open the throttle early and when the tarmac gets hot we lose grip, so we need to fix it. The first part of the championship will not be in extremely hot weather conditions so we have time to find out a solution.

“We tried a race simulation, we had planned 17 laps in a row, but I had to give up a little earlier because my knee still hurts and I’m not at my 100%. However, the long run gave us important data. We still have two days to test, so we have time to work on the issues we are finding out.”

Maverick Viñales:

“It was another positive day. I did many laps and I’m becoming more-and-more familiar with the bike and the setting opportunities. I had a little crash but it wasn’t bad, I’m ok and so is the bike, I simply slid off.

“My main objective is still to find out the most effective riding style, even if we are introducing new technical modifications in every run to let me understand how the machine reacts to them. I also tried a small race simulation, just to start approaching the long runs, but tomorrow we will do more testing on this side.”

Sepang Day 1-2 Combined Times: 1 Marc Marquez (Honda) 1:59.844, 2 Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1:59.902, 3 Andrea Iannone (Ducati) 2:00.098, 4 Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) 2:00. 250, 5 Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 2:00.275, 6 Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 2:00.275. 9 Aleix Espargaro (SUZUKI MotoGP) 2:00.409. 12 Maverick Viñales (SUZUKI MotoGP) 2:00.731.
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