Suzuki

Suzuki test rider Sylvain Guintoli will use his wildcard appearance at the Japanese Grand Prix to sample a part (or parts) for the 2019 GSX-RR MotoGP machine, according to Alex Rins.

Halsall Racing has ended its participation in the Bennetts British Superbike championship following team owner Martin Halsall’s decision to withdraw the team.

Full race three results for the twelfth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Brands Hatch GP. Wet race 1. Richard Cooper GBR Buildbase Suzuki GSX-R1000 20 laps, 33m 34.093s

Alex Rins insisted on focusing on the positives of “an incredible race” on Sunday and admitted he had “destroyed” his tyres when trying to run with the leading riders in the first ever MotoGP race in Thailand.

Bradley Ray will remain part of the Buildbase Suzuki squad for the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship.

Danny Kent is considering a switch to the Bennetts British Superbike championship in 2019 following his split from the Speed Up team in Moto2 and will test for the Movuno.com Halsall Racing Suzuki squad at Brands Hatch next week.

Suzuki's return to the MotoGP podium at Aragon also means the Japanese manufacturer will lose technical concessions for the 2019 session.

A third podium finish of 2018 was within reach, but Alex Rins nonetheless feels a second straight fourth place surpassed his – and Suzuki’s - expectations after a fantastic MotoGP showing from the Hamamatsu factory at Aragon.

Iannone fastest during warm-up for the Aragon MotoGP, which also saw Rossi make a jump up the timesheets to fifth on his Yamaha after qualifying just 18th, in a session that saw falls for Marquez, Iannone and Aleix Espargaro.

Fresh from securing his best qualifying place since June, Andrea Iannone topped MotoGP morning warm-up at Aragon, ahead of countryman and ex-team-mate Andrea Dovizioso despite a high-speed fall.

Josh Elliott has landed his Bennetts British Superbike championship return with OMG Suzuki expanding its efforts for a two-bike attack at Assen.

Tom Neave will fill in for the injured Chrissy Rouse at the Movuno.com Halsall Racing Suzuki squad for the Silverstone round.

Bradley Ray made his Bennetts British Superbike championship rostrum return for the first time since the second round with a pair of second places at Cadwell Park to breathe life into his campaign.

Bradley Ray concedes his mid-season lull has been triggered by pushing too hard and feels his calmer approach to the Cadwell Park round has shown its worth with pole position.

Alex Rins feels he’ll favour using Suzuki’s reinforced carbon fibre chassis from next season having been impressed by test rider Sylvain Guintoli’s feedback and information on the new chassis.

Bradley Ray feels his #12 Yoshimura Suzuki Motul squad can take the fight to the factory Honda efforts at the Suzuka 8 Hours but concedes fighting with the Kawasaki and Yamaha teams may prove difficult.

As reported , the Suzuki MotoGP team is just one podium away from losing technical concessions and re-joining Honda, Ducati and Yamaha in competing under the 'full' regulations.

UPDATE: Franco Morbidelli withdraws from the remainder of the weekend and will be replaced by local star Stefan Bradl. Andrea Iannone put Suzuki at the top of the timesheets during opening practice for the German MotoGP.

Second place for Alex Rins last time out at Assen has put Suzuki on the verge of losing technical concessions for the 2019 MotoGP season.

Kevin Schwantz will always be remembered as one of the sport’s great entertainers. As well as his cavalier riding style, exuberant celebrations, and rivalry with fellow-American Wayne Rainey, the 1993 500cc World Champion’s on-track antics became the stuff of legend.

When the manager of an established MotoGP factory tells you a rider with less than two-and-a-half seasons’ worth of experience “deserves his own project,” your first thought may be mild disbelief.

Bennetts British Superbike championship star Bradley Ray will make his Suzuka 8 Hours debut next month with the Yoshimura Suzuki squad alongside former BSB teammate Sylvain Guintoli and Japanese duo Takuya Tsuda and Kazuki Watanabe.

Challenging. Risky. Words Suzuki’s team manager uses to describe its decision to drop Andrea Iannone, and pursue Moto2 rookie Joan Mir over five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo to complete its 2019 MotoGP rider line-up.

Full warm-up results for the fourth round of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB) at Snetterton.   1. Bradley Ray GBR Buildbase Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 48.119s 2. Leon Haslam GBR JG Speedfit Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1m 48.359s