SUZUKI NEWS

1. BUILBASE SUZUKI’S BRADLEY RAY 6TH AT DONINGTON BSB

   Bradley Ray recovered to sixth in the second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Donington Park today, coming through from 19th on the grid. The ride was made more impressive by the fact he lost time to make overtakes early in the race due to the deployment of the safety car.

2. FIFTH AND SEVENTH FOR RINS AND MIR IN THAILAND

   A packed crowd filled Chang International Circuit for Round 15 of the 2019 MotoGP World Championship, where Joan Mir and Alex Rins made solid starts from their 8th and 10th grid spots. The SUZUKI ECSTAR pair were battling for the top 7 positions from the first laps onwards, and both got stuck into a fight with Rossi. The Italian was running ahead of Mir and Rins, but with 16 laps to go, Rins made a pass and was swiftly followed by his team-mate.

3. SUZUKI UNVEILS NEW GIXXER SF 250 IN INDIA

   Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd. unveiled the new Suzuki Gixxer SF 250 MotoGP edition to media at the third round of the Gixxer Cup Championship at Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore.

4. MIR AND RINS TACKLE TEMPESTUOUS SATURDAY IN THAILAND

   Saturday morning in Buriram brought extreme wet weather and long delays to the FP3 session due to track conditions. When it was safe to go out, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR's riders showed very good pace, and Alex Rins was able to set the 3rd fastest time, also featuring in the top three of all sectors on the track. Joan Mir was 8th. Both riders had direct passage to Q2 due to their Friday times.

5. PENULTIMATE ROUND FOR SUZUKI GIXXER CUP

   The third round of the 2019 Suzuki Gixxer Cup at Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore, India saw another action-packed weekend of racing.