Suzuki GSX-RR

Suzuki
Suzuki GSX-RR at the Tokyo Motor Show (2015 version)
GSX-RR
Manufacturer	Suzuki
Sales description	GSX-RR
Production period	from 2014
class	Racing motorcycle
Racing series	Motorcycle world championship
Motor data
Water-cooled in-line four-cylinder, DOHC four-way valve
Displacement  (cm³)	1000
Power  (kW / PS )	over 176 kW (240 PS)
Brakes	Disc brakes , carbon (front) steel (rear); Brembo
Wheelbase  (mm)	1457
Dimensions (L × W × H, mm):	2096 × 720 × 1140
Empty weight  (kg)	160 kg (FIM regulations)
Previous model	Suzuki GSV-R

The Suzuki GSX-RR is a racing motorcycle that was developed by Suzuki and will be used from 2015 in the MotoGP class, the highest prototype category of the FIM - Motorcycle Road World Championship .

phase of development

Former MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet was hired by Suzuki as a test driver in 2013 . The motorcycle finally made its debut in a race in the 2014 season . At the last run in Valencia , De Puniet started with a wildcard . As of the 2016 season , Suzuki is the last remaining manufacturer to use a so-called "seamless transmission". This makes it possible to change gears without interrupting traction.

Races

2015

• The first season with the machine disputed the driver Aleix Espargaró and Moto3 - world champion of 2013 Maverick Viñales .
• In the third qualifying session this season in Argentina , Espargaró was able to place the bike in second place on the grid.
• After Suzuki had brought an engine upgrade to the Catalan GP , Aleix Espargaró was able to achieve the first pole position with this motorcycle. The last pole position for Suzuki was held in the 2007 season by Chris Vermeulen . Maverick Viñales was also able to place the bike in second place on the grid.

2016

• The second season with the machine will again be completed by the driver pairing Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales.
• At the fifth race of the season in France on the Bugatti Circuit , Maverick Viñales took third place, the first podium with his motorcycle. The last podium place for Suzuki in the motorcycle world championship comes from the 2008 season . In the Czech Republic at the Brno Circuit reached Loris Capirossi a third. Viñales finally achieved his first victory with the GSX-RR at the twelfth race of the season in Great Britain at the Silverstone Circuit . Most recently, a Suzuki in the 2007 season in Le Mans at the top of the podium.

2017

• For season 2017 , two new drivers have been contracted. On the one hand, the Spaniard Álex Rins , who is moving up from the Moto2 class, and on the other hand, the Italian Andrea Iannone , who previously rode a Ducati .

statistics

(Status: GP of Spain 2017)

season	team	Start number	driver	run	Victories	Second	Third	Poles	nice Round	Points	World Cup place
2015	Team Suzuki Ecstar	25th	Maverick Viñales	18th	-	-	-	-	-	97	12.
		41	Aleix Espargaró	18th	-	-	-	1	-	105	11.
2016	Team Suzuki Ecstar	25th	Maverick Viñales	18th	1	-	3	-	1	202	4th
		41	Aleix Espargaró	18th	-	-	-	-	-	93	11.
2017	Team Suzuki Ecstar	29	Andrea Iannone	4th	-	-	-	-	-	9	(17.)
		42	Álex Rins	2	-	-	-	-	-	7th	(20.)
total				40	1	-	3	1	1	506

Web links

• Technical data of the Suzuki GSX-RR on Suzuki-racing.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MotoGP: PICS: Suzuki reveals its GSX-RR MotoGP bike . Crash.net (English)
2. ↑ http://www.sport1.de/de/motorsport/motorrad/motogp/artikel_979264.html
3. ↑ http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/motogp/news-222978-mit-seamless-suzuki-faehrt-wie-an-der-playstation/
4. ↑ http://www.speedweek.com/motogp/news/73670/Las-Termas-Q2-Marc-Marquez-auf-Pole-Suzuki-stark.html
5. ↑ http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/motogp/news-213870-suzuki-laesst-mit-neuem-motor-konbewerb-zittern/
6. ↑ Heiko Stritzke: MotoGP 2017: Andrea Iannone for two years with Suzuki. In: motorsport-total.com. May 19, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Rins will be promoted to MotoGP with Suzuki for 2017 and 2018. In: motogp.com. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016 .