Suzuki confirm return to MotoGP in 2015 after four-year absence
Suzuki are returning to the MotoGP championship in 2015 after a four-year absence.
Last Updated: 17/06/13 10:16am
Suzuki, who won 500cc world titles with the likes of Barry Sheene, and Kevin Schwantz and Kenny Roberts Jr, pulled out in 2011 in a bid to reduce costs.
They said at the time that they hoped to return in 2014 but they have put their comeback back by a year, with a prototype soon to be tested in Barcelona.
The Suzuki development team were present at an official MotoGP test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Monday and said they would continue to test inside and outside Japan after that.
"Suzuki Motor Corporation will participate again in MotoGP racing from 2015," they said.
Italian Davide Brivio, Valentino Rossi's former boss at Yamaha, will manage the test team with Frenchman Randy De Puniet their development rider on the 1,000cc machine.
Suzuki's return will give MotoGP at least four major manufacturers in the top category, with Honda, Yamaha and Ducati all competing.
