Japanese rider Tatsuki Suzuki made his Grand Prix debut in 2015, riding for the CIP team on the ever-improving Mahindra alongside fellow new recruit Remy Gardner. Suzuki raced in regional championships in his native Japan before making the move to Europe to ride in the FIM CEV Repsol series. His performances were good enough to earn him a World Championship seat for 2015 and 2016. For 2017, he changed to the new SIC58 Squadra Corse and took some solid results, before taking a step forward in 2018, in the top five and fighting at the front. He continued that form in 2019, proving a regular among the front positions and earning a first victory at the San Marino GP, the home event for Paolo Simoncelli's team. Continuing with the same team in 2020, he again regularly fought at the front claiming a victory at the Andalusian GP and one more podium. 2021 didn’t pan out as Suzuki would have liked, the Japanese rider failed to register a rostrum finish throughout the season despite regular top 10 finishes and he wound up 14th in the Championship, well below the pre-season expectation. The Japanese rider would make a comeback in 2022 with the colours of the Leopard Racing team, securing three podium finishes, which would help him finish 7th overall in the lightweight category. Despite a prestigious victory in Argentina, the Japanese rider experienced a challenging season that led to his replacement after completing his home Grand Prix. However, he will return to the lightweight class full-time for 2024 with the colours of Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP.
Rider Stats
Videos
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - MAL RACE
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - MAL QP
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - THA RACE
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - THA QP
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - AUS RACE
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - AUS QP
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - JPN RACE
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - INA RACE
Rider Bio
Bike
Husqvarna
Date of birth
24/09/1997
Place of birth
Chiba
Height
171 cm
Weight
62 kg
Rider Story
News
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Masia masterclass on Day 1 in Silverstone
The Leopard man starts the second half of the season as he means to go on as he tops Practice ahead of Suzuki and Moreira
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Ogura, Sasaki and Suzuki hand Japan a day to remember
The Austrian GP was the first time since Rio 2001 that we saw two Japanese riders win on the same day
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Suzuki fends off Foggia on Day 2
Leopard Racing retain P1 as Foggia gets back on track - and pipped to the top late on
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Leopard Racing announce Foggia and Suzuki in 2022 line-up
The Italian will remain with his current side for next season while Suzuki moves from SIC58 Squadra Corse
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Suzuki: "This is my last year to try win the Moto3 title"
The Japanese rider and Paolo Simoncelli chat about the difficulties of Suzuki contracting Covid-19, and how huge 2021 is...
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Suzuki bags a hat-trick of Moto3™ pole positions
Three on the bounce for the Japanese rider as he once again takes top spot in qualifying for the lightweight class
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Suzuki smashes outright lap record for back-to-back poles
After taking the first pole of 2020 in Qatar, the Japanese star is back on pole four months later for the season restart in Jerez
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La crescita del SIC58 Squadra Corse nel mondiale
By motogp.com
Videos
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - MAL RACE
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - MAL QP
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - THA RACE
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - THA QP
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - AUS RACE
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - AUS QP
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - JPN RACE
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Moto2 & Moto3 Japanese Riders - 2024 - INA RACE