Moto2 championship leader Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP40) puts all rumours to rest by signing a 2 year agreement with the Factory Suzuki team, partnering Andrea Iannone on the Factory Suzuki GSX-RR MotoGP machine.
20 year old Alex Rins Navarro, born on December 8 1995 in Barcelona started his racing career at the age of 7 and and started to race the World Championship in 2012. He claimed his first pole position in only his second race of his debut season and put on a very consistent performance throughout the season. He raced in Moto3 for three seasons, collecting a total of eight victories,and his consistent performances earned him second place in the championship in 2013.
Alex stepped up to the Intermediate class onboard the Paginas Amarillas Pons Kalex and made his mark in the class, winning the Rookie of the Year award after collecting two wins, ten podiums and three pole positions which put him second in the championship. He currently holds a slender lead over Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini) and Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) at the top of the championship standings.
The deal means Neither Johann Zarco nor Aleix Espargaro could be onboard the GSX-RR for 2017.
By: Suraj
20 year old Alex Rins Navarro, born on December 8 1995 in Barcelona started his racing career at the age of 7 and and started to race the World Championship in 2012. He claimed his first pole position in only his second race of his debut season and put on a very consistent performance throughout the season. He raced in Moto3 for three seasons, collecting a total of eight victories,and his consistent performances earned him second place in the championship in 2013.Alex stepped up to the Intermediate class onboard the Paginas Amarillas Pons Kalex and made his mark in the class, winning the Rookie of the Year award after collecting two wins, ten podiums and three pole positions which put him second in the championship. He currently holds a slender lead over Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini) and Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) at the top of the championship standings.
Alex Rins is a young rider who has already proven to have much talent, always fighting within the top positions of the World Championship since his debut in every class, making him the type of rider who we want to support for the future. To pair Andrea Iannone, an experienced rider with such a young talent as Alex creates a perfect combination for our challenge. We believe that the combination of these two riders, together with the further development of the Suzuki GSX-RR, can help us to create a strong team to compete at the maximum level. It wasn’t an easy choice and we feel sorry for Aleix who we would like to thank for his hard work and the real passion he has continued to put in our project since it started. We wish him all the best for his future but in the meantime we will support as best as we can to try to get the best possible results together until the end of this season.Quoted Suzuki's Davide Brivio.
The deal means Neither Johann Zarco nor Aleix Espargaro could be onboard the GSX-RR for 2017.
By: Suraj