Team SUZUKI ECSTAR enters its third season back in the highly-competitive MotoGP™ Championship series with the experienced and 2016 race-winner Italian Andrea Iannone and talented young Spaniard Alex Rins in the driving seats of their new revised 2017 Suzuki GSX-RRs.

The 2016 season was a milestone for the team and Suzuki engineers with a sensational race victory at the British GP and three further podium positions for the GSX-RR, and expectations are high for more success in 2017.

Team SUZUKI ECSTAR is managed by Davide Brivio under the Team Directorship of Satoru Terada with Ken Kawauchi as Technical Manager.


Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Structure:

Shinichi Sahara: Team Director (SMC)
Davide Brivio : Team Manager
Ken Kawauchi: Technical Manager (SMC)

Atsushi Kawasaki: Chassis Engineer (SMC)
Motohiko Tono: Vehicle Development (SMC)

Russell Jordan: Parts Manager
Roberto Brivio: Co-ordinator
Mitia Dotta: Co-ordinator
Alberto Gomez: Marketing and Communication Manager
Hatsumi Tsukamoto: Marketing Operations & Relations
Federico Tondelli: Press Officer and Social Media Manager
Massimo Tomasoni: Truck Driver

Andrea Iannone Crew:

Andrea Iannone: Rider
Marco Rigamonti: Crew Chief
Claudio Rainato: Data Engineer
Sadayuki Tsujimura : Engine Management Engineer (SMC)
Raymond Hughes: Mechanic
Tsutomu Matsugano: Mechanic
Jacques Roca: Mechanic
Fernando Mendez Picon: Mechanic

Alex Rins Crew:

Alex Rins: Rider
Jose Manuel Cazeaux: Crew Chief
Elvio Deganello: Data Engineer
Yuta Shimabukuro: Engine Management Engineer (SMC)
Davide Manfredi: Mechanic
Massimo Mirano: Mechanic
Marco Rosa Gastaldo: Mechanic
“Paco” Nogueira: Mechanic

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