Eskil Suter

Eskil Suter (born 29 June 1967 in Turbenthal, Zürich, Switzerland) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current motorcycle chassis constructor from Switzerland.

Motorcycle racing career In 1991, Suter finished in second place in the European 250cc Championship and in the 250cc International Lightweight class at the Daytona International Speedway. Suter had his best seasons in 1994 and 1996 when he finished in 13th place in the 250cc world championship. In the 1998 500cc season, he was a development rider for the MuZ team that used a Swissauto engine in a French-made ROC frame. When regular rider Doriano Romboni was injured in the second race of the season, Suter took over and scored points in three races.

Suter Racing Technology Suter founded a company named Suter Racing Technology (SRT) in 1996, which specialized in project engineering applied to motorcycle racing. Suter developed, in cooperation with Swissauto, the MuZ 500 bike, in particular the chassis design and concept for the 1999 season, after the MuZ team decided to cease using the ROC frame.

SRT was responsible for the design and development of the Petronas FP1 900cc three-cylinder engine; the bike competed in the Superbike World Championship from 2002 to 2005. The company also helped with the development of Kawasaki ZX-RR MotoGP between 2004 and 2006. In 2006 and 2007, SRT was involved with Ilmor Engineering in the chassis design of the 800cc Ilmor X3 motorcycle.

In 2010, with the introduction of the new 600cc Moto2 class, Suter Racing Technology started providing its chassis to the category. Suter won the Manufacturers' Championship in 2010 and 2011, but none of its riders claimed the title. In 2012, Suter claimed its third consecutive Manufacturers' Championship and claimed its first rider's championship when Marc Márquez became the Moto2 world champion.

SRT also built a MotoGP prototype machine for the 2012 season; the bike, powered by 1000cc BMW S1000RR engines, was tested from late 2010 and during 2011 by Marc VDS Racing Team. The bike competed in the top class with a Claiming Rule Team, Forward Racing. SUTER MMX500 SUTER MMX500 Specifications ENGINE TYPE4 Cylinder V4 90° two stroke with double counter rotating crankshaft DISPLACEMENT BORE/STROKE MAX POWER 195hp at 13,000 rpm WEIGHT 127 kg (without tank) ASPIRATIONElectronic fuel injection four port throttle body four carbon reed valves EXHAUST VALVE Double flap electronic controlled EXHAUST Akrapovic four single resonance Titanium chambers GEARBOX SRT six speed cassette gearbox CLUTCH TYPE SuterClutch multi disc dry IGNITION Mectronic ECU FRAMECNC machined Aluminium twin spar with multi adjustable steering/wheelbase/riding position/height SWINGARMAluminium swingarm, CNC machined, adjustable SUSPENSION Öhlins upside down front fork & rear shock; all adjustable for pre-load, compression & rebound damping. Different rear links available TYRES 125/75 R 17 Front 205/75 R 17 Rear WHEELS OZ (Magnesium or Aluminium) 17x 3.75 Front 17x 6.0 Rear BRAKES Brembo Two 320mm steel front disc with 4 piston calipers One 218 mm steel rear disc with 2 piston caliper FUEL TANK Carbon Fibre / Inbuilt fuel pump BODYWORK Carbon Fibre MANUFACTURER Suter Racing Technology (STR) PRODUCTION since 2015 99 units

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1988 to 1991: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Points system in 1992: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 Points system from 1993: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins 1991 250cc Marlboro Aprilia Mohag RS250 JPN AUS USA ESP ITA GER AUT17 EUR23 NED FRA21 GBR19 RSM16 CZENC VDM MAL 0 – 0 1992 250cc Marlboro Aprilia Mohag RS250 JPN14 AUS23 MAL19 ESPNC ITA15 EUR13 GERNC NED20 HUN23 FRA11 GBRNC BRA11 RSA22 0 – 0 1993 250cc Mohag Aprilia RS250 AUSNC MAL15 JPN17 ESP18 AUT11 GERNC NED14 EURNC RSM12 GBR10 CZENC ITANC USANC FIM10 24 19th 0 1994 250cc Mohag Aprilia RS250 AUS15 MALNC JPN15 ESP10 AUT10 GERNC NED8 ITANC FRA14 GBR10 CZE8 USA12 ARG19 EURNC 42 13th 0 1995 250cc Mohag Aprilia RS250 AUS13 MAL12 JPN8 ESPNC GERNC ITA10 NEDNC FRA10 GBR9 CZENC BRA12 ARG EUR11 43 14th 0 1996 250cc Mohag Aprilia RS250 MALNC INA11 JPN19 ESPNC ITA12 FRA7 NED5 GER13 GBR10 AUTNC CZE7 IMONC CAT9 BRA15 AUSNC 55 13th 0 1998 500cc MuZ-Weber MuZ 500 JPN MAL ESP ITA18 FRANC MAD14 NED GBRNC GER13 CZE14 IMONC CATNC AUS ARG 7 26th 0