2011 MotoGP

The 11th round of the 2011 MotoGP Championship began at Brno Friday morning with the first of three free practice sessions.

2011 MotoGP

For the second time in the 2011 MotoGP Championship, the American John Hopkins will join the grid aboard a Rizla Suzuki GSV-R.

2011 MotoGP

Alvaro Bautista returned to action at Estoril just six weeks after breaking his femur in practice for the opening round of the 2011 MotoGP Championship in Qatar.

Though the Rizla Suzuki pilot was the last rider to finish at Estoril, Bautista proved he can overcome the intense process of physical reconditioning needed to compete in the MotoGP Championship.

2011 Estoril MotoGP Test

Just as Valentino Rossi quickly returned to the 2010 MotoGP Championship after breaking his leg in Mugello, Alvaro Bautista equally impressed with his return at Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix.

2011 MotoGP

Alvaro Bautista arrived in Portugal with high expectations of competing in round 3 of the 2011 MotoGP Championship this weekend.

2011 Portugal MotoGP

Forty-two days after breaking his left femur at the season opener in Qatar, Rizla Suzuki’s Alvaro Bautista is planning his return to 2011 MotoGP, hoping to race at Estoril this weekend.

2011 MotoGP

The last time the American John "Hoppper" Hopkins competed on the Suzuki GSV-R was the 2007 MotoGP season, when he finished fourth overall in the championship.

Bautista Broken Leg

It was assumed that Rizla Suzuki would not be able to replace the injured Alvaro Bautista for the opening round of the 2011 MotoGP Championship, and on Saturday the team confirmed this assumption. But Rizla will be present at round 2 in Jerez.

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The 17-rider MotoGP grid will be lacking its only Suzuki rider this weekend at the Losail International Circuit, Qatar.

Rizla Suzuki GSV-R’s sole rider, Alvaro Bautista, broke his left femur after a high-side at Turn 15. This immediately ended the Spaniard’s participation in Sunday’s opening round of the 2011 MotoGP Championship.

MotoGP News

Rizla Suzuki MotoGP welcomed back former team rider John Hopkins today as he helped the team with some PR work in Qatar.

MotoGP News

Out of the 17 prototypes donning various colors on the MotoGP grid, the iconic blue on the Rizla Suzuki GSV-R is easiest to spot.

And for 2011, Rizla is hoping to make its 2011 machine/rider more contemporary, using revised Troy Lee Design-inspired livery that incorporates a "new, contemporary and dynamic Rizla logo."

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Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is on the way to Losail in Qatar for the final pre-season test this week still with an intensive schedule ahead of it.

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Draggin will be an official supplier for Alvaro Bautista and the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP crew with its range of protective jeans for the third motorcycle racing season in succession.

2011 MotoGP

Alvaro Bautista and the Rizla Suzuki squad are back in Malaysia for the penultimate pre-season test of 2011 MotoGP with another comprehensive test schedule ahead of them.

MotoGP 2011

Life-long aspirations and intense preparations will once again be put to the test, as racers are gearing-up for the premier MotoGP class. Once again only 17 riders will be will privileged and talented enough to compete for the world title in the top category of motorcycle road racing.