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Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

Team SUZUKI ECSTAR

ALEX

RINS

Birthplace : Barcelona DOB : 1995-12-08
Height : 176 cm Weight : 72 kg
Rins has always been a fast learner . As well as taking pole position at just his second ever GP in 2012 , he came within a corner of winning the Moto3™ world title the following year . What ’ s more , he was on the podium in just his second ever Moto2™ race before pushing eventual champion Johann Zarco hardest throughout 2015 . Rins ’ MotoGP™ debut with Suzuki followed suit in 2017 . After an injury-plagued opening , he quickly progressed , scoring five podiums in 2018 , while he added three more in 2019 . A dislocation-fracture of his right shoulder in the first race of 2020 hurt his campaign but Rins still finished third in the championship after a string of excellent rides . He failed to build on that in 2021 , however , and crashed out of promising positions on five separate occasions . He started 2022 brilliantly , but saw his title hopes fade after Suzuki announced its plans to depart MotoGP™ at the end of this year .
BIKE : 2022 Suzuki GSX-RR POWER : Over 340km / h
GEARBOX : 6-speed seamless transmission TYRES : Michelin , 17 ” front and rear
SUSPENSION : Öhlins CHASSIS : Aluminium twin-spar
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