Having dropped the big news earlier this season that they intended to leave MotoGP after 2022, Suzuki and Dorna have now confirmed it.
Suzuki will also leave its participation in the World Endurance Championship, which has been very successful for the Japanese brand in recent seasons.
A statement from Suzuki said: “Suzuki Motor Corporation and Dorna have reached an agreement to terminate Suzuki’s participation in MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season. Suzuki will also end its factory participation in the World Endurance Championship (EWC ) at the end of the 2022 season.
“We will continue to compete in the 2022 MotoGP and EWC championships, maintaining our best efforts to win the remaining races. We aim to continue to support our customers’ racing activities through our global dealer network.
“We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the Suzuki fans who have given us their enthusiastic support and to all those who have supported Suzuki’s motorcycle racing activities over many years.”
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Citing his decision to leave MotoGP as a financial decision, Suzuki, who was world champion in 2020 with Joan Mir, is leaving MotoGP for the second time in just over a decade.
Fortunately for both riders, Suzuki’s decision to leave MotoGP does not appear to have affected Mir and Alex Rins’ hopes of remaining on the grid in 2023 – both riders will join Honda.
Toshihiro Suzuki, Managing Director and President added: “Suzuki has decided to end MotoGP and EWC participation in the face of the need to reallocate resources to other sustainability initiatives. Motorcycle racing has always been a challenging place for innovation technology. including sustainability and human resource development. This decision implies that we will take on the challenge of building the new motorcycle business by reorienting the technological capabilities and human resources that we have cultivated through motorcycle racing activities to investigate other routes for a sustainable society.
“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all our fans, riders and all stakeholders who have enthusiastically joined and supported us since the development stage since our return to MotoGP racing.
“I will continue to do my best to support Alex Rins, Joan Mir, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR and YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL to race competitively until the end of the season.
“Thank you for your kind support.”
