Eskil Suter


Eskil Suter is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and current motorcycle chassis constructor from Switzerland.

Motorcycle racing career

Born in Turbenthal, Zürich, Switzerland, Suter finished in second place in the 1991 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. He raced in one round of the 1997 Superbike World Championship but failed to score any points. 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 in 1996, which specialized in project engineering applied in 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 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.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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Points system in 1992:
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YearClassTeamMachine123456789101112131415PointsRankWins
1991250ccMarlboro Aprilia MohagRS250JPNAUSUSAESPITAGERAUT
17		EUR
23		NEDFRA
21		GBR
19		RSM
16		CZE
NC		VDMMAL0–0
1992250ccMarlboro Aprilia MohagRS250JPN
14		AUS
23		MAL
19		ESP
NC		ITA
15		EUR
13		GER
NC		NED
20		HUN
23		FRA
11		GBR
NC		BRA
11		RSA
22		0–0
1993250ccMohag ApriliaRS250AUS
NC		MAL
15		JPN
17		ESP
18		AUT
11		GER
NC		NED
14		EUR
NC		RSM
12		GBR
10		CZE
NC		ITA
NC		USA
NC		FIM
10		2419th0
1994250ccMohag ApriliaRS250AUS
15		MAL
NC		JPN
15		ESP
10		AUT
10		GER
NC		NED
8		ITA
NC		FRA
14		GBR
10		CZE
8		USA
12		ARG
19		EUR
NC		4213th0
1995250ccMohag ApriliaRS250AUS
13		MAL
12		JPN
8		ESP
NC		GER
NC		ITA
10		NED
NC		FRA
10		GBR
9		CZE
NC		BRA
12		ARGEUR
11		4314th0
1996250ccMohag ApriliaRS250MAL
NC		INA
11		JPN
19		ESP
NC		ITA
12		FRA
7		NED
5		GER
13		GBR
10		AUT
NC		CZE
7		IMO
NC		CAT
9		BRA
15		AUS
NC		5513th0
1998500ccMuZ-WeberMuZ 500JPNMALESPITA
18		FRA
NC		MAD
14		NEDGBR
NC		GER
13		CZE
14		IMO
NC		CAT
NC		AUSARG726th0