Eskil Suter (born 29 June 1967) is a former

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road racer and current motorcycle chassis constructor from

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Motorcycle racing career

Born in

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, in 1991 Suter finished in second place in the European 250cc Championship and in the 250cc International Lightweight class at the

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. Suter had his best seasons in

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

and

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

500cc season, he was a development rider for the MuZ team that used a

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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

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. Suter developed, in cooperation with

, the

Muz 500 The Muz 500 was a motorcycle that competed in the and 500 cc Road Racing World Championship. Muz 500 The Muz 500 started out as essentially the same machine as the ELF 500 ROC. The Muz 500 competed in the 500 cc World Championship i ...

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

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from

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

. The company also helped with the development of

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between 2004 and 2006. In

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

and

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, SRT was involved with Ilmor Engineering in the chassis design of the 800cc

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motorcycle. In

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

, 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 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, but none of its riders claimed the title. In

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, Suter claimed its third consecutive Manufacturers' Championship and claimed its first rider's championship when

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became the Moto2 world champion. SRT also built a

prototype machine for the 2012 season; the bike, powered by 1000cc

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S1000RR engines, was tested from late 2010 and during 2011 by

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. The bike competed in the top class with a Claiming Rule Team,

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SUTER MMX500

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1988 to 1991: Points system in 1992: Points system from 1993: ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Eskil Suter Racing web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suter, Eskil 1967 births Living people Swiss motorcycle racers 250cc World Championship riders 500cc World Championship riders Superbike World Championship riders Swiss motorcycle designers People from Winterthur District Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich