Suzuki Confirm Andrea Iannone Exit at the end of the 2018 Season
The Japanese manufacturer confirmed the Italian rider is out for 2019.
Dorna Communications
Team Suzuki Ecstar have announced that Andrea Iannone will leave the Japanese factory at the end of the 2018 season.
Questa foto per me è più di una semplice foto ,rappresenta la scoperta di una persona speciale e anche tanto altro ... grazie @falex79 !! A post shared by Andrea Iannone (@andreaiannone) on Jun 4, 2018 at 2:35pm PDT
After a difficult first season with Suzuki in 2017, Iannone started the 2018 campaign strongly by scoring two consecutive podiums at the Circuit of the Americas and Jerez.
The question now is where will Iannone end up in 2019, and will come in to replace the 28-year-old at Suzuki?
Team Suzuki Press Office – June 8th
Suzuki Motor Corporation announce that its collaboration with Andrea Iannone will come to an end after the 2018 season. Suzuki as a whole would like to wish all the best to Andrea in what is sure to be a bright and successful future.
During two seasons racing together Andrea has played an integral part in the growth of Suzuki’s MotoGP™ project, as well as assisting in the development of our GSX-RR. All of the Suzuki family are incredibly grateful for his help, and for the positive results achieved during the collaboration.
Naturally, with the 2018 season ongoing, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR and the Suzuki Motor Corporation will provide their utmost support to the Italian as we continue working together for the remainder of the season, looking forward to achieving strong results in the coming races.
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR and the Suzuki Motor Corporation are now working on the finalisation of their 2019/2020 rider line-up, and especially in regard to who will partner Alex Rins aboard the Factory GSX-RR. Updates on this will be given in the near future.