| Tatsuki Suzuki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Suzuki in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-09-24)24 September 1997 (age 28) Wakaba-ku,Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tatsuki Suzuki (鈴木 竜生,Suzuki Tatsuki; born 24 September 1997) is a Japanese former professionalmotorcycle racer. He competed inMoto3 from2015 to2024, and is a 3-time race winner in the category.
Suzuki made his Grand Prix debut in the2015 Moto3 World Championship with CIP, riding aMahindra alongsideRemy Gardner. He achieved his best result atSilverstone with a 10th place and he got another point scoring finish in hishome race with a 13th place, scoring a total of 9 points that season. Gardner only scored 6.
Suzuki remained with the same team for the2016 Moto3 World Championship, but this time partnered byFabio Spiranelli. Suziki obtained seven point scoring finishes, with a best result of 11th atSachsenring, finishing the season with 16 points: his teammate Spiranelli ended with 0 points.
For the2017 season, Suzuki left CIP Mahindra, and joinedSic58 Squadra Corse, riding alongsideTony Arbolino. This would be Suzuki's best season yet, finishing in the points scoring positions constantly, amassing 71 points, with a season's best result of 4th in his home Grand Prix of Motegi. Arbolino finished the season with 2 points.
Sticking with Sic58 Squadra Corse for the2018 season, Suzuki was partnered byNiccolò Antonelli. The two riders both finished with 71 points, and a season high finish of 4th, Suzuki in Australia, Antonelli in Qatar.
The pair was kept for the2019 season, and as it turned out, it proved to be a very good choice, as both drivers excelled. Suzuki had the best season of his career, winning the race inSan Marino from Pole Position, and finishing second in Jerez, behind teammate Antonelli who won the race, earningSic58 Squadra Corse their history's first 1–2.[1] Suzuki finished the year with 124 points, 8th in the championship.
For the third consecutive year, Sic58 Squadra Corse went with Suzuki and Antonelli as its lineup, and Suzuki achieved similar success in the2020 season as he did in 2019. He won the second race in Jerez, and finished third in San Marino, ending the year with 83 points and 12th in the championship. Antonelli however struggled, scoring no podiums, and only 40 points throughout the season.
In Suzuki's seventh season in Moto3, he failed to replicate his prior two seasons, finishing the2021 season with no podiums, and 76 points, enough for 14th overall. Following Antonelli's poor season prior, he had a new teammate inLorenzo Fellon, who was the only full time rider to not score a single point during the season.
Suzuki stayed in Moto3 for his eighth consecutive year in the class and joined Leopard Racing Team in 2022, partnering 2021 championship runner-upDennis Foggia.[2] After a steady start the Japanese rider went on to score three podiums that season; he finished third in Mugello and in Barcelona and just missed out on a victory in Spielberg finishing second less than a tenth behind his compatriotAyumu Sasaki. He finished 7th in the championship with 130 points, marking his best season in the Moto3 category. In 2023, Suzuki stayed with Leopard Racing Team and partnered withJaume Masià.[2] He started the season with a victory in the second race of the season at theArgentine Republic Grand Prix, dominating in wet conditions, however he failed to replicate any sort of his success further on, scoring five DNFs including missing two rounds after an injury sustained in Mugello. He was replaced byAdrian Fernandez after theJapanese Grand Prix.
In October 2023, it was announced that Suzuki would stay in Moto3 and join Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP, teaming up withCollin Veijer.[3] The team change didn't help the Japanese to get back to form, as he failed to fight for the leading positions and match his teammate's results. His best result of the season was the 6th place finish at theGrand Prix of the Americas. Tatsuki ended the season in 14th place with 91 points on the board, leaving the Moto3 category by the end of the year.
After failing to find a seat for the new season, Suzuki announced his retirement from racing via social media on 8 February 2025.[4]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Honda | JER1 17 | JER2 15 | LMS 19 | ARA Ret | CAT1 18 | CAT2 26 | ALB 15 | NAV 16 | ALG 20 | VAL1 29 | VAL2 16 | 32nd | 2 |
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Moto3 | Mahindra | CIP | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28th |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | CIP–Unicom Starker | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27th |
| 2017 | Moto3 | Honda | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 14th |
| 2018 | Moto3 | Honda | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 14th |
| 2019 | Moto3 | Honda | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 8th |
| 2020 | Moto3 | Honda | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 12th |
| 2021 | Moto3 | Honda | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 14th |
| 2022 | Moto3 | Honda | Leopard Racing | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 7th |
| 2023 | Moto3 | Honda | Leopard Racing | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 19th |
| 2024 | Moto3 | Husqvarna | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 14th |
| Total | 173 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 721 | ||||
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2015–present | 2015 Qatar | 2019 Spain | 2019 San Marino | 173 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 721 | 0 |
| Total | 2015–present | 173 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 721 | 0 | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position, races initalics indicate fastest lap)
