Morbidelli wins on Mir’s coronation day
MOTOGP
VALENCIA (ESP)
15 NOVEMBER
ROUND 13/14
The Ricardo Tormo Circuit provided Suzuki with an unsettling start to its MotoGP comeback when it made a wildcard outing in the 2014 Valencia Grand Prix with its GSX-RR. Test rider Randy de Puniet managed just 12 laps before his engine gave up the ghost.
Six years later at the venue and amid MotoGP’s maddest season, Joan Mir ended a 20-year wait for Suzuki when he won the championship following a steady ride to seventh from 12th on the grid.
The 23-year-old Spaniard’s day was a far cry from
