Kawasaki the "suspension" of the activities of its factory in MotoGP for the year 2009 marks the end of a difficult chapter for the Japanese company, whose motorcycle factory ZX-RR is the only entry that has not won a grand prize from the 990cc Four-stroke era began in 2002.
The following is a brief summary of the Kawasaki MotoGP project for 2002 to 2008 ...
2002 Pacific Grand Prix: The ZX-RR MotoGP makes its debut at the end of the 2002 season, in the hands of Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki WSBK winner at home in Motegi. Yanagawa qualify angle machine 18th appearance of the 22 runners, but the accidents out of the race after an engine failure, the maintenance of a fractured pelvis in the process.
The 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix will be replaced by injured Yanagawa Kawasaki, former World Supersport champion Andrew Pitt for the remaining three rounds of the season, from Sepang in Malaysia, where Pitt takes the ZX-RR MotoGP finish your first ( but 19th and last).
2002 Valencia Grand Prix results Pitt the ZX-RR MotoGP claiming the first twelfth points (out of 14 finalists) at the end of the season in Valencia.
The 2003 Grand Prix of Japan ZX-RR in the first full season of racing begins at Suzuka, Japan, with a corridor of two lines of Pitt and former 500cc race winner Garry McCoy.
2003 Grand Prix results McCoy his first points ZX-RR, Kawasaki and claims the best finish of the season in ninth place with a wet Grand Prix at Le Mans (round four). McCoy results in only two more occasions.
2003 Grand Prix of Valencia McCoy finished the season 22nd in the world championship with 11 points, with Pitt in the past 26 and only 4 points. Development and test pilot Alex Hofmann impressed by his team's top rider in the wild green card presentations at Mugello and Assen. Both Pitt and McCoy Kawasaki after leaving the final in Valencia. Kawasaki finished seventh and last in the constructors' championship (19 points) and 12th and last team in the championship (15 points).
The following is a brief summary of the Kawasaki MotoGP project for 2002 to 2008 ...
2002 Pacific Grand Prix: The ZX-RR MotoGP makes its debut at the end of the 2002 season, in the hands of Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki WSBK winner at home in Motegi. Yanagawa qualify angle machine 18th appearance of the 22 runners, but the accidents out of the race after an engine failure, the maintenance of a fractured pelvis in the process.
The 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix will be replaced by injured Yanagawa Kawasaki, former World Supersport champion Andrew Pitt for the remaining three rounds of the season, from Sepang in Malaysia, where Pitt takes the ZX-RR MotoGP finish your first ( but 19th and last).
2002 Valencia Grand Prix results Pitt the ZX-RR MotoGP claiming the first twelfth points (out of 14 finalists) at the end of the season in Valencia.
The 2003 Grand Prix of Japan ZX-RR in the first full season of racing begins at Suzuka, Japan, with a corridor of two lines of Pitt and former 500cc race winner Garry McCoy.
2003 Grand Prix results McCoy his first points ZX-RR, Kawasaki and claims the best finish of the season in ninth place with a wet Grand Prix at Le Mans (round four). McCoy results in only two more occasions.
2003 Grand Prix of Valencia McCoy finished the season 22nd in the world championship with 11 points, with Pitt in the past 26 and only 4 points. Development and test pilot Alex Hofmann impressed by his team's top rider in the wild green card presentations at Mugello and Assen. Both Pitt and McCoy Kawasaki after leaving the final in Valencia. Kawasaki finished seventh and last in the constructors' championship (19 points) and 12th and last team in the championship (15 points).
2004 South African Grand Prix season begins with New Hofmann promoted to a full-time career with former headquarters of the World Championship 250cc and 500cc runner podium finisher Shinya Nakano. Kawasaki also changing tires Bridgestone, Dunlop.
2004 Italian Grand Prix Nakano miraculously escaped serious injury when his rear tire explodes at 300 km / h (186 mph) during the Italian GP in Mugello. Shinya is back in action just a week later in Catalonia, where he claims the ZX-RR best career result to date in seventh place final.
2004 Pacific Grand Prix Nakano took the ZX-RR his first MotoGP podium finish, third place at home in Motegi (round 12).
2004 Malaysian Grand Prix Nakano qualified third on the grid at Sepang for the ZX-RR in the first front row start. Finishes eighth in the race.
2004 Grand Prix of Valencia Nakano finished tenth in the world championship season with 83 points and only four non-results, while Hofmann collected 51 points for 15th position. Kawasaki also has one quarter of the constructors' championship (95 points) and seventh in the team championship (134 points).
2005 Spanish Grand Prix Nakano and Hofmann maintained for both 2005 and begin the year with the fifth and eleventh place in the opener in Jerez. To Nakano, is his best result of the season.
Grand Prix of Portugal 2005 Hofmann highsides walk during a rally to promote the Portuguese GP (round), breaking his left scaphoid and forcing him to miss both Estoril and the next two rounds.
2005 Grand Prix of China replaced injured Hofmann round three by Olivier Jacque, who stuns promptly by finishing in second place - just 1.7sec behind Valentino Rossi - on his debut ZX-RR in soaking wet conditions in Shanghai. This result is still the best set of a ZX-RR and the pilot nearest one ZX-RR has come to victory.
2004 Italian Grand Prix Nakano miraculously escaped serious injury when his rear tire explodes at 300 km / h (186 mph) during the Italian GP in Mugello. Shinya is back in action just a week later in Catalonia, where he claims the ZX-RR best career result to date in seventh place final.
2004 Pacific Grand Prix Nakano took the ZX-RR his first MotoGP podium finish, third place at home in Motegi (round 12).
2004 Malaysian Grand Prix Nakano qualified third on the grid at Sepang for the ZX-RR in the first front row start. Finishes eighth in the race.
2004 Grand Prix of Valencia Nakano finished tenth in the world championship season with 83 points and only four non-results, while Hofmann collected 51 points for 15th position. Kawasaki also has one quarter of the constructors' championship (95 points) and seventh in the team championship (134 points).
2005 Spanish Grand Prix Nakano and Hofmann maintained for both 2005 and begin the year with the fifth and eleventh place in the opener in Jerez. To Nakano, is his best result of the season.
Grand Prix of Portugal 2005 Hofmann highsides walk during a rally to promote the Portuguese GP (round), breaking his left scaphoid and forcing him to miss both Estoril and the next two rounds.
2005 Grand Prix of China replaced injured Hofmann round three by Olivier Jacque, who stuns promptly by finishing in second place - just 1.7sec behind Valentino Rossi - on his debut ZX-RR in soaking wet conditions in Shanghai. This result is still the best set of a ZX-RR and the pilot nearest one ZX-RR has come to victory.
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