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Joan Mir ends Suzuki's 20 year MotoGP championship drought

By Victor Waters, of RNZ
November 16, 2020

Joan Mir has won a maiden MotoGP title, becoming Suzuki's first world champion since 2000.

The Spaniard's seventh place finish at the Valencian Grand Prix was enough to secure the championship crown.

American Kenny Roberts Jr was the last Suzuki rider to win a world title two decades ago.

Mir now has an unassailable 29 point lead over Petronas Yamaha's Franco Morbidelli with just one race left in the season.

Suzuki however still have the constructors' championship pending and are aiming to win it for the first time since 1982.

They're currently tied with Ducati on 201 points heading into next weekend's season finale in Portugal.

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