Thierry Chizat-Suzzoni and Vincent Bereni
Nick Bloor and Thierry Chizat-Suzzoni
On the eve of the Motocross of Nations, Triumph has confirmed its plans to compete in the FIM Motocross World Championship in 2024, complete with a factory race program under an all-new Triumph Racing banner. This landmark team will be in partnership with Thierry Chizat-Suzzoni, one of the sport’s most successful team owners, who will field two of Triumph’s all-new 250cc 4-stroke MX bikes in the 2024 MX2 class and will add an entry into the 450cc MXGP class in 2025.
“Our new partnership with Thierry demonstrates Triumph’s long-term commitment to competing at the highest levels of racing, " notes Nick Bloor, Triumph's CEO. "We share a passion for delivering world-class performance, and the experience Thierry and his team bring will prove invaluable in our ambition to make our mark on a very competitive championship. Our entry into the FIM Motocross World Championship with a Factory supported Triumph Racing team signifies a landmark moment at the beginning of our new top-tier off-road racing campaign.”
The new Triumph Racing banner will cover all of Triumph’s racing-related activities including Moto2 and Supersport racing. Further under-pinning the commitment to win, Triumph also announced that Chizat-Suzzoni's long-standing Team Manager, Vincent Bereni, will continue leading the team with a full crew of highly experienced technical staff all focused on bringing Triumph to the pinnacle of motocross racing.
Thierry and Vincent’s past racing record speaks for itself – with more than 80 MXGP wins. Backed by Triumph’s in-house motocross design engineering department, which is responsible for the concept and development of its all-new MX and Enduro motorcycle range, Triumph Racing is committed to building its resources and performance capability with world-class knowledge and experience.
"I am happy that my team is going to be the official Triumph Racing Team in MX2 and MXGP," adds Chizat-Suzzoni. "Nick Bloor and the Triumph Board of Directors have made their long-term ambitions for the project very clear and I see a huge amount of passion from everyone at the Factory. I am happy with the progress on the bike, it looks great, has speed on the track and Vincent and my staff are working with the engineers at Hinckley on building it into a competitive package for entry into the MX2 Championship in 2024. The team will be based at Thierry’s race facility near Eindhoven in Holland, where race team personnel, operations and competition development will be housed."
Testing of the new Triumph motocross and enduro bikes is well underway and information on the specifications, performance characteristics and components of each model will be released in due course, along with more news on Triumph Racing’s entry into further top-tier Championships and categories.
“I’m really excited about today’s news," says Triumph's Global Off-Road Brand Ambassador Ricky Carmichael. "It’s been a long time coming! Since the start of this project with Triumph, I have been amazed at just how hard everyone has been working. The whole R&D and engineering group that have been a part of the development of the motorcycles have done an absolutely incredible job.
"From the first stages of the prototypes, I was really taken back at how well the performance was, since then, being in the UK testing the newest developments, I can tell you that it has the capabilities of winning at the highest level," concludes Carmichael. "I personally believe the riders, from professional to amateur, across the entire range of off road models, will really like what has been developed!”
The press conference can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/motocross