Zongshen Preparing For MotoGP
Even more so than new Benelli marque owner Qianjiang, Zongshen (Qianjiang's biggest
Chinese rival) has already established itsell more firmly on the world stage, not only though its
links with Piaggio (Zongshen holds ""-percent equity in Piaggio's Chinese operation based at
Foshan, and the two companies are currently undertaking several joint ventures, fronted by
the development of the Shuni scooter launched in june this year), but also via its participation
in top-level endurance racing via the Zongshen factory race team based in France.
From its debut in the 1999 Bol d'Or, team manager Michel Marqueton succeeded in taking
Team Zongshen right to the top of the tree, winning the World Endurance title in 2002 with
self-prepared Suzuki GSX-RI 000 machinery, with which it transferred to the World Superbike
series in 2O
