Whenever Kenny Roberts took the long awaited motor Grand Prix 500cc Class World Championship inside year 2000 duration along with his 4 solid victories and uncanny consistency, it marked initial success for Team Suzuki since motorist Kevin Schwantz took the championship in 1993. For Kenny Roberts, Jr. it absolutely was not just an individual and group triumph, but kids triumph besides, as he adopted in footsteps associated with daddy, Kenny Roberts, Sr. (called "King" Kenny), whom reigned victorious inside Motor Grand Prix through the complete 80's. The Roberts became initial father-son champions in engine Grand Prix Circuit history. In to the 2001 period the RGV champ device finished up being once again become utilized, but would feature a more effective engine as well as other improvements. Spanish telecommunications team, Telfonica for a long time been the principal sponsor, and top Spanish motorist Sete Gibernau joined aided by the group. For color, the RGV-Gamma '01 unit showcased the same blue base and yellowish checkered pattern since the previous year's machine, by the addition of a bright fluorescent stripe about the cowling. Kenny Robert's Junior's device inherited rushing no. 1, developed inside motif of an eagles beak, from this daddy King Kenny. At 12th competition in Valencia, despite difficult road conditions the went from wet to dry, Roberts took 3rd and Gibernau took their very first motor GP battle success. By the finish the period, Suzuki announced promises to enter a 4-stroke unit into the 2002 duration. For this reason the RGV-Gamma '01 marked the greatest 2-stroke V4 motor associated with the RG show legacy.
