Wayne Maxwell and Robbie Bugden starred for Team Suzuki in 2013.

Team Suzuki manager Phil Tainton regards the 2013 Australian Superbike Championship season as one of the historic team’s greatest in history.

Riders Wayne Maxwell and Robbie Bugden together scored podium results at all seven rounds of the season, with Maxwell winning his first ASBK title with Bugden third.

This year’s title marked the team’s eighth premier class ASBK championship – 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2012 and 2013 – in an exceptional performance utilising the GSX-R1000.

“It’s one of our best seasons ever, if not the best,” said Tainton. “We had the guys on the podium at every round, they shared wins and worked really well together throughout the season as great team-mates.

“Wayne adapted to the GSX-R1000 and rode it exceptionally well, while Robbie rode the best I’ve seen him ride in his whole career. The team around me has made the operation run like clockwork and as Wayne said, it’s a real team effort.”

Team Suzuki will now turn its attention to the 2013 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix support races to be held at Phillip Island in Victoria on 18-20 October.