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  • Yamaha Unveil Special Yamaha 70th Anniversary Livery of Dutch GP

    JULY 1, 2025—Yamaha Motor is celebrating its 70th anniversary in style with a special livery for the Dutch GP Sunday. Both the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team and the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team will be sporting festive attire. The Yamaha MotoGP bikes will be decked out in the iconic red and white colours of the 1999 YZF-R7.
    The special livery that both Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP and Pr

  • Ten Young Riders Set for the Opportunity of a Lifetime at Yamaha BLU CRU Master Camp

    June 27, 2025—The 2025 Yamaha BLU CRU Master Camp is designed to nurture and inspire the next generation of champions. This unique event will see ten talented youngsters from all over the world take part in an incredible five days of training at the Aspar Circuit in Valencia from 27 to 31 August. Coaching will be provided by some of the biggest Yamaha stars from both MotoGP and WorldSBK.
    The Ya

  • Andrea Dovizioso Takes on Yamaha Factory Racing Roles as Test Rider and Rider Performance Advisor for 2025-2027

    June 20, 2025—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that Andrea Dovizioso has signed a three-year agreement with Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP, taking on the dual roles of Test Rider and Rider Performance Advisor up to 2027.
    The Italian MotoGP Hall of Famer will play a key role in accelerating the development of Yamaha's MotoGP machine and enhancing the communication flow between Yamaha'

  • Andrea Locatelli Selected as Third Rider for Suzuka 8 Hours Yamaha Racing Team

    June 15, 2025—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is proud to announce Pata Maxus Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team rider Andrea Locatelli as the third rider for the Yamaha Racing Team, Yamaha’s factory entry in the 2025 46th FIM Endurance World Championship "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race.
    Since joining the official Yamaha Motor Europe team in 2021, Locatelli has been consistent in finishing in

  • Toprak Razgatlioğlu to Return to Yamaha Making 2026 MotoGP Debut with Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP

    June 11, 2025—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Toprak Razgatlıoğlu will return to Yamaha. The current WorldSBK Champion and 2021 WorldSBK Champion with Yamaha, will make the move to MotoGP in 2026 by joining the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, current WorldSBK Champion and 2021 WorldSBK Champion with Ya

  • Jack Miller Joins Factory 'Yamaha Racing Team' Line-Up for 2025 Suzuka 8 Hours

    May 26, 2025 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to make a first update on its factory rider line-up for the 2025 "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race. After eight years, MotoGP star Jack Miller is set to make his return to FIM Endurance World Championship racing with the factory Yamaha Racing Team. He will be joining seasoned Suzuka 8 Hours rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga, under the guidance

  • Webb Wins Supercross Title in Close Contest

    May 21, 2025—At Round 17 of the AMA Supercross Championship held in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 11, Cooper Webb, riding a YZ450F for the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing team, took a 4th place finish in the 450SX class to win the 2025 AMA Supercross title, his third in the class. It was Yamaha’s first 450SX title win in three years, since Eli Tomac lifted the trophy in 2022.
    Webb won the 2

  • Haiden Deegan Wins Career First Supercross Title in 250SX West

    May 13, 2024 – On Saturday, May 3, 2025, Round 16 of the AMA Supercross Championship (Round 9 of 250SX West) was held in Denver, Colorado. There, Haiden Deegan, riding for the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 250 Team on the YZ250F, took his third win of the season, and with it lifted his first Supercross title in his third year of AMA pro competition. The title win marks Yamaha’s first 250SX cro

  • Augusto Fernández to Stand In for Miguel Oliveira at the Americas GP

    March 21, 2025—Following his heavy crash in the Gran Premio de Argentina Sprint, Miguel Oliveira has decided to sit out the upcoming Grand Prix of The Americas to focus on recovering from an injury to his left sternoclavicular joint. Augusto Fernández will step up as his replacement rider at the Circuit of The Americas for the Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team.
    Yamaha regretfully announce that Mi

  • Introducing Yamaha’s Factory and Supported Teams and Riders for 2025

    February 10, 2025 – This year Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. celebrates the 70th anniversary of our July 1, 1955, founding, which also marks the 70th anniversary of our motorsports activities that began only 10 days later at the 3rd Mount Fuji Ascent Race. Since that time, we have continued our racing efforts, taking on new challenges and using our spirit of challenge as the driving force to pave the way

  • Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Present New Management and Bike Livery at 2025 Yamaha Launch Event

    February 3, 2025—The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team gear up for the upcoming MotoGP World Championship. The team introduced new Team Principal Paolo Pavesio, and MotoGP stars Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins unveiled their 2025 bikes – sporting a refreshed colour scheme – at the 2025 Yamaha MotoGP Launch Event at the W Hotel in Kuala Lumpur today. The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team shared the

  • The Blue Shift: An Overview of Yamaha Factory Racing's 2025 MotoGP Plans

    February 3, 2025—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (YMC) and Yamaha Motor Racing Srl (YMR) introduced their mid-term strategy at the 2025 Yamaha MotoGP Launch Event today. Aimed at stimulating innovation and talent development through synergies between several parties – Yamaha Motor Company, Yamaha Motor Racing, and Pramac Racing – the mid-term strategy focuses on 'joint-leadership', global talents, and 'Spi

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