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  • Kenichi Kuroyama to Lead Three TY-E 2.2 Entries in Trial World Championship’s TrialGP of Japan

    Kenichi Kuroyama to Lead Three TY-E 2.2 Entries in Trial World Championship’s TrialGP of Japan

    May 13, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that for Round 1 of the 2024 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship, the Taisei Rotec TrialGP of Japan at Mobility Resort Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture on May 18-19, three electric TYE 2.2 electric trials bikes will compete in the Trial2 World Championship.
    The three riders will be regular All Japan IA Super competitors Kenichi Kuroyama ridi

  • Opening Round of Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship Kicks Off in Thailand

    Opening Round of Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship Kicks Off in Thailand

    April 18, 2024—The Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship (R3 APC) was newly established for this season by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and major subsidiary Thai Yamaha Motor Co, Ltd. with the goal of discovering and support talented young riders in the Asia-Pacific region. The opening round of the season was held on April 5-7, 2024 at Chang International Circuit in Thailand.
    The R3 APC is an

  • Round 6 of Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship to be held in conjunction with ASBK at The Bend Motorsport Park in Australia

    Round 6 of Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship to be held in conjunction with ASBK at The Bend Motorsport Park in Australia

    April 17, 2024—The sixth and final round of the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship (R3 APC) on November 8-10, 2024, will be held at The Bend Motorsport Park in Australia in conjunction with the final round of the 2024 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK).
    With this addition, the R3 APC will now consist of six rounds round with a total

  • Quartararo Extends Contract with Yamaha for 2025-2026

    Quartararo Extends Contract with Yamaha for 2025-2026

    April 5, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Fabio Quartararo will stay with the Yamaha Factory Racing Team for a further two years.
    It is with great pleasure that Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. confirm Fabio Quartararo as a Factory Yamaha rider for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP season.
    Keeping the exceptionally talented Frenchman in the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team was top pri

  • Introducing Yamaha’s Factory and Supported  Teams and Riders for 2024

    Introducing Yamaha’s Factory and Supported Teams and Riders for 2024

    February 7, 2024 – For 2024, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. will continue our racing program in line with our basic policy of enhancing the value of the Yamaha brand, developing advanced technologies to feed back to our production machines, and promoting the healthy growth of motorsports.
    This year brings changes to our rider lineup in categories from MotoGP to the World Superbike Championship and else

  • Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Launch 2024 Line-Up in Sepang

    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Launch 2024 Line-Up in Sepang

    February 5, 2024 — Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing showed their desire for renewed success today at the Sepang International Circuit as the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team opened their garage doors to a select group of media representatives.
    The colour scheme of the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YZR-M1, the pit box, the riders' leathers, and the team clothing had stayed the same

  • Supporting Young Asia-Pacific Riders in Their Challenge to Reach the World Stage R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship Newly Launched for 2024

    Supporting Young Asia-Pacific Riders in Their Challenge to Reach the World Stage R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship Newly Launched for 2024

    December 28, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. together with Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. are launching the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship in the 2024 season with the aim of discovering and supporting talented young riders in the Asia-Pacific region.
    The Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Asia-Pacific Championship is an expansion of the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Thailand Cup, which was held in Thailand in 2023. R

  • Soichiro Minamimoto Completes Comeback at Final Round to Lift SS600 Title

    Soichiro Minamimoto Completes Comeback at Final Round to Lift SS600 Title

    December 4, 2023—Soichiro Minamimoto competed in Round 6 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) that was held in Thailand from December 1 to 3, where he raced a YZF-R6 for the Yamaha GEN BLU Racing Team ASEAN in the Supersports 600 (SS600) class. He won Race 1 on Saturday, December 2 to take over the championship lead. He followed that up with a 2nd place finish in Race 2 on Sunday, December

  • Jeremy Alcoba Completes Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp 2024 Rider Line-Up

    Jeremy Alcoba Completes Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp 2024 Rider Line-Up

    November 27, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and VR46 are delighted to announce that Jeremy Alcoba will be joining the Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp squad in 2024, lining up beside Ayumu Sasaki.
    The talent and ambition of the 22-year-old Alcoba make him an ideal addition to the Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp 2024 line-up. The team debuted in the Moto2 World Championship in 2022 a

  • Jay Wilson Lifts 2023 JMX IA1 title with 17 Consecutive Moto Wins

    Jay Wilson Lifts 2023 JMX IA1 title with 17 Consecutive Moto Wins

    October 9, 2023—On Sunday, October 8, 2023, at HSR Kyushu in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Jay Wilson, who is competing in JMX's premier IA1 class for the Yamaha Factory Innovation Team on a YZ450FM, won both motos and secured the 2023 title, continuing a string of 17 moto wins in the process. It is Wilson’s second year in a row to lift the championship laurels after winning the IA2 title in 2022. T

  • Ayumu Sasaki to Join Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp in 2024

    Ayumu Sasaki to Join Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp in 2024

    September 30, 2023-Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and VR46 are delighted to announce that 2023 Moto3 World Championship title contender Ayumu Sasaki will be joining the Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp rider line-up in 2024.
    Sasaki is well-known as one of the big names in the Moto3 World Championship. Including the 2023 season, he has seven years of experience as a regular rider in this class. I

  • Katsuyuki Nakasuga Wins 12th Career JSB1000 Title

    Katsuyuki Nakasuga Wins 12th Career JSB1000 Title

    September 25, 2023—On Sunday, September 24, 2023, Round 7 of the All Japan Road Race Championship was held at Okayama International Circuit in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. There, the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Katsuyuki Nakasuga won his 9th victory of the season in the premier JSB1000 class and in the process secured his third consecutive JSB1000 title since 2021, which was the 12th in total for h

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