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  • BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Debuts in The 2025 Moto2 World Championship

    February3, 2025—A new challenge for Pramac Racing began today in Kuala Lumpur against the breathtaking backdrop of the illuminated Twin Towers. Following a spectacular 2024 season that saw Prima Pramac Racing clinch the MotoGP Riders World Championship with Jorge Martin—the first independent team to achieve this feat since 2001—the team is now ready to embark on an exciting new chapter. As part of

  • Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Launches in Kuala Lumpur Its 2025 MotoGP Campaign

    February 3, 2025—As the skyline lights were switched on at sunset to illuminate the skies over Kuala Lumpur, Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP unveiled the team that will compete in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship with Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira riding the Yamaha YZR-M1.
    After making history on 17th November by winning the 2024 MotoGP Riders World Championship with Jorge Martin – the first ind

  • Augusto Fernández Joins Yamaha as Official MotoGP Test Rider in 2025

    December 18, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to welcome Augusto Fernández into the Yamaha family. The experienced MotoGP rider will join the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Team programme taking on the role of Official MotoGP Test Rider for the 2025 season.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to announce that experienced MotoGP rider

  • Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team to Debut in Intermediate Class in 2025

    November 21, 2024 - In 2025, the Pramac-Yamaha partnership will venture into the intermediate class with their new Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team. Moto2 stars Tony Arbolino and Izan Guevara will be joining forces as key players at the start of an exciting era not only for them but for the new team and the two renowned MotoGP partners as well.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that besid

  • Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team Closes Its Doors After Solidarity GP

    November 15, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and VR46 will part ways at the end of the 2024 Moto2 WorldChampionship, marking the close of their collaboration that began in 2016 with the Master Camp project.The two companies have always shared the goal of supporting talented young riders, which they initiallypursued through the bi-annual Yamaha VR46 Master Camp—a five-day training program in Tavullia.

  • Yuki Okamoto to Contest 2025 Supersport World Championship Season on YZF-R9

    November 6, 2024 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that Yuki Okamoto, whowon his first All Japan Road Race Championship JSB1000 title this season, will enter the FIMSupersport World Championship (WorldSSP) for the 2025 season, riding Yamaha’s new YZFR9supersport model. He will ride for the Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing WorldSSP SupportedTeam with teammate Stefano Manzi, who finished ru

  • Yuki Okamoto Wins Career First JSB1000 Title

    October 28, 2024 – On Sunday, October 27, 2024, Round 8 of the All Japan Road Race Championship, the MFJ Grand Prix, was held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture. Yamaha Factory Racing Team rider Yuki Okamoto, competing in the JSB1000 class aboard a YZF-R1, finished 2nd in Race 1 and 3rd in Race 2, winning his first title in JSB1000, Japan’s premier class of road racing.
    This was Yamaha’s seven

  • Jay Wilson Wins Back-to-Back IA1 Titles: Third in a Row for Yamaha

    October 1, 2024—On Sunday, September 29, 2024, Yamaha Factory Innovation Team rider Jay Wilson competed in the IA1 class at Round 7 of the All Japan Motocross Championship, the TOKIO INKARAMI Super Motocross event, held at Off Road Village in Saitama Prefecture, where he took 2nd place in the second moto aboard his YZ450FM to secure the 2024 title.
    Wilson has now won three titles in a row: IA2

  • Gardner To Make Wild Card Entry at the Grand Prix of Japan with the Yamaha Factory Racing Team

    September 30, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Remy Gardner will spearhead the Yamaha Factory Racing Team as a wild-card rider at Round 16 of the 2024 FIM MotoGP World Championship, held at the Mobility Resort Motegi.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that Remy Gardner will be a wild-card entry in the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, Round 16 of the 2024 FIM Moto

  • Yamaha Sign Jack Miller for the 2025 MotoGP Season as Prima Pramac Yamaha Factory Team Rider

    September 20, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Jack Miller will be joining the Prima Pramac Yamaha Factory Team for the 2025 season alongside Miguel Oliveira.
    The accomplished Australian has many premier-class and lower-class podiums to his name (23x MotoGP, 10x Moto3, 33 in total) including 10 wins (4x MotoGP, 6x Moto3). As a seasoned rider with undeniable talent, he i

  • Yamaha Sign Miguel Oliveira as Factory MotoGP Rider

    September 6, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce the signing of Miguel Oliveira. The Portuguese MotoGP star will be riding for the Prima Pramac Yamaha Factory Team for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP season.
    Oliveira is in his sixth year in the MotoGP class and his fourteenth year in the paddock. The vastly experienced 29-year-old has many premier-class and lower-class achievements to

  • Paolo Pavesio to become Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing

    September 2, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd (YMC) and Yamaha Motor Racing (YMR) are pleased to announce that Paolo Pavesio will assume the role of Managing Director of YMR as of 1st January 2025. Mr. Pavesio will succeed Lin Jarvis, who will step down from the role at the end of 2024 after a 26-year tenure.
    Formerly Director of Marketing & Motorsport at Yamaha Motor Europe (YME), Paolo Pavesio

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