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20 September 2018 07:00

Katsuyuki Nakasuga to Make Wild Card Entry at the Grand Prix of Japan Aboard a Special Red and White YZR-M1

September 20, 2018—Katsuyuki Nakasuga will make a wild card entry in the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, Round 16 of the 2018 FIM MotoGP World Championship. He will ride a YZR-M1 with the same special anniversary red and white colors that the YZF-R1 sported at the Suzuka 8 Hours this year. He will ride for the Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing team in the race at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Tochigi

15 March 2018 12:30

Yamaha and Rossi Confirm Two-Year Contract Extension

March 15, 2018— Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that it will continue its strong relationship with nine-time World Champion and living MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, having signed a new two-year agreement with Yamaha’s factory team for the 2019 and 2020 MotoGP seasons aboard the Yamaha YZR-M1.
The combination of the Doctor and the YZR-M1 has led to many milestones in the p

15 February 2018 13:00

2018 Yamaha Motorsports Media Conference Held — New value and Kando powering us to our next win and ever-greater challenges —

February 15, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) held the 2018 Yamaha Motorsports Media Conference at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand today. With members of the press and Thai government in attendance, Yamaha announced its motorsports strategy for the season and introduced its riders and teams for major racing series around the world.
Yasutaka Suzuki, Executive

24 January 2018 14:00

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team Presents Its 2018 Colours in Madrid

January 24, 2018–The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team showed off its 2018 colour scheme today at the Casa Del Lector, Matadero, giving a foretaste of what’s to come.
The focus of the 2018 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team Presentation event was set on celebrating the start of the new season, rather than commemorating past achievements. Eager to take on the challenge to push the limits even further i

11 September 2017 10:00

Michael van der Mark to Replace Rossi in Aragon

September 11, 2017 - The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team will be joined by Yamaha’s WorldSBK rider Michael van der Mark as a replacement for Valentino Rossi at the Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón.
Van der Mark will be riding Valentino Rossi’s YZR-M1 in Round 14 of the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, staged at the MotorLand Aragón track in Spain, while the Italian is recovering from his leg injury.