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
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
August 11, 2023—Ahead of his wild card entry at Round 14 of the 2023 MotoGP World Championship, Cal Crutchlowcompleted a successful private test at the Mobility Resort Motegi (formerly known as Twin Ring Motegi) on 8th August 2023.
At the test, the Yamalube RS4GP Racing Team made their first steps towards their mission to accelerate bike development. It also was Crutchlow’s first opportunity to
August 3, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the signing of Alex Rins. He will be joining Yamaha’s factory team rider line-up for the 2024 MotoGP season alongside Fabio Quartararo.
The vastly experienced Spaniard has many premier-class and lower-class race victories (6x MotoGP, 4x Moto2, 8x Moto3, 18 in total) and podiums (18x MotoGP, 17x Moto2, 23x Moto3, 58 in total) to his na
August 3, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces that its partnership with Franco Morbidelli will be discontinued at the end of 2023 when Morbidelli will move on to new racing challenges.
Since Morbidelli joined Yamaha in 2019, the Italian achieved six podiums: three victories, one second, and two third places. He also claimed two pole positions and was MotoGP Vice World Champion in 2020. After
July 25, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that Cal Crutchlow will be a wild-card entry in the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, Round 14 of the 2023 FIM MotoGP World Championship, riding the special livery YAMALUBE RS4GP Racing Team YZR-M1 at the Mobility Resort Motegi (formerly known as Twin Ring Motegi) circuit in the race weekend of 29 Sept - 1 Oct.
As the official Yamaha Factory
February 10, 2023 – The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team are delighted to highlight their growing relationship with India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. (IYM). The logo of IYM's successful brand campaign "The Call of the Blue" will be in full view on Fabio Quartararo’s and Franco Morbidelli’s YZR-M1s at the Official Sepang MotoGP IRTA Test and at the Indian GP.
The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team s
January 17, 2023 – Today, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team unveiled their brand-new colour scheme at Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing's 2023 '3S Dealer Meeting’, which is the largest dealer meeting in the world within Yamaha’s network.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. President Yoshihiro Hidaka, General Manager Motorsports Development Division of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and President of Yamaha Mo
August 5, 2022—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. confirm MotoGP star Andrea Dovizioso’s decision to retire from his 20-year Grand Prix racing career at the 2022 Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, exactly one year after joining Yamaha’s MotoGP program.
Dovizioso and Yamaha have maintained a warm relationship since he completed a successful season with the Tech3 Yamaha satellite team in 20
June 3, 2022 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Fabio Quartararo will stay with the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP 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 2023 and 2024 MotoGP season.
Quartararo has shown great skills, comradery, and consistency so far in his two years wit
October 25, 2021 –From tipped ’title threat‘ when he debuted in the Moto3 class in 2015, to 2021 MotoGP World Champion in his first year with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team: Fabio Quartararo is a remarkable talent with an inspiring success story.
In his very first year with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, Fabio Quartararo showed incredible speed, maturity, and heroic perseverance
October 22, 2021 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Moto3 talent Darryn Binder will be joining Andrea Dovizioso in the rebranded RNF MotoGP Team. The South African will race for Yamaha’s satellite team in 2022 with an option to stay on for the 2023 MotoGP season.
Following two years of riding in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, the South African started his full-time Moto3 class car
September 16, 2021—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. are delighted to announce that Franco Morbidelli has signed with the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team for the remaining races in 2021 and for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The Italian will make his long-awaited return after injury this weekend, debuting with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team at the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini. He
September 16, 2021—Following Franco Morbidelli’s transfer to Yamaha’s factory team, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the signing of MotoGP star Andrea Dovizioso. He will be joining Yamaha’s satellite team rider line-up for the remainder of 2021 and the entire 2022 MotoGP season.
The vastly experienced Italian is a three-time MotoGP Vice Champion and has many premier-class and lower
July 29, 2021—PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team welcomes Cal Crutchlow to the Malaysian squad as stand-in for Franco Morbidelli while the Italian rider continues his recovery from left knee surgery.
Crutchlow will take part in the two Grands Prix in Austria, held at Spielberg, and the BritishGP at Silverstone – his home race.
Crutchlow is no stranger to Yamaha MotoGP machinery, having start
June 28, 2021—Yamaha and Maverick Viñales have mutually decided to terminate their current 2021-2022 agreement at the close of this season.
Following Maverick Viñales’ request, Yamaha have agreed to put an early end to their current two-year contract. Currently in their fifth season together, they mutually decided to go their separate ways after this year.
Both parties have committed to put
September 27, 2020 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a one-year renewal agreement with Grand Prix racing legend Valentino Rossi. Fans all over the world will be delighted to know that the nine-time World Champion will be participating in the 2021 MotoGP World Championship as a fully supported Factory Yamaha rider for the PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team.
Due to
February 7, 2020 – The PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team is excited to start its 2020 MotoGP World Championship campaign, with riders Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo unveiling their 2020 Yamaha YZR-M1 at the team’s home, Sepang International Circuit, on the eve of the official pre-season test at the world-renowned venue.
Franco and Fabio were joined by Team Principal and Sepang Inte
January 30, 2020 – Yamaha is delighted to welcome back three-time MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo. He will join the Yamaha Factory Racing Test Team programme with the aim to boost MotoGP development during the 2020 season.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to announce that five-time World Champion and very successful Yamaha-rider Jorge Lorenzo will be reinforc
January 29, 2020 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces that nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi will ride his last full season as a Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team rider in 2020. Following discussions together, Yamaha and Rossi have mutually agreed that the personal decision whether the Italian will remain an active rider in the MotoGP World Championship in 2021 will be taken mid-2020.
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