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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
August 23, 2024—On Saturday, August 17, 2024, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider Haiden Deegan competed in Round 10 of the AMA Motocross Championship at Budds Creek in Mechanicsville, Maryland in the 250MX class, where he won the first moto and finished 10th in the second moto to take 3rd overall for the event, clinching the 2024 title aboard his YZ250F. It is his first ever AMA motocross tit
August 2, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Álex Rins will be staying on as a rider with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team in 2025 and 2026 alongside Fabio Quartararo.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that Álex Rins has signed on with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP season.
The vastly experienced Spaniard is a househ
July 22, 2024 – On Sunday, July 21, 2024, the 45th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race (Suzuka 8 Hours) was held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan. The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team (YART), contested the event as Yamaha’s top team, riding YZF-R1 machinery. The team completed a record 220 laps (on the same lap as the leaders) to take the checkered flag in 2nd place, ach
July 2, 2024 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and the VR46 Riders Academy are gearing up for the 13th Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training week which will be held in Tavullia from 6 - 13 August 2024. Six new students have been selected: Gonzalo Sanchez Melendez (age 15, Spain), Takumi Takahashi (age 16, Japan), Dorian Joulin (age 17, France), Aymon Bocanegra (age 13, Peru), Wahyu Nugroho (age 21, Indonesia), a
July 1, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Corporation aim to create new harmonies between their companies. With Yamaha Corporation all set as an Official Sponsor of the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, they will collaborate throughout the remainder of the 2024 season.
Today, the 1st of July, 2024, marks Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.'s 69th anniversary. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd is delighted to use
July 1, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce that Prima Pramac Racing will be Yamaha's 'second Factory Team' from 2025 onwards, while remaining an independently owned team. The multi-year programme foresees a close cooperation with Yamaha which includes the provision of same spec Factory YZR-M1 bikes, riders directly contracted by Yamaha, and MotoGP engineering staff contracted by Y