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Augusto Fernández Joins Yamaha as Official MotoGP Test Rider in 2025

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

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 Wins Career First JSB1000 Title

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

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

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

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

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

Deegan Clinches First AMA 250MX Title One Round Early

Deegan Clinches First AMA 250MX Title One Round Early

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

Yamaha Sign Álex Rins for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP Season as Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

Yamaha Sign Álex Rins for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP Season as Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

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

Yamalube YART EWC Official Team Takes 2nd for First Ever Suzuka 8 Hours Podium

Yamalube YART EWC Official Team Takes 2nd for First Ever Suzuka 8 Hours Podium

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

The 13th Yamaha VR46 Master Camp is Coming up in August

The 13th Yamaha VR46 Master Camp is Coming up in August

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

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Renew Sponsorship Agreement with Yamaha Corporation for 2024

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Renew Sponsorship Agreement with Yamaha Corporation for 2024

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

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. sign Multi-Year Partnership Agreement with Prima Pramac Racing

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

TotalEnergies Becomes Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Official Fuel Supplier

June 27, 2024—Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP aim to spearhead MotoGP's 40% non-fossil racing fuel for 2024-2026 with the help of the team's new Official Fuel Supplier, TotalEnergies.
Yamaha is delighted to confirm it has signed a multi-year agreement with TotalEnergies, making the global multi-energy company the Official Fuel Supplier of the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team.
With the new agre

Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team Aiming for  First Podium and Back-to-Back Titles at 45th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours

Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team Aiming for First Podium and Back-to-Back Titles at 45th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours

June 10, 2024—Yamaha Motor Co, Ltd. is proud to announce that the Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team that currently competes in the Endurance World Championship (EWC) will participate in the 45th "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race between Friday, July 19 and Sunday, July 21, 2024 as Yamaha’s top team in the event.
In addition to providing technical support for the YZF-R1, Yamah

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

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

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