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
July 13, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. will compete in Round 5 of the All Japan Trial Championship on July 16 at Hokkaido’s Wassamu Circuit in the IA Super class with Yamaha Factory Racing Team rider Kenichi Kuroyama aboard the latest model TY-E 2.2 electric trials bike. The TY-E 2.2 is an updated version of the TY-E 2.1 electric trials bike that Yamaha has developed through participation in the All
June 7, 2023—Kohta Nozane was ruled unfit to take part in this weekend’s Gran Premio d’ Italia and the Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. Kasma Daniel bin Kasmayudin will step up as replacement rider for Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, joining Manuel Gonzalez.
Kohta Nozane has been ruled out for this weekend’s Gran Premio d’ Italia and the Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland due to the back
June 5, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is proud to announce that the Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team currently competing in the Endurance World Championship (EWC) will participate in the 44th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race from August 4 (Fri.) to August 6 (Sun.), 2023 as Yamaha’s top team for the event.
As indicated by the team’s name, the YZF-R1 machine will feature a speci
May 22, 2023—The 2021 Superbike World Champion, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, will leave the Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Team at the end of the 2023 season as he and Yamaha amicably end their successful four-year relationship together, with the Turkish rider seeking a new challenge for 2024.
Razgatlıoğlu’s potential on two wheels was clear from a young age. He won several national Turkish Motocross C
May 18, 2023 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and the VR46 Riders Academy once again come together in Tavullia to collaborate on their shared young talent training program. The 12th Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, held from 19 - 25 May 2023, is one day longer than the usual format and will be attended by two European, one Latin American, and three Asian 2023 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Championship participants.<
May 18, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Kenichi Kuroyama will compete in Round 3 of the 2023 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship, the Taisei Rotec TrialGP of Japan, riding the TY-E 2.1 electric trials bike in the Trial2 World Championship on May 20-21.
Yamaha is aiming to acquire technology toward developing an electric motorcycle that has
Valentino Rossi fans all over the world will be thrilled by the announcement that their hero will be once again officially representing Yamaha. After 16 years of racing partnership, the nine-time World Champion has entered into an agreement with Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. as an official Yamaha Brand Ambassador.
Gerno di Lesmo (Italy), 29th April 2023 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. are delighted to announ
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
February 8, 2023—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.’s racing program in 2023 is based on three main goals: enhancing the value of the Yamaha brand, developing advanced technologies for our production machines, and promoting the healthy growth of motorsports.
In 2022, Yamaha riders fought hard but narrowly missed out on title wins in several categories. In the MotoGP World Championship, Fabio Quartararo fin
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
