October 10, 2022—At Round 5 of the All Japan Motocross Championship held on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at HSR Kyushu in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Jay Wilson won both heats to take his 11th consecutive victory, continuing an unbeaten 11-win streak for the season in the IA2 class aboard the YZ250F, and in doing so won the 2022 All Japan IA2 championship title. This is
October 5, 2022—Kohta Nozane, who currently competes in the WorldSBK Championship, will contest the Moto2 World Championship with the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team in 2023.
Yamaha has supported Nozane throughout his time in the All Japan championships and now in WorldSBK, and will continue to support him as a role model for young riders aiming for the global stage.
The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp
September 20, 2022—On Sunday, September 18, 2022, Round 7 of the All Japan Road Race Championship was held at Okayama International Circuit in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. There, the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Katsuyuki Nakasuga scored his 10th consecutive win of the season in the premier JSB1000 class to be crowned champion for 2022.
Of the 55-seasons contested since the start of the All Japan
September 5, 2022—On Saturday, September 3, 2022 the FOX Raceway II National, Round 12 of the AMA Motocross Championship was held in Pala, California, where Eli Tomac, riding a YZ450F for the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 450 Team, won both motos to take his fifth overall win of the season and secure the 2022 AMA Motocross 450MX title. He adds it to the AMA Supercross 450SX title he won in May
August 29, 2022—On August 27-28, 2022, the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Kenichi Kuroyama competed in the Trial2 class at Round 5 of the FIM Trial World Championship held in the city of Cahors in southern France, riding the Yamaha Motor TY-E 2.0 electric trials bike. An unfortunate a machine issue midway through the second lap resulted in a 31st place finish for the team.
The TY-E 2.0 and its po
August 19, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. will compete in Round 5 of the 2022 FIM Trial World Championship in France on Sunday, August 28, with Yamaha Factory Racing Team rider Kenichi Kuroyama, who will ride the TY-E 2.0 electric trials bike in the Trial2 class.
The goal of Yamaha’s “Environmental Plan 2050” is to aim for carbon neutrality throughout all of its business activities—including acr
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 7, 2022—The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training programme is back for the eleventh edition of its training programme, staged at Valentino Rossi‘s VR46 Motor Ranch and other VR46 Rider Academy training locations from 6 - 11 June 2022.
The five selected talented riders are all currently competing in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. The new Master Camp students include Passkon Sanluang (ag
June 4, 2022—Monster Energy Company and Yamaha Motor continue their global alliance by confirming a second consecutive multi-year agreement. Monster Energy will continue as the Title Sponsor of the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team.
Yamaha is pleased to announce that Monster Energy Company will remain the Title Sponsor of the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team and will therefore continue to race
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
May 10, 2022—On Saturday, May 7, 2022, Round 10 of the 250SX West Supercross Championship (East West Showdown) was held alongside Round 17 of the AMA 450SX Supercross Championship in Salt Lake City. There, the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 250 Team's Christian Craig rode his YZ250F to an 8th place finish, which was enough to win the 2022 250SX West title. The feat brought Yamaha its fifth cons
May 10, 2022—At Round 16 of the AMA Supercross Championship held in Denver on Saturday, April 30, 2022, Eli Tomac, riding for the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 450 Team on a YZ450F, took a 5th place finish, clinching the 2022 AMA Supercross title. It was his second time to lift the crown, following a previous win in 2022.This is Yamaha’s first title in the 450 class in 13 years, since James St
February 18, 2022 – Today, the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team showed its official 2022 colours for their Moto2 debut as they enter the level of world championship Grand Prix racing. With Keminth Kubo and Manuel Gonzalez making up the young and determined rider line-up, the team is excited to commence their apprenticeship.
To give a taster of the upcoming Moto2 season, General Manager of Yamaha’s
February 8, 2022—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. engages in racing efforts around the world in road racing, motocross, trials and more, including the MotoGP World Championship, World Superbike Championship and the All Japan Road Race, Motocross and Trials championships. These efforts have three main goals: enhancing the value of the Yamaha brand, developing advanced technologies for our production machines
February 4, 2022 – WithU Yamaha RNF New look and line-up for WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team presented during a special event in Verona, Italy.
There could not have been a more iconic and original stage than the Philharmonic Theater in Verona, where WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team unveiled the new livery of the Yamaha YZR-M1 for the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, but also the one dedicated to MotoE.
February 4, 2022 – Today, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team held their Online Team Presentation to officially open their 2022 campaign. Spearheaded by two young and competitive riders, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli, the team is eager for the 2022 MotoGP World Championship kick-off in Qatar in March.
To set the tone for the upcoming MotoGP season, newly-appointed General Manager Mot
November 22, 2021 –Toprak Razgatlıoğlu was crowned the 2021 FIM Superbike World Champion at a dramatic Indonesian finale, with Yamaha and Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK winning the Manufactures’ and Teams’ titles.
Heading into the day with a 30-point advantage in the championship, Razgatlıoğlu sealed the title in this morning’s first race at the Mandalika International Street Circuit, finishin
November 19, 2021 –Following the great success of the biannual Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training programme in Tavullia and VR46 Master Camp Team’s five years of FIM CEV experience, the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp project will be taken to a new level in 2022 as part of a collaboration between Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Yamaha Motor Europe N.V., and VR46. Next year the Yamaha VR
November 2, 2021 –Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Maxime Renaux has been crowned 2021 MX2 World Champion at the 16th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Pietramurata, Italy, after celebrating a phenomenal Grand Prix win with a thrilling race victory – his eighth of the season.
An incredible 12 podiums from 16 rounds, eight race wins, five Grand Prix wins and 20 top-three finish
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
