Yamaha Motor Racing
Official Italian-Japanese factory team of Yamaha in MotoGP / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yamaha MotoGP Racing or Yamaha Factory Racing is the official Italian-Japanese factory team of Yamaha in MotoGP.[1]
Quick Facts 2024 name, Base ...
2024 name | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team |
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Base | Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan Lesmo, Italy |
Principal | Lin Jarvis |
Rider(s) | MotoGP: 20. Fabio Quartararo 42. Álex Rins 35. Cal Crutchlow (test rider) |
Motorcycle | Yamaha YZR-M1 Yamaha YZR500 (to 2002) |
Tyres | Michelin |
Riders' Championships | 16 1975 - Giacomo Agostini 1980 - Kenny Roberts 1984, 1986, 1988 - Eddie Lawson 1990, 1991, 1992 - Wayne Rainey 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 - Valentino Rossi 2010, 2012, 2015 - Jorge Lorenzo 2021 - Fabio Quartararo |
Teams' Championships | 7 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016. |
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The team was founded in 1999 following the retirement of Wayne Rainey, who had run a factory-supported team in the 500 cc class for the previous two years, with Kenny Roberts and Giacomo Agostini having run their own works supported teams before him.[2] The team was originally based in the Netherlands but was relocated in Italy in 2002.[3]