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Yamaha announces 2013 MotoGP team launch

14 April, 2020
Yamaha Factory Racing will be holding their official 2013 team launch during the final pre-season test at Jerez de la Frontera on March 22nd at 3pm (CET) when they will present reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo and nine-time World Champion…

Yamaha MotoGP racing diary video – episode 1

14 April, 2020
Yamaha’s MotoGP team has released this video, the first of a series that will take you behind the scenes this 2013 MotoGP season with exclusive interviews with the team members and what their jobs are and also watch them train…

MotoGP Estoril – Jorge Lorenzo Rockets to Pole Position

14 April, 2020
It was Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo wearing a NASA themed helmet who rocketed to his 5th pole position of the season in today’s qualifying practice at Estoril. Lorenzo hit the top of the charts with a 1’36.214, while team mate…

Nina Prinz wins 2008 Women's European Championship

14 April, 2020
Yamaha is keeping up the good work, but this time amongst the ladies. A Yamaha press release reveals another champion win with the female German rider Nina Prinz winning the 2008 Road Racing Women’s European Championship.Nina dominated the entire 2008…

MotoGP Sachsenring – Stoner tops in wet/dry FP1

14 April, 2020
The first free practice at Sachsenring started on a wet track, where Nicky Hayden and Marco Melandri were the fastest and when the track started drying out and riders began putting on slicks and laps times began to tumble.It was…

Yamaha Super Ténéré Worldcrosser 1200 (video)

14 April, 2020
Here is a nice video starring the new Yamaha Super Ténéré Worldcrosser 1200 during the press test that took place in Spain last month. This professionally made footage shows us the most extreme version of the XT1200Z Super Ténéré taking…

MotoGP Brno – Valentino Rossi wins, Lorenzo crashes

14 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi put his mark on the 2009 World Championship, took his 102th win and a 50th point lead at Brno on his direct and closest rival and teammate Jorge Lorenzo.Rossi led the race almost unchallenged from the begining until…

Cal Crutchlow refuses MotoGP chance

14 April, 2020
It looks like Yamaha Racing will have to take out a help wanted ad to fill in for Valentino Rossi, because according to MCN, World Superbike rider Cal Crutchlow has declined a temporary move to replace Colin Edwards in Tech3.From…

Yamaha's past and present champions at Laguna Seca

14 April, 2020
Yamaha’s 50th anniversary in road racing hit the top of the PR at Laguna Seca, with Jorge Lorenzo’s and Ben Spies’ M1’s dressed again in the ’70’s classic red and white livery and the appearances of the Japanese manufacturer’s legendary…

Martinez wants a Yamaha for Bautista

14 April, 2020
Jorge “Aspar” Martinez is going to try again to break into the MotoGP top class in 2010 and this time with rider 250cc rider Alvaro Bautista.Martinez has previously tried with Suzuki and Kawasaki. The deal with Kawasaki fell through when…

WSBK Portimao: Haslam on Provisional Pole

14 April, 2020
Point’s leader Leon Haslam continues to show his great form after conceding only 0.060s during the first practice session, Pocket Rocket came back during this provisional pole session at Portimao to top the timesheets with a best lap of 1′43.476…

WSBK Monza Pics

14 April, 2020
Images from the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship at Monza.WSBK Monza Images

MotoGP Sachsenring Gallery of Pics

14 April, 2020
Images from the Sachsenring GP, where Valentino Rossi took his fourth win this season beating his team mate Jorge Lorenzo #99 by 0,099 seconds.MotoGP Images from Sachsenring

Video: Marco Melandri testing in Portimao

13 April, 2020
Marco Melandri’s shoulder surgery just before Christmas left many in doubt if he would able to ride his Yamaha R1 during the Portimao test, but the former MotoGP rider who was at the Portuguese circuit for the first time finished…

MotoGP Assen: Jorge Lorenzo Wins Again

13 April, 2020
If you were expecting a duel between Jorge Lorenzo and the rest of the aliens minus one at Assen, you can forget it, because the Fiat Yamaha rider got off the starting line never looking back until he crossed the…

Yamaha MotoGP team starts livery hype (w/video)

13 April, 2020
If Ducati is hyping the presentation of the Desmosedici GP12 next Monday, Yamaha is doing the same for the 2012 YZR-M1 livery, that will be officially presented during the last pre-season MotoGP tests at Jerez de la Frontera March 23-25,…

WSBK Assen QP1 – Smrz leads the Way

13 April, 2020
This afternoon’s qualifying practice on the slightly modified Assen circuit, more or less confirmed what happened during the earlier free practice, except that Czech rider Jakub Smrz on his privateer Pata B&G Ducati snatched the top spot from Hannspree Ten…

MotoGP Donington -Dani Pedrosa leads the way in FP1

13 April, 2020
Dani Pedrosa set the fastest lap time in the dying seconds of the session to clock a best time of 1.38.627 in Friday’s practice at Donington Park. A heavy rain shower during the 125cc session left the track wet for…

Meet the Yamaha MotoGP team in 'A Few Good Men'

13 April, 2020
Ever wonder just how many people are behind a MotoGP team? Check out this cute little video that Yamaha released dubbed ‘A Few Good Men‘ from last week’s official MotoGP test at Sepang.It covers both Jorge Lorenzo’s and Valentino Rossi’s…