Main Yamaha Race Teams for 2017

Road Racing

Rider Team Machine

MotoGP World Championship

Valentino Rossi Maverick Viñales

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

YZR-M1

Johann Zarco Jonas Folger

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship

Alex Lowes Michael van der Mark

Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team YZF-R1

FIM World Supersport Championship

Lucas Mahias Federico Caricasulo

GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team YZF-R6

European Superstock 1000 Championship

Florian Marino Roberto Tamburini

Pata Yamaha Official STK1000 Team YZF-R1M

FIM Endurance World Championship

David Checa Mike Di Meglio Niccolò Canepa

GMT94 Yamaha Official EWC Team

YZF-R1 Broc Parkes Marvin Fritz Kohta Nozane Max Neukirchner

YART Yamaha Official EWC Team

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Race Championship

Cameron Beaubier Josh Hayes

Monster Energy/Yamalube/ Yamaha Factory Racing

YZF-R1

Asia Road Racing Championship: SS600 Class

Yuki Ito Keminth Kubo

Yamaha Racing Team

YZF-R6 Decha Kraisart Chalermpol Polamai

Yamaha Thailand Racing Team

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Rider Team Machine

Asia Road Racing Championship: AP250 Class

Anupad Sarmoon Peerapong Luiboonpeng Peerapong Boonlert

Yamaha Thailand Racing Team

YZF-R25 Galang Hendra Pratama Reynaldo Chrisantho Ratukore

Yamaha Racing Indonesia

Ahmad Afif Amran Hong Leong Yamaha Racing

Asia Road Racing Championship: UB150 Class

Wahyu Aji Trilaksana Yamaha Racing Indonesia JUPITER MX-KING

Motocross/Supercross

Rider Team Machine

FIM MXGP World Championship

Romain Febvre Jeremy Van Horebeek

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team YZ450FM

Shaun Simpson Arnaud Tonus

Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP Team YZ450F

FIM MX2 World Championship

Benoit Paturel Brent Van doninck Alvin Östlund

Kemea Yamaha Official MX2 Team YZ250F

AMA Supercross: 450cc Class

Chad Reed Cooper Webb

Monster Energy/Yamalube/Chaparral/Yamaha Financial Services/Yamaha Factory Racing Team

YZ450F

AMA Supercross: 250cc Class

Aaron Plessinger Colt Nichols Mitchell Harrison Dylan Ferrandis Daniel Reardon

Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha Team YZ250F

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Enduro

Rider eam Machine

FIM Enduro World Championships: EnduroGP

Loic Larrieu Outsiders Yamaha Official Enduro Team WR450F

FIM Enduro World Championships: Enduro 2

Jamie McCanney Outsiders Yamaha Official Enduro Team WR250F

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2017 Rider Profiles

Road Racing

MotoGP World Championship

Valentino Rossi

Nationality: Italian

Born: Feb. 16, 1979

Racing team: Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team

Racing career

1996: 9th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class

1997: MotoGP World Champion, 125cc class

1998: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class

1999: MotoGP World Champion, 250cc class

2000: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 500cc class

2001: MotoGP World Champion, 500cc class

2002: MotoGP World Champion

2003: MotoGP World Champion

2004 MotoGP World Champion

2005: MotoGP World Champion

2006: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship

2007: 3rd in MotoGP World Championship

2008: MotoGP World Champion

2009: MotoGP World Champion

2010: 3rd in MotoGP World Championship

2011: 7th in MotoGP World Championship

2012: 6th in MotoGP World Championship

2013: 4th in MotoGP World Championship

2014: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship

2015: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship

2016: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship

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Maverick Viñales

Nationality: Spanish

Born: Jan. 12, 1995

Racing team: Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team

Racing career

2011: 3rd in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class

2012: 3rd in Moto3 World Championship

2013: Moto3 World Champion

2014: 3rd in Moto2 World Championship

2015: 12th in MotoGP World Championship

2016: 4th in MotoGP World Championship

Johann Zarco

Nationality: French

Born: July 16, 1990

Racing team: Monster Yamaha Tech3

Racing career

2009: 20th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class

2010: 11th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class

2011: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class

2012: 10th in Moto2 World Championship

2013: 9th in Moto2 World Championship

2014: 6th in Moto2 World Championship

2015: Moto2 World Champion

2016: Moto2 World Champion

Jonas Folger

Nationality: German

Born: Aug. 13, 1993

Racing team: Monster Yamaha Tech3

Racing career

2009: 12th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class

2010: 14th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class

2011: 6th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class

2012: 9th in Moto3 World Championship

2013: 5th in Moto3 World Championship

2014: 15th in Moto2 World Championship

2015: 6th in Moto2 World Championship

2016: 7th in Moto2 World Championship

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World Superbike Championship

Alex Lowes

Nationality: British

Born: Sep. 14, 1990

Racing team: Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team

Racing career

2008: 16th in European Superstock 600 Championship

2009: 26th in European Superstock 1000 Championship

2010: 12th in British Supersport Championship

2011: 20th in British Superbike Championship

2012: 4th in British Superbike Championship

2013: British Superbike Champion

2014: 11th in World Superbike Championship

2015: 10th in World Superbike Championship

2016: 12th in World Superbike Championship

Michael van der Mark

Nationality: Dutch

Born: Oct. 26, 1992

Racing team: Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team

Racing career

2010: 30th in European Superstock 600 Championship

2011: 3rd in European Superstock 600 Championship

2012: European Superstock 600 Champion

2013: 4th in World Supersport Championship

2014: World Supersport Champion

2015: 7th in World Superbike Championship

2016: 4th in World Superbike Championship

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Asia Road Racing Championship: SS600 Class

Yuki Ito

Nationality: Japanese

Born: Nov. 14, 1991

Racing team: Yamaha Racing Team

Racing career

2006: 19th in All Japan Road Race Championship 250cc class

2007: 12th in All Japan Road Race Championship 250cc class

2008: 9th in All Japan Road Race Championship 250cc class

2010: Entry in All Japan Road Race Championship ST600 class

2011: 19th in All Japan Road Race Championship ST600 class

2012: 5th in Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class

12th in All Japan Road Race Championship ST600 class

2013: 4th in Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class

8th in All Japan Road Race Championship ST600 class

2014: 2nd in Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class

12th in All Japan Road Race Championship ST600 class

2015: 4th in Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class

16th in All Japan Road Race Championship JSB1000 class

2016: 13th in Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class

Keminth Kubo

Nationality: Thai

Born: May 21, 1999

Racing team: Yamaha Racing Team

Racing career

2016: Motegi Road Racing Championship ST600 Champion

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Motocross

MXGP World Championship

Romain Febvre

Nationality: French

Born: Dec. 31, 1991

Racing team: Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team

Racing career

2012: 13th in MX2 World Championship

2013: 12th in MX2 World Championship

2014: 3rd in MX2 World Championship

2015: MXGP World Champion

2016: 4th in MXGP World Championship

Jeremy Van Horebeek

Nationality: Belgian

Born: Nov. 28, 1989

Racing team: Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team

Racing career

2007: 16th in MX2 World Championship

2008: 8th in MX2 World Championship

2009: 11th in MX2 World Championship

2010: 9th in MX2 World Championship

2011: 17th in MX2 World Championship

2012: 3rd in MX2 World Championship

2013: 7th in MX1 World Championship

2014: 2nd in MXGP World Championship

2015: 5th in MXGP World Championship

2016: 6th in MXGP World Championship

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AMA Supercross Championship: 450cc Class

Chad Reed

Nationality: Australian

Born: Mar. 15, 1982

Racing team: Monster Energy/Yamalube/Chaparral/Yamaha Financial

Services/Yamaha Factory Racing Team

Racing career

2001: 2nd in Motocross World Championship 250cc class

2002: AMA Supercross 125cc East Division Champion

3rd in National Motocross Championship 125cc class

2003: 2nd in AMA Supercross 250cc class

3rd in National Motocross Championship 250cc class

2004: AMA Supercross 250cc class Champion

2nd in National Motocross Championship 250cc class

2005: 2nd in AMA Supercross 250cc class

8th in National Motocross Championship 250cc class

2006: 3rd in AMA Supercross 450cc class

6th in AMA Motocross 450cc class

2007: 2nd in AMA Supercross 450cc class

27th in AMA Motocross 450cc class

2008: AMA Supercross 450cc Champion

2009: 2nd in AMA Supercross 450cc class

AMA Motocross 450cc class Champion

2010: 17th in AMA Supercross 450cc class

11th in AMA Motocross 450cc class

2011: 2nd in AMA Supercross 450cc class

3rd in AMA Motocross 450cc class

2012: 12th in AMA Supercross 450cc class

2013: 5th in AMA Supercross 450cc class

15th in AMA Motocross 450cc class

2014: 14th in AMA Supercross 450cc class

11th in AMA Motocross 450cc class

2015: 4th in AMA Supercross 450cc class

22nd in AMA Motocross 450cc class

2016: 4th in AMA Supercross 450cc class

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Cooper Webb

Nationality: American

Born: Oct. 11, 1995

Racing team: Monster Energy/Yamalube/Chaparral/Yamaha Financial

Services/Yamaha Factory Racing Team

Racing career

2014: 5th in AMA Supercross 250cc West Division

3rd in AMA Motocross 250cc class

2015: AMA Supercross 250cc West Division Champion

11th in AMA Motocross 250cc class

2016: AMA Supercross 250cc West Division Champion

AMA Motocross 250cc class Champion