YZR-M1

Introducing Yamaha Concepts at the Japan Mobility Show 2023

October 11, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Introducing the Yamaha Booth at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 — Co-exhibiting with Yamaha Corporation under the theme of “Feel Life” — Yamaha Motor will participate in the Japan Mobility Show 2023 organized by the […]

F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton Goes All-out on a Yamaha YZR-M1

July 5, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The last place you might expect to find six-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton at the end of his season is another pit-garage. It’s fair to say the ultra-talented Brit has always defied convention however, […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Anticipate Action-Packed Aragon GP

September 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi will be back in the saddle of their YZR-M1s this weekend for the Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón. A round that the team always thoroughly […]

Podium Success for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP at Silverstone

August 26, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales pushed all the way throughout today‘s GoPro British Grand Prix, riding his YZR-M1 to a third-place podium finish. Valentino Rossi was chasing the front-runners but was unable to join […]

Vinales Aces Assen in Hard-Fought Race

July 1, 2019 Michael Le Pard

It was a day of mixed emotions for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team at the TT Circuit Assen today. Maverick Viñales delivered a strong race performance at the Motul TT Assen round, riding his […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Focus on Set-Up Details during One-Day Jerez Test

May 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Less than 24 hours after the Spanish GP, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPs Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi were back in their leathers at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto for the official Jerez MotoGP […]

Viñales and Rossi to start Argentina rumble from first and second row

March 31, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP‘s Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi continued the positive progress they made yesterday afternoon in all of today‘s MotoGP sessions at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit. The team-mates showed they are […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Commence 2019 Campaign in Qatar

March 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team is traveling to Qatar for the first MotoGP Grand Prix of 2019, held this weekend under the floodlights of the Losail International Circuit. Riders Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Lead the Way on Qatar Test Day 1

February 24, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi got back in the saddle today at the Losail International Circuit to commence the final three-day preseason test before the start of the 2019 season on 10 March. The riders […]

First Laps on Home Soil for Petronas Yamaha SRT

February 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo take 2019 bow with good feelings on their Yamaha YZR-M1 machines in front of the passionate home fans at Sepang International Circuit. The first day of the 2019 preseason finally […]

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Start Their 2019 Test Campaign

February 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team had been looking forward to this day for months. They got to show off their 2019 team colours in action on the first of three testing days at the […]

Movistar Yamaha Get Testing Underway in Qatar

March 2, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi completed the first day of pre-season testing at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar this evening, finishing in first and seventh place respectively. Viñales was the first […]

Movistar Yamaha Progress on Thailand Test Day Two

February 19, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Today the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team have wrapped up the second day of testing at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand. Riders Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales spent the available time fine-tuning their bikes’ settings […]

Movistar Yamaha Teammates Top Second Sepang Test Day

January 30, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team were back on track today to continue work at the first official IRTA test of the 2018 season, held at the Sepang International Circuit. Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi again […]

Valiant 5th and 12th for Movistar Yamaha in the Final Act of MotoGP in Valencia

November 14, 2017 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP fans couldn’t have asked for a more dramatic Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana today and the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP riders were there to pick up the pieces. Valentino Rossi rode a very consistent […]

Movistar Yamaha Search for Solution on Second Day in Spain

November 13, 2017 Michael Le Pard

An incident-packed last Q2 session of the season, held at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit this afternoon, saw Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi secure seventh place on the grid for the Gran Premio de la Comunitat […]

Determined Movistar Yamaha Finish Seventh and Ninth in Drenched Sepang

October 30, 2017 Michael Le Pard

All eyes were on the skies at the Sepang International Circuit today as Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales lined up their bikes on the grid minutes before the start of a drama-filled […]

Van der Mark to ride for Monster Yamaha Tech3 at Sepang

October 24, 2017 Michael Le Pard

World Superbike front-runner Michael van der Mark will jump on the Monster Yamaha Tech3 YZR-M1 to replace the recovering Jonas Folger at the Malaysian GP. The young Dutch rider rose through the ranks of the […]

Mixed Results for Movistar Yamaha in Moist Motegi Race

October 16, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Today Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales put in a consistent ride at a very wet Twin Ring Motegi track to secure ninth place. Valentino Rossi had an impressive start to the Motul Grand Prix of […]

Michael van der Mark to Replace Rossi in Aragon

September 12, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha’s WorldSBK rider Michael van der Mark will be riding Valentino Rossi’s YZR-M1 in round 14 of the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, staged at the MotorLand Aragón track in Spain, while the Italian is recovering […]