Main Yamaha Race Teams for 2016
Road Racing Rider Team Machine
MotoGP World Championship
Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Valentino Rossi YZR-M1 Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Pol Espargaró
World Superbike Championship
Sylvain Guintoli Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team YZF-R1 Alex Lowes
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Florian Marino Pata Yamaha Official STK1000 Team YZF-R1 Riccardo Russo
Endurance World Championship David Checa Niccolò Canepa GMT94 Yamaha Official EWC Team Louis Rossi Max Neukirchner YZF-R1 Ivan Silva YART Yamaha Official EWC Team Sheridan Morais Broc Parkes
MotoAmerica Championship : Superbike Class
Josh Hayes Monster Energy/Graves/ YZF-R1 Cameron Beaubier Yamaha Road Race Team
Asia Road Racing Championship: SS600 Class
Yuki Ito Yamaha Racing Team Muhamad Fitri Ashraf bin Razali YZF-R6 Decha Kraisart Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Anucha Narkcharoensri
Rider Team Machine
Asia Road Racing Championship: AP250 Class
Reynaldo Chrisantho Ratukore Yamaha Racing Indonesia Galang Hendra Pratama
Imanuel Putra Pratna Yamaha Tunggal Jaya Isyam Satrio
Anupad Sarmoon YZF-R25 Peerapong Luiboonpeng Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Apiwat Wongthananon
Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin Finson Yamaha Racing Jack Mahaffy
Ahmad Afif Amran Hong Leong Yamaha Racing
Motocross/Supercross Rider Team Machine
MXGP World Championship
Romain Febvre Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team YZ450FM Jeremy Van Horebeek
Valentin Guillod Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team YZ450F
MX2 World Championship
Benoit Paturel Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team Brent Van doninck YZ250F Aleksandr Tonkov Wilvo Standing Construct Julien Lieber Yamaha Official MX2 Team
AMA Supercross: 450cc Class Monster Energy/360fly/Chaparral/ Chad Reed Yamaha Factory Racing Justin Barcia YZ450F Weston Peick Autotrader/Monster Energy/Yamaha Team Phillip Nicolette
AMA Supercross: 250cc Class Cooper Webb Jeremy Martin Aaron Plessinger Yamalube Star Yamaha Racing Team YZ250F Alex Martin Mitchell Harrison
2 2016 Rider Profiles
Road Racing MotoGP World Championship
Jorge Lorenzo Name: Jorge Lorenzo Nationality: Spanish Born: May 4, 1987 Racing team: Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Racing career 2002: 21st in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2003: 12th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2004: 4th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2005: 5th in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class 2006: MotoGP World Champion, 250cc class 2007: MotoGP World Champion, 250cc class 2008: 4th in MotoGP World Championship 2009: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 2010: MotoGP World Champion 2011: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 2012: MotoGP World Champion 2013: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 2014: 3rd in MotoGP World Championship 2015: MotoGP World Champion
Valentino Rossi Name: Valentino Rossi Nationality: Italian Born: Feb. 16, 1979 Racing team: Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 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
3 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
Bradley Smith Name: Bradley Smith Nationality: British Born: Nov. 28, 1990 Racing team: Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Racing career 2006: 19th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2007: 10th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2008: 6th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2009: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2010: 4th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2011: 7th in Moto2 World Championship 2012: 9th in Moto2 World Championship 2013: 10th in MotoGP World Championship 2014: 8th in MotoGP World Championship 2015: 6th in MotoGP World Championship
Pol Espargaró Name: Pol Espargaró Nationality: Spanish Born: June 10, 1991 Racing team: Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Racing career 2006: 20th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2007: 9th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2008: 9th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2009: 4th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2010: 3rd in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class 2011: 13th in Moto2 World Championship 2012: 2nd in Moto2 World Championship 2013: Moto2 World Champion 2014: 6th in MotoGP World Championship 2015: 9th in MotoGP World Championship
4 World Superbike Championship
Sylvain Guintoli Name: Sylvain Guintoli Nationality: French Born: June 24, 1982 Racing team: Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team Racing career 2000: Wildcard entry in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class 2001: 14th in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class 2002: Wildcard entry in MotoGP World Championship 2003: 10th in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class 2004: 14th in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class 2005: 10th in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class 2006: 9th in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class 2007: 16th in MotoGP World Championship 2008: 13th in MotoGP World Championship 2009: 33rd in World Superbike Championship 2010: 7th in World Superbike Championship 2011: 6th in World Superbike Championship 2012: 7th in World Superbike Championship 2013: 3rd in World Superbike Championship 2014: World Superbike Champion 2015: 6th in World Superbike Championship
Alex Lowes Name: 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
5 Asia Road Racing Championship: SuperSports 600 Class
Yuki Ito Name: 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
Muhamad Fitri Ashraf bin Razali Name: Muhamad Fitri Ashraf bin Razali Nationality: Malaysian Born: Dec. 12, 1994 Racing team: Yamaha Racing Team Racing career 2014: 32nd in Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class 2015: 25th in Asia Road Racing Championship SS600 class
6 Motocross MXGP World Championship
Romain Febvre Name: 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
Jeremy Van Horebeek Name: 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
7 AMA Supercross Championship: 450cc Class
Chad Reed Name: Chad Reed Nationality: Australian Born: Mar. 15, 1982 Racing team: Monster Energy/360fly/Chaparral/Yamaha Factory Racing 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 6th in AMA Motocross 2007: 2nd in AMA Supercross 27th in AMA Motocross 450cc class 2008: AMA Supercross Champion 2009: 2nd in AMA Supercross AMA Motocross 450cc class Champion 2010: 17th in AMA Supercross 11th in AMA Motocross 450cc class 2011: 2nd in AMA Supercross 3rd in AMA Motocross 450cc class 2012: 12th in AMA Supercross 2013: 5th in AMA Supercross 15th in AMA Motocross 450cc class 2014: 14th in AMA Supercross 11th in AMA Motocross 450cc class 2015: 22nd in AMA Supercross 22nd in AMA Motocross 450cc class
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