Main Yamaha Race Teams for 2016
Road Racing
Rider Team Machine
MotoGP World Championship
Jorge Lorenzo Valentino Rossi
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
YZR-M1
Bradley Smith Pol Espargaró
Monster Yamaha Tech 3
World Superbike Championship
Sylvain Guintoli Alex Lowes
Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team YZF-R1
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Florian Marino Riccardo Russo
Pata Yamaha Official STK1000 Team YZF-R1
Endurance World Championship
David Checa Niccolò Canepa Louis Rossi
GMT94 Yamaha Official EWC Team
YZF-R1 Max Neukirchner Ivan Silva Sheridan Morais Broc Parkes
YART Yamaha Official EWC Team
MotoAmerica Championship : Superbike Class
Josh Hayes Cameron Beaubier
Monster Energy/Graves/ Yamaha Road Race Team
YZF-R1
Asia Road Racing Championship: SS600 Class
Yuki Ito Muhamad Fitri Ashraf bin Razali
Yamaha Racing Team
YZF-R6
Decha Kraisart Anucha Narkcharoensri
Yamaha Thailand Racing Team
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Rider Team Machine
Asia Road Racing Championship: AP250 Class
Reynaldo Chrisantho Ratukore Galang Hendra Pratama
Yamaha Racing Indonesia
YZF-R25
Imanuel Putra Pratna Isyam Satrio
Yamaha Tunggal Jaya
Anupad Sarmoon Peerapong Luiboonpeng Apiwat Wongthananon
Yamaha Thailand Racing Team
Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin Jack Mahaffy
Finson Yamaha Racing
Ahmad Afif Amran Hong Leong Yamaha Racing
Motocross/Supercross
Rider Team Machine
MXGP World Championship
Romain Febvre Jeremy Van Horebeek
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team YZ450FM
Valentin Guillod Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team YZ450F
MX2 World Championship
Benoit Paturel Brent Van doninck
Kemea Yamaha Official MX Team
YZ250F
Aleksandr Tonkov Julien Lieber
Wilvo Standing Construct Yamaha Official MX2 Team
AMA Supercross: 450cc Class
Chad Reed Monster Energy/360fly/Chaparral/
Yamaha Factory Racing
YZ450F Justin Barcia Weston Peick Phillip Nicolette
Autotrader/Monster Energy/Yamaha Team
AMA Supercross: 250cc Class
Cooper Webb Jeremy Martin Aaron Plessinger Alex Martin Mitchell Harrison
Yamalube Star Yamaha Racing Team YZ250F
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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