Motorcycle Racing History

Wayne Rainey will forever be remembered as one of Yamaha's greatest stars in an era of the FIM World Championship Grand Prix where talent, technology and speed combined to create some of the most captivating seasons of racing seen in the sport.

Motorcycle Racing History

Yamaha have been fortunate to see some of the greatest and most talented road racers in the history of the sport throw their legs over the formidable machinery from Iwata and none more so than "Steady" Eddie Lawson, who claimed a total of three 500cc World Championships with Yamaha and helped evolve Yamaha's two-stroke technology during the 19

Motorcycle Racing History

The Venezuelan Carlos Lavado was one of the colourful characters in the Grand Prix paddock during the early 1980s at a time when the sport was maturing but retained a sense of fun thanks to the antics and attitudes of men like Lavado, Sheene, Nieto and Lucchinelli.

Motorcycle Racing History

Yamaha clinched their first premier class world championship in 1975 and a few years later a fiercely talented Californian placed the United States on the Grand Prix map from 1978-1980 with three consecutive titles to make Yamaha a major player in the 500cc MotoGP category.

2012 World Supersport

After a stellar season that saw Chaz Davies take seven podiums of which an impressive five race wins from the 11 races completed, the Welshman powered his Yamaha YZF-R6 to the chequered flag Sunday in Magny Cours, the penultimate round of the season, to prematurely claim the 2011 World Supersport Championship title.

Motorcycle Racing History

The Italian Giacomo Agostini was already a living legend when he joined the Yamaha Factory Team for the 1974 500cc and 350cc World Championships.

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Yamaha Motor Racing Headquarters hosted a very special guest yesterday as three-time World Champion Wayne Rainey arrived at the team's base in Gerno di Lesmo, near Milan.

The legendary Grand Prix rider spent the day with employees of Yamaha Motor Racing, Yamaha Motor Italy and Yamaha Motor R&D Europe.

2011 XDL Motorcycle Stunts

Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., has congratulated Bill Dixon on his winning performance at the XDL Championship Series finale in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Yamaha Racing

Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S. will continue its 50th Anniversary Celebration of Grand Prix Racing with a full list of customer focused activities at the Aug. 26-28 Red Bull Indianapolis GP at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Yamaha auction

The special, one-of-a-kind Yamaha GYTR-equipped YZF-R1, featuring Yamaha's 50th Anniversary red-and-white paint scheme and ridden in demonstration laps by Kenny Roberts at last month's Red Bull United States Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, was sold to the highest bidder at Mecum's Motorcycle Auction this past Thursday night in Monterey, Calif.

Motorcycle Racing History

A loyal Yamaha rider - and later Yamaha Motor Europe employee - in the FIM world championships from 1968 until his retirement in 1975, Kent Andersson not only brought Yamaha two 125cc Grand Prix titles but was also notable for being the only world champion to emerge from Sweden.

Motorcycle Racing History

As Yamaha celebrates 50 years in Gran Prix racing, it has released snapshots of motorcycle racing legends, including the below piece on Phil Read, a four-time World Champion. To delve further into the rich heritage of two-wheeled history, check out our Motorcycle History section.