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GMT94 Yamaha Kick-off New Season with Stunning Bol d’Or Victory

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The GMT94 Yamaha Official EWC Team has made the best possible start to the 17/18 Endurance World Championship season, taking a determined victory in the first round today, the 81st Bol dOr at the Circuit […]

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Four Yamahas Inside the Top-Ten at the 2017 MXGP Grand Finale

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The nineteenth and final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship – the MXGP of Pays de Montbéliard – put a special end to a challenging season for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Romain Febvre […]

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Magic Michael takes Maiden Yamaha Podium in Race 2 at Portimao

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team’s Michael van der Mark stormed to his first podium for Yamaha in sensational fashion at Portimao on Sunday, round ten of the 2017 Superbike World Championship. The Dutch rider started […]

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THOMAS COVINGTON WINS MXGP FINALE IN FRANCE

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Successfully battling through the extremely muddy conditions at the Villars-sous-Écot circuit, Thomas Covington has rounded out the 2017 FIM Motocross World Championship by claiming the overall MX2 class victory at the final round of the […]

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Takahashi wraps up WorldSBK debut with top-10 finish as injury sidelines Bradl

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team has secured a top-10 finish today at Portimão’s Autodromo do Algarve courtesy of Takumi Takahashi, who wraps up his World Superbike debut in style after scoring his first […]

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Yamaha In Contention For Overall Victory After Stage Three Of The Baja Inka Rally

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team put in another strong performance on Saturday during the third and penultimate stage of the 2017 Baja Inka Rally. Two of the team’s riders, Franco Caimi and Xavier de Soultrait, […]

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LAWRENCE WINS QUALIFICATION RACE AT VILLARS-SOUS-ECOT

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 16. Kevin Strijbos – 5th MXGP Hunter Lawrence –1st MX2 Jeremy Seewer – 8th MX2 Zach Pichon – 14th MX2 Hunter Lawrence took his maiden qualification win for the […]

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Mahias Secures Front Row Start for Portimao Showdown

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team’s Lucas Mahias secured his fourth front row start of the season on Saturday at Portimao, round nine of the 2017 FIM Supersport World Championship. The championship leader qualified in second […]

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BENNETTS SUZUKI GSX-R1000 WINS 1ST OULTON SUPERSTOCK

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 16. Richard Cooper closed-in on the National Superstock 1000 Championship lead today, taking victory onboard his Bennetts Suzuki GSX-R1000 in the first of two races at Oulton Park and […]

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Van der Mark Battles to Strong Fifth in Race 1 at Portimao

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

was a day of highs and lows for the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team in Portimao on Saturday for round ten of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship. Michael van der Mark showed his class […]

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First World Championship point for Takahashi as Bradl crashes out of eighth place

Sep 18, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The opening race at the Portuguese Round of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship has been contested today at Portimão’s Autodromo do Algarve, with Stefan Bradl forced to an early retirement after crashing out of […]

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GRT Yamaha Enjoy Strong Start at Portimao

Sep 17, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team enjoyed a productive Friday at Portimao for round nine of the 2017 FIM Supersport World Championship. The team focused on race pace with championship leader Lucas Mahias starting strongly […]

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Adrien Van Beveren Wins Stage Two Of The Baja Inka 2017

Sep 17, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Continuing their dominant performance in Peru, the Yamalube Yamaha Official Rally Team saw Adrien Van Beveren secure an impressive victory at the longest stage of the 2017 Baja Inka Rally. With two out of four […]

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Pata Yamaha Pushing Hard at Portimao

Sep 17, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team enjoyed an encouraging start to round ten of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship on Friday despite tricky conditions due to high winds and a bumpy track at Portimao. […]

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Honda Endurance Racing fifth fastest in Bol d’Or qualifying

Sep 17, 2017 Michael Le Pard

The Honda Endurance Racing team has qualified fifth fastest overall ahead of the 81st Bol d’Or, which takes place tomorrow (Saturday 16 September) at Circuit Paul Ricard. Kicking off the new 2017/2018 FIM Endurance World […]

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