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Yamaha YZR-M1

The Yamaha YZR-M1 is an inline-four motorcycle specifically developed by Yamaha Motor Company to race in the current MotoGP series.[1] It succeeded the 500 cc (31 cu in) YZR500 by the 2002 season and was originally developed with a 990 cc (60 cu in) engine. Since then, the YZR-M1 has been continuously developed into several iterations through the 990cc, 800cc and 1000cc eras of Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing.

Yamaha YZR-M1
Yamaha YZR-M1 used by Rossi in the 2004
CategoryMotoGP
ConstructorYamaha
PredecessorYamaha YZR500
Technical specifications
ChassisTwin-spar aluminium deltabox frame, multi-adjustable steering geometry, wheelbase, ride height, with aluminium swingarm
Suspension (front)Fully adjustable Öhlins inverted telescopic forks
Suspension (rear)Braced aluminium swingarm with single Öhlins shock and rising-rate linkage
Length2,060 mm (81 in)
Width650 mm (26 in)
Height1,150 mm (45 in) measured from identical reference plane
Wheelbase1,450 mm (57 in)
EngineYamaha 1,000 cc (61 cu in) I4, 16-valve, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, Crossplane crankshaft, naturally aspirated,
Transmission6-speed sequential manual cassette-type
Weight160 kg (353 lb) excluding rider
225 kg (496 lb) including rider
FuelENEOS
LubricantsENEOS
TiresMichelin
Competition history
Notable entrantsJapan Yamaha Motor Racing
France Tech3
Spain d'Antín MotoGP
Malaysia Sepang Racing Team
Malaysia RNF Racing
Notable driversItaly Max Biaggi
Spain Carlos Checa
France Olivier Jacque
Japan Shinya Nakano
Japan Norifumi Abe
Brazil Alex Barros
Italy Marco Melandri
Italy Valentino Rossi
United States Colin Edwards
Spain Rubén Xaus
Spain Toni Elías
United Kingdom James Ellison
Japan Makoto Tamada
France Sylvain Guintoli
Spain Jorge Lorenzo
United Kingdom James Toseland
United States Ben Spies
United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow
Italy Andrea Dovizioso
United Kingdom Bradley Smith
Spain Pol Espargaró
Spain Maverick Viñales
France Johann Zarco
Germany Jonas Folger
Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin
France Fabio Quartararo
Italy Franco Morbidelli
South Africa Darryn Binder
Spain Álex Rins
Debut2002 Japanese Grand Prix
RacesWinsPoles
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Constructors' Championships5
Drivers' Championships7

2002–2003

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2002 was the first season which allowed 990 cc 4-strokes to be raced alongside 500 cc 2-strokes. In a change from their V-4 YZR500, Yamaha designed the YZR-M1 (for "Mission One") with an inline-4 engine because it was the format considered to have the best mutual balance with the frame.[2] Also, Yamaha wanted to preserve the superior handling of the YZR500, so the M1's engine was designed to fit in a chassis developed around the basic structure of the YZR500.[2] The M1 was outfitted with an electronic engine management system that controlled the engine braking endemic to 4-strokes.[1] The new engine had 5 valves per cylinder, was fed by carburetors and began with a displacement of 942 cc; in the second half of the season it progressed up to the full 990 cc regulation limit.[2] The frame design also evolved during the season, with adjustment of the engine mounting position and change in the fuel tank shape.[2]

The M1 was test-ridden and developed by Max Biaggi, John Kocinski, Norihiko Fujiwara and Kyoji Namba throughout 2001.[3] It was raced in the 2002 season by Biaggi and Carlos Checa on the factory team, and towards the end of the season M1s were also provided to Norifumi Abe, Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano. Biaggi achieved two wins and placed second in the final standings as did Yamaha in the manufacturers' championship.

In 2003, the engine went from carburetion to fuel injection, and the engine brake control system was replaced with an Idle Control System that automatically adjusted the throttle valve opening on two of the four cylinders to improve stability and handling during deceleration.[4] M1 riders were Checa, Alex Barros, Olivier Jacque, Marco Melandri, Shinya Nakano and Norifumi Abe, and there were no wins and Yamaha came in third in the manufacturers' championship.

2004/2005

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Valentino Rossi signed a two-year contract with Yamaha, reportedly worth in excess of US$6 million per season, in a move that was described by the press as "biting off more than he could chew". It was widely felt not only by his critics and media pundits but also by many fans, that even he would not be able to bring the struggling YZR-M1 up to the level of the hereto all-conquering Honda RC211V. A well-publicised increase in the pace of development of the Honda machine over the winter season fuelled expectation that a Honda RC211V in the hands of riders the calibre of Max Biaggi and Sete Gibernau would have no problem in retaining the World Title for Honda.

Meanwhile, Rossi wasn't the only defection Honda had to contend with; Jeremy Burgess (crew chief for Rossi at Honda), along with the majority of his long-established crew, were convinced by Rossi to join him at Yamaha. This was a shrewd move and was cited by Rossi in his autobiography as being instrumental in providing him with the strong basis necessary for launching an attack on the Championship with the YZR-M1.

During 2003/2004 winter testing, Yamaha stepped up to the plate by pulling out all the stops in their collaboration with Rossi and Burgess. Through a systematic regime of innovation and testing, they sought to refine the M1's traditionally strong traits such as good braking and quick handling (which impressed Rossi), and marry them with good balance and transition to power. Working closely with Rossi and Burgess, Yamaha engineers under YZR-M1 project leader Koichi Tsuji experimented with a number of engine modifications in an attempt to fix the power delivery, and finally, it was decided to go ahead with a four-valve per cylinder head configuration (as opposed to the earlier five-valve head), with a specially refined cylinder firing order. This turned the straight four-cylinder engine from a traditional "screamer", where the power pulses are spaced equally (every 180 crank degrees) in the four-stroke cycle, into a so-called "long bang" engine where the power pulses are grouped unevenly across the cycle (270-180-90-180). This firing order mimics the constant kinetic energy of a V4 engine while maintaining the desirable engine packaging of a traditional inline four-cylinder. These developments significantly improved the torque characteristics of the engine, and coupled with slight changes to the position of the engine in the chassis, made the M1 much easier to control at the limit of adhesion while exiting corners. After a frantic winter of development and testing, the team showed the world that they had made a significant step in the right direction, when Rossi and the M1 won the BMW car at the 2004 pre-season IRTA test at Catalunya, by posting the fastest lap of the open session (similar to normal race qualifying).

With the traditional first race of the season at Suzuka off the list due to safety considerations, the 2004 season started at Welkom in South Africa. In a quite remarkable race, Rossi came through to claim the victory, not only silencing his critics but becoming the first man in history to win two GPs back to back with two different manufacturers. Rossi would go on to claim 8 more GP wins on his way to win the 2004 Championship, with a tally of 304 points. Honda riders Sete Gibernau and Max Biaggi took second and third with 257 and 217 points respectively.

The 2004 season would, therefore, unfold to give Rossi the opportunity he had sought; to prove that it was his talent rather than just the bike that had won him his championships. In so doing, he also achieved one of the great coups in the history of Motorcycle Racing.

The YZR-M1 and Rossi partnership continued to dominate in 2005 when the Championship was won by a massive 147 point margin over Honda rider Marco Melandri in second place. The 2005 M1 was hailed by insiders to be a great race bike, it illustrated that Yamaha with input from Rossi had created a race bike to beat the others quite easily. Rossi would go on later to say that the 2005 M1 was the greatest bike he has ever ridden.

2006

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Valentino Rossi's 2006 Yamaha YZR-M1

The 2006 season proved a little more problematic for Yamaha, with the M1 suffering from chatter from the very first race of the year. It would be a recurring problem for all Yamaha riders in the first third of the season, and was thought to be a function of three major winter season developments; namely a significant hike in engine power, a new stiffer chassis and a new construction of Michelin tire with an even stickier compound and revised profile. Because all three developments occurred almost simultaneously, the usual meticulous testing of one development at a time was compromised and it would take much of the early season to understand and overcome the problems.

This setback for Yamaha and the YZR-M1 was largely responsible for Valentino Rossi's mediocre season start in 2006, manifest by poor qualifying performances and a brace of bad luck, he also suffered a wrist injury midseason, which added to his woes. In the final third of a memorable season, the M1's problems were virtually eradicated, and Valentino Rossi turned in a string of performances that would close down a large points gap on Championship leader Nicky Hayden aboard the Honda RC211V. It was only in the final race of the season that the M1 and Valentino Rossi were beaten by just five points and Yamaha relinquished the Championship back to Honda in the hands of Nicky Hayden, who only won two races that season. Hayden would later state that Rossi deserved to be the champion, but luck and DNFs cost him the championship. Valentino Rossi would win 5 races in 2006 to Nicky Hayden's 2, a fact that was well played during the offseason.

2007

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Regulations again changed for the 2007 season with the capacity of MotoGP machines reduced to 800 cc in an effort by the FIM to reduce the ever-increasing speeds of the 990 cc bikes (capable of well in excess of 210 mph (340 km/h)); therefore the YZR-M1 would continue in 2007 in 800 cc form. In post-2006 and in 2007 pre-season testing, the new 800 cc equipped YZR-M1 (along with other 800 cc MotoGP bikes) has been paradoxically quicker straight out of the box than the 990 cc version of the M1. This is by virtue of later, harder braking, quicker handling, higher corner speeds, and more controllable traction, and as the 2007 season got underway, the 800 cc YZR-M1 was expected to get quicker as its development continued.

The chatter that plagued the early 2006 YZR-M1 has been eliminated in the switch to 800 cc.[5] The main sponsor for the Official Factory Yamaha Team switched from Camel with their distinctive yellow and blue livery, to that of the Italian motor manufacturer Fiat. The team ran initially in a blue and white colour scheme and hinted at the unusual intention of running a variety of colour schemes throughout the season.

Casey Stoner won the 2007 Championship with the factory Ducati.

2008

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Rossi won the 2008 Championship,[6] by a record margin and dominated podium finishes all season. Teammate Jorge Lorenzo managed a first-ever Rookie win on the M1 at the Portuguese GP,[7] and had 6 podium finishes.

2012

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For the 2012 season, the maximum engine capacity was increased to 1,000 cc (1.0 L; 61.0 cu in), with a limit of 4 cylinders and a maximum 81 mm cylinder bore.[8] Jorge Lorenzo won the 2012 Championship, closely followed by Dani Pedrosa.

Specifications

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Yamaha YZR-M1 Specifications
Engine
Engine type: Liquid-cooled, inline 4-cylinder,ِِDOHC 4-stroke with 16-valve cross-plane crankshaft (fires at 180° flat-plane crank).
Displacement: 998 cc (1.0 L; 60.9 cu in)
Ignition: Magneti Marelli with adjustable mapping – NGK spark plugs
Fuel System: Fuel injection
Fuel: TotalEnergies[9]
Lubricants: Motul (factory; 2002-2007) & (Tech3; 2003-2018)
Petronas (factory; 2008-2011) & (SRT/RNF; 2019-2022)
ENEOS (factory; 2012-present)
Lubrication system: Wet sump
Data recording: 2D
Maximum power: Around 249 PS/183 kW
Maximum speed: In excess of 340 km/h (211 mph)
Exhaust: Akrapovič
Transmission
Type: 6-speed cassette-type gearbox, with alternative gear ratios available
Primary drive: Gear
Clutch: Dry multi-plate slipper clutch
Other speed specifications: 0-200MPH 16.95 seconds, 0-60MPH 1.91 seconds
Final drive: Chain
Chassis and running gear
Frame type: Twin-spar aluminium deltabox frame, multi-adjustable steering geometry, wheelbase, ride height, with aluminium swingarm
Front suspension: Fully adjustable Öhlins inverted telescopic forks
Rear suspension: Braced aluminium swingarm with single Öhlins shock and rising-rate linkage
Front/rear wheels: MFR forged magnesium 17” inch front and rear
Front/rear tires: Michelin, 17” front and rear, available as slick, intermedium and wet tires
Front brake: Twin 320 mm or 340 mm carbon discs with radial mounted four-piston Brembo calipers
Rear brake: Single 220 mm ventilated stainless steel disc with twin-piston Brembo caliper
Weight: Minimum 160 kg (353 lb) excluding rider, 200 kg (441 lb) including rider, in accordance with FIM regulations
Fuel capacity: 22 L (6 US gal; 5 imp gal), in accordance with FIM regulations

Successes

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These results are accurate up to the 2022 Dutch TT.

2002: Biaggi 2 (2 in total)
2004: Rossi 9 (9 in total)
2005: Rossi 11 (11 in total)
2006: Rossi 5 (5 in total)
2007: Rossi 4 (4 in total)
2008: Rossi 9, Lorenzo 1 (10 in total)
2009: Rossi 6, Lorenzo 4 (10 in total)
2010: Lorenzo 9, Rossi 2 (11 in total)
2011: Lorenzo 3, Spies 1 (4 in total)
2012: Lorenzo 6 (6 in total)
2013: Lorenzo 8, Rossi 1 (9 in total)
2014: Rossi 2, Lorenzo 2 (4 in total)
2015: Lorenzo 7, Rossi 4 (11 in total)
2016: Lorenzo 4, Rossi 2 (6 in total)
2017: Viñales 3, Rossi 1 (4 in total)
2018: Viñales 1 (1 in total)
2019: Viñales 2 (2 in total)
2020: Quartararo 3, Morbidelli 3, Viñales 1 (7 in total)
2021: Quartararo 5, Viñales 1 (6 in total)
2022: Quartararo 3
  • Poles: 121:
2002: Biaggi 4, Checa 1 (5 in total)
2004: Rossi 5, Checa 1 (6 in total)
2005: Rossi 5 (5 in total)
2006: Rossi 5 (5 in total)
2007: Rossi 4, Edwards 2 (6 in total)
2008: Lorenzo 4, Rossi 2, Edwards 1 (7 in total)
2009: Rossi 7, Lorenzo 5 (12 in total)
2010: Lorenzo 7, Rossi 1, Spies 1 (9 in total)
2011: Lorenzo 2 (2 in total)
2012: Lorenzo 7 (7 in total)
2013: Lorenzo 4, Crutchlow 2 (6 in total)
2014: Rossi 1, Lorenzo 1 (2 in total)
2015: Lorenzo 5, Rossi 1 (6 in total)
2016: Lorenzo 4, Rossi 3 (7 in total)
2017: Viñales 5, Zarco 2 (7 in total)
2018: Zarco 2, Rossi 1, Viñales 1 (4 in total)
2019: Quartararo 6, Viñales 3 (9 in total)
2020: Quartararo 4, Viñales 3, Morbidelli 2 (9 in total)
2021: Quartararo 5, Viñales 1 (6 in total)
2022: Quartararo 1

Complete MotoGP results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Tires Team No. Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points RC Points TC Points MC
2002 M JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR RIO PAC MAL AUS VAL
  Marlboro Yamaha Team 3   Max Biaggi Ret 9 DSQ 3 2 4 4 2 2 1 6 2 Ret 1 6 3 215 2nd 356 2nd 272 2nd
7   Carlos Checa 3 5 Ret Ret 4 3 3 Ret 4 5 2 Ret 5 7 11 Ret 141 5th
45   Wataru Yoshikawa 12 4 25th —
  Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin 6   Norifumi Abe DNS 10 6 (129)[a] 6th 142 6th
  Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 19   Olivier Jacque Ret 8 9 15 (81)[a] 10th 149 5th
56   Shinya Nakano 6 13 6 23 (68)[a] 11th
2003 M JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR RIO PAC MAL AUS VAL
  Gauloises Yamaha Team 4   Alex Barros 8 5 5 3 Ret 8 8 DNS Ret 7 11 12 6 15 Ret 6 101 9th 172 6th 175 3rd
19   Olivier Jacque 15 10 10 4 10 Ret 5 Ret 9 11 13 Ret 13 DNS 6 Ret 71 12th
  Fortuna Yamaha Team 7   Carlos Checa 10 9 Ret Ret 8 4 4 6 8 4 8 9 Ret 5 8 5 123 7th 188 5th
33   Marco Melandri WD 17 15 11 13 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 11 5 11 Ret 45 15th
17   Norifumi Abe 11 8 9 20 (31)[a] 16th
  Yamaha Racing Team 11 10 11 (31)[a] 16th —
  d'Antin Yamaha Team 56   Shinya Nakano 9 11 8 14 5 5 13 9 7 14 12 8 9 8 7 Ret 101 10th 101 8th
2004 M RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED RIO GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL
  Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha 7   Carlos Checa 10 6 2 Ret 4 9 10 Ret 6 6 5 7 Ret 9 10 4 117 7th 421 1st 328 2nd
46   Valentino Rossi 1 4 4 1 1 1 Ret 4 1 2 1 2 Ret 1 1 1 304 1st
  Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 17   Norifumi Abe 9 11 Ret 7 9 11 8 Ret Ret 8 10 Ret 7 12 17 10 74 13th 149 6th
33   Marco Melandri 11 Ret 6 9 3 3 13 Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 75 12th
2005 M SPA POR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED USA GBR GER CZE JPN MAL QAT AUS TUR VAL
  Gauloises Yamaha Team[b] 5   Colin Edwards 9 6 8 3 9 7 3 2 4 8 7 6 10 4 6 7 8 179 4th 546 1st 381 1st
46   Valentino Rossi 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 2 3 367 1st
  Fortuna Yamaha Team 11   Rubén Xaus 18 10 10 12 14 10 12 11 Ret 13 18 10 15 14 12 14 15 52 16th 130 7th
24   Toni Elías 12 14 14 9 13 9 12 14 9 11 8 9 6 10 74 12th
94   David Checa 19 13 15 4 26th
2006 SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL
M   Camel Yamaha Team 5   Colin Edwards 11 9 9 3 6 12 5 13 6 12 9 10 10 Ret 8 4 9 124 7th 371 2nd 289 2nd
46   Valentino Rossi 14 1 4 Ret Ret 1 1 8 2 1 Ret 2 1 3 2 2 13 247 2nd
D   Tech 3 Yamaha 7   Carlos Checa 13 12 15 14 11 15 8 9 10 9 7 15 12 Ret 14 7 10 75 15th 101 9th
77   James Ellison 16 13 18 16 14 16 9 Ret 14 13 13 17 16 16 15 13 14 26 18th
2007 QAT SPA TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE RSM POR JPN AUS MAL VAL
M   FIAT Yamaha Team 5   Colin Edwards 6 3 Ret 11 12 12 10 2 6 4 11 Ret 9 10 14 9 10 13 124 9th 365 4th 283 3rd
46   Valentino Rossi 2 1 10 2 6 1 2 4 1 Ret 4 7 Ret 1 13 3 5 Ret 241 3rd
D   Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 6   Makoto Tamada 16 14 14 Ret 9 15 12 15 13 13 8 17 14 Ret 12 16 18 15 38 18th 88 8th
50   Sylvain Guintoli 15 15 15 13 10 14 14 16 14 Ret 13 13 12 14 4 14 19 11 50 16th
2008 QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE RSM IND JPN AUS MAL VAL
M   Tech 3 Yamaha 5   Colin Edwards 7 Ret 4 7 3 5 5 4 3 Ret 14 14 10 15 7 8 8 6 144 7th 249 4th 402 1st
52   James Toseland 6 6 7 12 Ret 6 6 17 9 11 9 13 6 18 11 6 Ret 11 105 11th
B   Fiat Yamaha Team 46   Valentino Rossi 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 373 1st 563 1st
M 48   Jorge Lorenzo 2 3 1 4 2 Ret 6 6 Ret Ret 10 2 3 4 4 Ret 8 190 4th
2009 B QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED USA GER GBR CZE IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5   Colin Edwards 4 12 7 7 6 7 4 7 9 2 7 5 Ret 5 5 13 4 161 5th 253 4th 386 1st
52   James Toseland 16 9 13 9 7 13 6 DSQ 10 6 9 6 10 9 14 15 12 92 14th
  Sterilgarda Yamaha Team 11   Ben Spies 7 9 20th —
  Fiat Yamaha Team 46   Valentino Rossi 2 2 1 16 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 Ret 1 4 2 3 2 306 1st 567 1st
99   Jorge Lorenzo 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 3 2 Ret Ret 1 2 1 Ret 4 3 261 2nd
2010 B QAT ESP FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER USA CZE IND RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5   Colin Edwards 8 12 12 13 9 8 11 Ret 7 7 Ret 7 12 5 NC 7 7 12 103 11th 279 4th 404 1st
11   Ben Spies 5 Ret Ret 7 3 4 6 8 6 4 2 6 5 8 4 5 DNS 4 176 6th
  Fiat Yamaha Team 8   Wataru Yoshikawa 15 1 22nd 617 1st
46   Valentino Rossi 1 3 2 DNS 4 3 5 4 3 6 3 1 3 2 3 233 3rd
99   Jorge Lorenzo 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 4 4 3 2 1 1 383 1st
Year Tyres Team No. Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Points RC Points TC Points MC
2011 B QAT ESP POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER USA CZE IND RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Yamaha Factory Racing 1   Jorge Lorenzo 2 1 2 4 2 Ret 6 1 2 2 4 4 1 3 2 DNS 260 2nd 446 2nd 325 2nd
11   Ben Spies 6 Ret Ret 6 3 Ret 1 4 5 4 5 3 6 5 6 DNS C 2 176 5th
89   Katsuyuki Nakasuga C 6 10 18th
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5   Colin Edwards 8 Ret 6 13 DNS 3 7 9 10 8 8 7 13 13 8 5 C 109 9th 188 5th
35   Cal Crutchlow 11 8 8 Ret 7 DNS 14 Ret 14 Ret Ret 11 10 9 11 Ret C 4 70 12th
41   Josh Hayes 7 9 19th
2012 B QAT ESP POR FRA CAT GBR NED GER ITA USA IND CZE RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS VAL
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 4   Andrea Dovizioso 5 5 4 7 3 19 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 13 4 6 218 4th 369 3rd 386 2nd
35   Cal Crutchlow 4 4 5 8 5 6 5 8 6 5 Ret 3 Ret 4 Ret Ret 3 Ret 151 7th
  Yamaha Factory Racing 11   Ben Spies 11 11 8 16 10 5 4 4 11 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 88 10th 458 2nd
99   Jorge Lorenzo 1 2 2 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 Ret 350 1st
21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga 2 20 (27)[a] 18th
  Yamaha YSP Racing Team 9 7 (27)[a] 18th —
2013 B QAT AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER USA IND CZE GBR RSM ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL
  Yamaha YSP Racing Team 21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga 11 5 22nd — 381 2nd
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 35   Cal Crutchlow 5 4 5 2 3 Ret 3 2 7 5 17 7 6 6 6 4 7 Ret 188 5th 304 3rd
38   Bradley Smith Ret 12 10 9 9 6 9 6 Ret 8 Ret 9 11 7 7 6 8 7 116 10th
  Yamaha Factory Racing 46   Valentino Rossi 2 6 4 12 Ret 4 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 6 4 237 4th 567 2nd
99   Jorge Lorenzo 1 3 3 7 1 1 5 DNS 6 3 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 330 2nd
2014 B QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Yamalube Racing Team with YSP 21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga 12 4 26th — 354 2nd
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 38   Bradley Smith Ret 5 7 8 10 Ret 10 8 19 6 9 22 7 5 9 3 5 14 121 8th 257 4th
44   Pol Espargaró Ret 6 8 9 4 5 7 Ret 7 5 Ret 6 6 6 8 Ret 6 6 136 6th
  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 46   Valentino Rossi 2 8 4 2 2 3 2 5 4 3 3 3 1 Ret 3 1 2 2 295 2nd 558 2nd
99   Jorge Lorenzo Ret 10 3 4 6 2 4 13 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 Ret 263 3rd
2015 B QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Yamaha Factory Racing Team 21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga 8 8 23rd — 407 1st
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 38   Bradley Smith 8 6 6 8 6 5 5 7 6 6 7 7 2 8 7 10 4 6 181 6th 295 4th
44   Pol Espargaró 9 Ret 8 5 7 6 Ret 5 8 7 8 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 9 5 114 9th
  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 46   Valentino Rossi 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 3 1 5 3 2 4 3 4 325 2nd 655 1st
99   Jorge Lorenzo 4 4 5 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 4 Ret 1 3 2 2 1 330 1st
2016 M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Team 21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga 11 5 23rd — 353 2nd
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 22   Alex Lowes 13 Ret DNS 3 24th 199 5th
38   Bradley Smith 8 8 17 12 Ret 7 Ret 13 13 9 Ret 13 8 14 9 62 17th
44   Pol Espargaró 7 6 7 8 5 15 5 4 Ret 10 13 DNS 9 8 6 5 9 6 134 8th
  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 46   Valentino Rossi 4 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 8 4 2 3 2 3 Ret 2 2 4 249 2nd 482 1st
99   Jorge Lorenzo 1 Ret 2 2 1 1 Ret 10 15 3 17 8 3 2 Ret 6 3 1 233 3rd
2017 M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5   Johann Zarco Ret 5 5 4 2 7 5 14 9 12 5 6 15 9 8 4 3 2 174 6th 258 4th 321 2nd
23   Broc Parkes 22 0 NC
31   Kohta Nozane Ret 0 NC
60   Michael van der Mark 16 17 0 NC
94   Jonas Folger 10 6 11 8 7 13 6 Ret 2 10 Ret DNS 9 16 84 10th
  Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Team 21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga 12 4 26th —
  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 25   Maverick Viñales 1 1 Ret 6 1 2 10 Ret 4 3 6 2 4 4 9 3 9 12 230 3rd 438 2nd
46   Valentino Rossi 3 2 2 10 Ret 4 8 1 5 4 7 3 5 Ret 2 7 5 208 5th
2018 M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5   Johann Zarco 8 2 6 2 Ret 10 7 8 9 7 9 C 10 14 5 6 Ret 3 7 158 6th 204 6th 281 3rd
55   Hafizh Syahrin 14 9 Ret 16 12 12 Ret 18 11 14 16 C 19 18 12 10 Ret 10 10 46 16th
  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 25   Maverick Viñales 6 5 2 7 7 8 6 3 3 Ret 12 C 5 10 3 7 1 4 Ret 193 4th 391 3rd
46   Valentino Rossi 3 19 4 5 3 3 3 5 2 4 6 C 7 8 4 4 6 18 13 198 3rd
  Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Team 89   Katsuyuki Nakasuga 14 2 26th —
2019 M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 12   Maverick Viñales 7 Ret 11 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 2 10 5 3 3 4 3 4 Ret 1 6 211 3rd 385 3rd 321 2nd
46   Valentino Rossi 5 2 2 6 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 4 4 4 8 8 Ret 8 4 8 174 7th
  Petronas Yamaha SRT 20   Fabio Quartararo 16 8 7 Ret 8 10 2 3 Ret 7 3 Ret 2 5 2 2 Ret 7 2 192 5th 307 4th
21   Franco Morbidelli 11 Ret 5 7 7 Ret Ret 5 9 Ret 10 5 5 Ret 6 6 11 6 Ret 115 10th
2020 M SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR
  Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 12   Maverick Viñales 2 2 14 10 Ret 6 1 9 10 4 7 13 10 11 132 6th 178[c] 6th 204[d] 2nd
31   Garrett Gerloff WD[e] 0 NC
46   Valentino Rossi Ret 3 5 5 9 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 12 66 15th
  Petronas Yamaha SRT 20   Fabio Quartararo 1 1 7 8 13 Ret 4 1 9 18 8 14 Ret 14 127 8th 248[f] 2nd
21   Franco Morbidelli 5 Ret 2 Ret 15 1 9 4 Ret 6 1 11 1 3 158 2nd
Year Tyres Team No. Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Points RC Points TC Points MC
2021 M QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL
  Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 12   Maverick Viñales 1 5 11 7 10 8 5 19 2 NC 95 (106)[a] 10th 380 2nd 309 2nd
20   Fabio Quartararo 5 1 1 13 3 1 6 3 1 3 7 1 8 2 2 4 Ret 5 267 1st
35   Cal Crutchlow 17 16 0 28th
21   Franco Morbidelli 18 19 14 17 11 7 (47)[a] 17th
  Petronas Yamaha SRT 18 12 4 3 16 16 9 18 40 (47)[a] 17th 96 10th
04   Andrea Dovizioso 21 13 13 13 12 12 24th
31   Garrett Gerloff 17 0 29th
35   Cal Crutchlow 17 17 0 28th
46   Valentino Rossi 12 16 Ret 16 11 10 Ret 14 Ret 13 8 18 19 17 15 10 13 10 44 18th
96   Jake Dixon 19 Ret 0 28th
2022 M QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL
  Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 20   Fabio Quartararo 9 2 8 7 1 2 4 2 1 1 Ret 8 2 5 Ret 8 17 Ret 3 4 248 2nd 290 5th 256 2nd
21   Franco Morbidelli 11 7 Ret 16 13 15 15 17 13 13 Ret 15 Ret Ret 17 14 13 Ret 11 14 42 19th
  WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team 04   Andrea Dovizioso 14 Ret 20 15 11 17 16 20 Ret 14 16 16 15 12 15 21st 37 11th
35   Cal Crutchlow 14 15 19 13 12 16 10 25th
40   Darryn Binder 16 10 18 22 17 Ret 17 16 12 Ret Ret 20 Ret 16 18 Ret 21 14 Ret Ret 12 24th
2023 M POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL
  Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 20   Fabio Quartararo 8 79 3 10 7 11 13 Ret3 15 8 7 13 36 10 35 14 5 5 78 11 172 10th 274 7th 196 4th
21   Franco Morbidelli 14 44 8 11 10 10 12 9 14 119 14 15 7 17 14 17 11 7 16 7 102 13th
  Yamalube RS4GP Racing Team 35   Cal Crutchlow 13 — — — —
2024 M QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT CAT RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL VAL
  Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 20   Fabio Quartararo 11 79 12 155 Ret 9 18 127 11 11 18 Ret 79 77 7 12 9 16 65 108* 13th* 139* 8th* 119* 4th*
42   Álex Rins 16 13 Ret 13 15 20 15 Ret DNS 16 9 19 DNS 11 16 13 Ret 8 31* 18th*
87   Remy Gardner 19 18 0* 26th*
  Yamaha Factory Racing Team 87   Remy Gardner 17 — — — —

* Season still in progress.

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with the motorcycle, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.
  2. ^ Due to tobacco advertising, the team was known as Yamaha Factory Racing at the United States and Valencian Grands Prix.
  3. ^ Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders scored 198 points, but the team was deducted 20 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[10]
  4. ^ Yamaha scored 254 points as a manufacturer, but were deducted 50 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[10]
  5. ^ Garrett Gerloff initially replaced Valentino Rossi during round 12 and competed in the two Friday practice sessions while Rossi was waiting for his COVID-19 test results, but was withdrawn from the race when Rossi was declared fit to race after testing negative for COVID-19.
  6. ^ Petronas Yamaha SRT riders scored 285 points, but the team was deducted 37 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[10]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "YZR-M1(0WM1)". Yamaha Motor Co. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Mission One: Introducing Yamaha's awesome YZR-M1". Crash.net. 2001-05-14. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  4. ^ "Evolution of the YZR-M1 – part one". Crash.net. 2006-11-19. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  5. ^ Birt, M.: Yamaha chatter finished Archived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine motorcyclenews.com, 2007-02-21.
  6. ^ "Rossi wins Motegi, MotoGP championship". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ^ Irish, Oliver (14 April 2008). "Thrilling Lorenzo maintains his upward trajectory". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  8. ^ "MotoGP changes for 2012". motogp.com. MotoGp News. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  9. ^ "TotalEnergies Becomes Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Official Fuel Supplier | TotalEnergies Competition". competition.totalenergies.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  10. ^ a b c "Yamaha handed penalties, no effect on rider points". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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