Yamaha Motor Company
Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
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| 2025 | Fabio Quartararo scored 157 points in the season, with performances including a 6th place, 15th place, 11th place, 10th place, and 13th place finishes in various races |
| 2025 | Álex Rins scored 17 points in the season, with performances including a 5th place, 16th place, 11th place, 10th place, and 13th place finishes in various races |
| 2025 | Fabio Quartararo (France) rode for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, finishing 13th overall with 4 points |
| 2025 | Miguel Oliveira (Portugal) rode for Prima Pramac Yamaha, finishing 16th overall with 2 points |
| 2025 | Álex Rins (Spain) rode for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, finishing 19th overall with 0 points |
| 2025 | Pramac team begins using Motul lubricants for the Yamaha YZR-M1. |
| 2025 | Significant team changes for Yamaha YZR-M1, with Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins remaining in the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, and new riders Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira joining the Prima Pramac Yamaha team. |
| 2024 | Álex Rins joined the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team, finishing 18th in the championship. |
| 2024 | Remy Gardner made a brief appearance with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team, competing in only 2 races. |
| 2024 | Fabio Quartararo continues to struggle, finishing 13th in the championship with 113 points. Spain's Álex Rins joins the Yamaha YZR-M1 team in the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP lineup. |
| April 2024 | Lola-Yamaha secured Abt Formula E Team as its first powertrain customer, with the team to compete as Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team in the 2024–25 season. |
| March 2024 | Yamaha announced a technical partnership with Lola Cars to enter Formula E as a powertrain supplier for the 2024–25 season. |
| 2023 | Yamaha discontinued the World GP 60th Anniversary edition and introduced a new color option called Intensity White for the R7 model. |
| 2023 | Fabio Quartararo's performance declined, finishing 10th in the MotoGP championship with 3 podiums. |
| 2023 | Fabio Quartararo experiences a challenging season, finishing 10th in the championship with 172 points while riding the Yamaha YZR-M1 for Japan's Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team. |
| September 2023 | The 155 VVA version received a minor update, increasing engine power to 17.9 HP (0.2 HP more than the previous version) and improving fuel economy. ABS became available on Premium and Limited GP trims. |
| September 2023 | The Yamaha T-150 155 cc model underwent a minor redesign, updating its appearance and potentially some technical specifications. |
| 2022 | Yamaha launched the TMax Techmax version of the 560, featuring a new all-colour dashboard and a comprehensive electronics package including ABS, Traction Control, and Cruise Control. |
| 2022 | Race organizations begin to encourage alternative motorcycle models and manufacturers to enter Supersport racing, moving away from the Yamaha R6's traditional dominance. |
| 2022 | Yamaha released a special World GP 60th Anniversary edition of the R7, featuring a white color scheme with red and gold accents to commemorate Yamaha's racing heritage. |
| 2022 | Yamaha initially launched the R7 in two color options: Team Yamaha Blue and Performance Black. |
| 2022 | The same engine design used in the Tracer 700 was also implemented in the Yamaha YZF-R7 sportbike. |
| 2022 | Franco Morbidelli competed for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team but did not secure any wins or podiums, finishing 19th in the championship. |
| 2022 | Petronas's involvement with the SRT/RNF Yamaha YZR-M1 teams ends. |
| 2022 | Fabio Quartararo finishes as runner-up in the MotoGP World Championship with 248 points, continuing to ride the Yamaha YZR-M1 for Japan's Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team. |
| 2021 | Yamaha transitions the YZF-R6 to a race-only specification, limiting its availability in most global markets and prompting race organizers to reconsider engine eligibility criteria. |
| 2021 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu wins the Superbike World Championship on a Yamaha YZF-R1, recording 13 wins and 3 Superpoles. |
| 2021 | The Yamaha XMAX 125 model is updated to meet the Euro 5 emission standards, further improving the scooter's environmental credentials. |
| 2021 | Yamaha updated the R7's engine to become Euro 5 compliant, achieving a peak output of 73.4 hp at 8,750 rpm and 67 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. |
| 2021 | Yamaha won multiple championships, including British Superbike with Tarran Mackenzie, MotoAmerica with Jake Gagne, MFJ Superbike with Katsuyuki Nakasuga, and WorldSSP with Dominique Aegerter. Toprak Razgatlıoğlu became the World Superbike Champion. |
| 2021 | Fabio Quartararo wins the Riders Championship, the first rider to do so with Yamaha since Lorenzo in 2015, securing 5 race wins. |
| May 18 2021 | Yamaha officially announced the YZF-R7 motorcycle, reviving the name from the 1999 race homologation bike. The new model is based on the MT-07 platform and features a 689cc liquid-cooled inline two-cylinder engine. |
| 2020 | The new MT-03 model became available for purchase, introducing enhanced features and design improvements over the previous version. |
| 2020 | Yamaha ends standard production of the YZF-R6 for consumer markets, concluding its 21-year production run as a standard road-legal motorcycle. |
| 2020 | Ninth significant update to the Yamaha YZF-R1, representing the latest iteration of this high-performance sports motorcycle. |
| 2020 | Yamaha updated the Tracer 700 motorcycle model with a new fairing design, LED headlights, and engine modifications to comply with Euro-5 emission standards. |
| 2020 | Garrett Gerloff joins Yamaha as a replacement rider |
| 2020 | Maverick Viñales continues with Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP, finishing 6th in the season with 132 points |
| 2020 | Franco Morbidelli finished 2nd in the championship with 158 points, while Valentino Rossi came 15th with 66 points |
| December 29 2020 | Yamaha T-150 received a significant model upgrade, featuring an increased engine displacement to 155 cc, a new Variable Valve Actuation (VVA) system, and a 6-speed manual transmission. |
| May 2020 | Yamaha launches the TMAX 560, replacing the previous 530 model, continuing the mega-scooter's evolution in the European market. |
| January 2020 | Yamaha Japan released the Serow Final Model, discontinuing the XT250 due to increasing emission requirements. |
| 2019 | Yamaha officially announced the new 2020 MT-03 edition, featuring several key upgrades including differently tuned rear suspension, new inverted forks, an MT series exhaust, LED back-light, and a redesigned multi-function panel and split seat. |
| 2019 | Yamaha began production of new R1 model variants. |
| 2019 | Yamaha released the finished Ténéré 700 motorcycle, which evolved from the T7 concept bike showcased in 2016. |
| 2019 | Yamaha returned to the 686cc engine in the Grizzly ATV models after three years of using the 708 engine |
| 2019 | Yamaha briefly announced the Tracer 700 GT model, a touring-oriented variant of the Tracer 700 motorcycle featuring side cases and additional touring features. However, the model was subsequently removed from Yamaha's official websites across different countries, with only limited references in motorcycle magazine reviews and some European Yamaha dealers. |
| 2019 | Maverick Viñales transitions to Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP, finishing 3rd in the season with 211 points |
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