Yamaha Motor Company
Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
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| 2025 | Yamaha Virago 250 was rated the number 1 beginner cruiser for rangas in Australia, highlighting its popularity among new riders. |
| 2025 | Augusto Fernández races for Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team, earning 3 points and placing 20th in the championship. |
| 2025 | Jack Miller rides for Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP Team, finishing 16th with 19 points in the championship. |
| 2025 | Fabio Quartararo achieves 1 podium and 1 pole position in the season so far |
| 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 | Team continues with Fabio Quartararo from France and Franco Morbidelli from Italy as its riders. |
| 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 | Redesigned model introduced with functional ram-air scoops, replacing the previous non-functional design. |
| 2022 | Team retains Fabio Quartararo from France and Franco Morbidelli from Italy as riders. |
| 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 | Last year of the motorcycle featuring non-functional air scoops. |
| 2021 | Maverick Viñales finished 10th in the MotoGP World Championship with 95(106) points riding for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team |
| 2021 | Team lineup features Fabio Quartararo from France, Franco Morbidelli from Italy, and Maverick Viñales from Spain. |
| 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. |
| November 17 2021 | YZF-R15S based on v3.0 model launched |
| 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 | Team composition changes to include Maverick Viñales, Garrett Gerloff from the United States, and Valentino Rossi from Italy. |
| 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 |
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