Yamaha is very pleased to announce that three time World Champion “King” Kenny Roberts will return to the track at the world famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Raceway during this year’s running of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. Roberts plans to take to the track all three days beginning with the previously announced fan lap [...]

  2011 marks a very special moment in two wheeled motorsport as the 50th Anniversary of World Championship Grand Prix racing for Yamaha. As part of a series of ongoing activities to celebrate this landmark Yamaha Factory Racing will run a special livery, the ‘YZR-M1 WGP50th Anniversary Edition’ for the Assen TT and Laguna Seca [...]

An incredible first hour of racing With 34,600 spectators watching Saturday’s race at Spa-Francorchamps, the Peugeot 908s lined up well down the starting grid, but as soon as the race got underway, all three Team Peugeot Total cars showed they were not content to sit back. From 12th place, Alexander Wurz, in the Peugeot no.7, [...]

Red Bull Moto GP Rookies Cup On Saturday 30th April 2011, 15 year old – Brad Binder – made South African history when he became the first South African to achieve victory and stand tall and proud with the  South African Flag flying on the Moto GP Podium. Brad loves Estoril and was “super confident” [...]

Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner secured victory for the first time in his career at the Le Mans circuit in Sunday’s Monster Energy Grand Prix de France. It was a close battle until the very end between two Italians for second place but it was the second Repsol Honda of Andrea Dovizioso who clinched the 20 [...]

After a race long-duel with fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing), Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) raced to victory at the bwin Grande Prémio de Portugal on Sunday and with it claimed his first win at the Estoril circuit in any class. Third was Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda). Pedrosa, who only recently had surgery on [...]

San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Marco Simoncelli was quickest in both practice sessions at the bwin Grande Prémio de Portugal on Friday, as the World Championship resumed action. The Italian lost the front end of his Honda going into Turn 3 midway through the second session so had to jump onto his second machine, but [...]

Day two of the Valencia test started under better conditions than yesterday, allowing Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies a full morning’s riding in the Spanish sunshine. Both riders had completed their testing schedule by the lunchtime break, giving the Yamaha engineers enough data to work over the winter break for the [...]

Newly-crowned 2010 MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo enjoyed a homecoming fit for heroes when he landed in his native Mallorca yesterday, with thousands of people turning out to greet the victorious Fiat Yamaha rider as he touched down on home shores.

A double podium for the Fiat Yamaha Team today sealed the second leg of the 2010 Triple Crown, as World Champion Jorge Lorenzo finished second and Valentino Rossi third behind winner Casey Stoner in the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Spectators braved the scorching heat at Vereeniging’s Adrenaline Kart Circuit at the weekend for the Mr Price National Supermoto Series, which held all the promise of a Championship wrap-up. Full Throttle Red Bull KTM’s Brian Capper (North Riding, Gauteng) did not disappoint the crowds when he was crowned SA National Supermoto Champ for the eighth [...]

Despite my amazement we see this every year, manufacturers bring out a more refined, lighter faster, more efficient and yet powerful superbike. The 1000cc class is a battlefield with manufacturers trying to outdo each other whilst also keeping to rules and regulations. Thus the cut throat world of superbikes seems to always impress and the [...]

In Magny-Cours (FRA), Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport experienced a tough end to what was overall a successful second season in the 2010 FIM Superbike World Championship. Ruben Xaus (ESP) and Troy Corser (AUS) posted a total of eight top-five-finishes, and Troy clinched the team’s first pole position and podium finishes. In the championship standings Troy [...]

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd is delighted to announce that it has reached an agreement with Jorge Lorenzo whereby the Spaniard will remain with the factory for the next two years. 23-year-old Lorenzo, who joined Yamaha in 2008, has won an impressive seven races so far this season and is on target to take his first [...]

Yes if you didn’t already know, Ken Blocks third Gymkhana is being released, we showed you part one which featured more ads than driving, but with part 2 it’s the other way around, check it out and prepare to be amazed!