Team Profile

Yamaha Factory Racing is Yamaha?s wholly-owned full-Factory Team in MotoGP. The team was founded in 1999 following the retirement of Wayne Rainey, who had run a Factory-supported team in the 500cc class for the previous two years. A new company - Yamaha Motor Racing - was set up in the Netherlands to manage all but the technical side of Yamaha?s international racing activities and to run the team.

 

In 2005 Yamaha Motor Racing as a company completed the move from the Netherlands in order to create a single Yamaha MotoGP European operation in Italy, strengthening and centralising the management of the team and all MotoGP operations. Although responsibility for the technical aspects of MotoGP remains predominantly at Yamaha?s Technology Development Division in Japan, a number of Japanese engineering staff complete the European MotoGP set-up.

 

The team is based in Gerno di Lesmo, close to Monza, as are the logistics and the engine management sectors. This facility was re-built during 2008 and a new, state-of-the-art facility was opened giving the team a superb new headquarters with all technical, logistical, managerial and communications departments under one roof.

 

Lin Jarvis is Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing Srl and Masahiko Nakajima is the Team Director for the Fiat Yamaha Team. Davide Brivio is Team Manager for Valentino Rossi?s side of the garage whilst Wilco Zeelenberg joins the team in 2010 to fulfill the same role for Jorge Lorenzo.

 

FIAT YAMAHA TEAM STATISTICS:

2010:
Valentino Rossi (ITA)
Jorge Lorenzo (ESP)

 

2009:
Valentino Rossi (ITA) - 1st MotoGP World Championship, 6 wins and 13 podiums
Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) - 2nd MotoGP World Championship, 4 wins and 12 podiums
Constructors World Champion
Team World Champion
Team Director - Davide brivio

 

2008:
Valentino Rossi (ITA) - 1st MotoGP World Championship, nine wins and sixteen podiums
Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) - 4th MotoGP World Championship, one win and six podiums
Constructors World Champion
Team World Champion 
Team Director - Davide Brivio

2007:
Valentino Rossi (ITA)
Colin Edwards (USA)
Team Director - Davide Brivio

2006:
Valentino Rossi (ITA) - 2nd in MotoGP World Championship, 5 race wins
Colin Edwards (USA) - 7th in MotoGP World Championship
Yamaha Factory Team - 2nd in MotoGP Team World Championship
Team Director - Davide Brivio

 

2005:
Valentino Rossi (ITA) - 1st in MotoGP World Championship, 11 race wins
Colin Edwards (USA) - 4th in MotoGP World Championship
Yamaha Factory Team - 1st in MotoGP Team World Championship
Team Director - Davide Brivio

 

2004:
Valentino Rossi (ITA) - 1st in MotoGP World Championship, 9 race wins
Carlos Checa (SPA) - 7th in MotoGP World Championship
Yamaha Factory Team - 1st in MotoGP Team World Championship
Team Director - Davide Brivio

 

2003:
Carlos Checa (SPA) - 7th in MotoGP World Championship
Marco Melandri (ITA) - 15th in MotoGP World Championship
Team Director - Davide Brivio

 

2002:
Max Biaggi (ITA) - 2nd in MotoGP World Championship, 2 race wins
Carlos Checa (SPA) - 5th in MotoGP World Championship
Team Director - Davide Brivio

 

2001:
Max Biaggi (ITA) - 2nd in 500cc World Championship, 3 race wins
Carlos Checa (SPA) - 6th in 500cc World Championship
Team Director - Lin Jarvis

 

2000:
Max Biaggi (ITA) - 3rd in 500cc World Championship, 2 race wins
Carlos Checa (SPA) - 6th in 500cc World Championship
Team Director - Lin Jarvis

 

1999:
Max Biaggi (ITA) - 4th in 500cc World Championship, 2 race wins
Carlos Checa (SPA) - 7th in 500cc World Championship
Team Director - Lin Jarvis

Valentino Rossi

2009 saw Valentino Rossi cross more milestones in his incredible career and take a ninth world championship title, his fourth with Yamaha. He showed that after fourteen years of racing in the World Championship he is still the best rider of his generation and worthy of his crown.	Date Of Birth	16/02/1979
	Place Of Birth	Urbino, Italy
	Nationality	Italian
	Residence	London, UK
	Height	182 cm
	Weight	67 Kg
	Marital Status	Single
	Hobbies	Soccer, Radio Controlled toys
	Total Races	GP starts: 227 (167 x MotoGP/500cc, 30 x 250cc, 30 x 125cc)
	Victories	103 (77 x MotoGP/500cc, 14 x 250cc, 12 x 125cc)
	Pole Positions	58 (47 x 500cc/MotoGP, 5 x 250cc, 5 x 125cc)
	Podiums	164 (128 x 500cc/MotoGP, 21 x 250cc, 15 x 125cc)
	Wins	9 (1 x 125cc, 1 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 6 x MotoGP)
	First Race	1991
	First Grand Prix	Malaysia, 1996 (125cc)
	First Pole	1996

 

 

Career Higlight
2010	Fiat Yamaha Team, MotoGP World Championship
2009	MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2008	MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2007	3rd, MotoGP World Championship
2006	2nd, MotoGP World Championship
2005	MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2004	MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2003	MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2002	MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2001	500 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2000	2nd, 500 MotoGP World Championship
1999	250 GP WORLD CHAMPION
1998	2nd, 250 MotoGP World Championship
1997	125 GP WORLD CHAMPION
1996	9th, 125 MotoGP World Championship
1995	125cc Italian Champion
1994	125cc Italian Sports Production Champion
1993	3rd - 125cc Italian Sports Production Championship
1992	Regional Minimoto Champion
1991	4th - Italian Junior Go-Kart Championship
1990	Regional Go-Kart Championship - 9 wins
1989	First Go-Kart Race

Jorge Lorenzo

22-year old Jorge Lorenzo joined the Fiat Yamaha Team in 2008 as double 250cc World Champion, having won the title for the past two years with Aprilia. Following his outstanding debut year, Lorenzo came of age in 2009, winning four races and pushing his team-mate Valentino Rossi to the limit throughout a superb season. The Spaniard took the team?s first victory of the year at Yamaha?s home race in Japan and he went on to take further wins at Le Mans, Indianapolis and, for the second year in a row, Portugal.	Date Of Birth	04/05/1987
	Place Of Birth	Mallorca, Spain
	Nationality	Spanish
	Height	170 cm
	Weight	55 Kg
	Marital Status	Single
	Hobbies	Music, videogames, internet
	Total Races	128 (34 x MotoGP, 48 x 250cc, 46 x 125cc)
	Victories	26 (5 x MotoGP, 17 x 250cc, 4 x 125cc)
	Pole Positions	35 (9 x MotoGP, 23 x 250cc, 3 x 125cc)
	Podiums	56 (18 x MotoGP, 29 x 250cc, 9 x 125cc)
	Wins	2 (250cc, 2006/2007)
	First Grand Prix	Jerez, Spain, 2002 (125cc)

 

 

Career Higlight
2010	Fiat Yamaha Team, MotoGP World Championship
2009	2nd, MotoGP World Championship
2008	4th, MotoGP World Championship
2007	250cc World Champion
2006	250cc World Champion
2005	5th, 250cc World Championship
2004	4th, 125cc World Championship
2003	12th, 125cc World Championship
2002	21st, 125cc World Championship