FIAT YAMAHA TEAM
2009 FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix
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 ran 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 Yamaha's international racing activities with the exception on the technical side.
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 last December a new, state-of-the-art facility was opened giving the team a superb new European 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 Daniele Romagnoli fills the same role for Jorge Lorenzo.
YAMAHA FACTORY TEAM STATISTICS (pre-2009):
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2009
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· Valentino Rossi (ITA); Jorge Lorenzo (SPA)
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2008
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· Valentino Rossi (ITA) - 1st in MotoGP World Championship, 9 race wins
· Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) - 4th in MotoGP World Championship, 1 race win
· Team Director - Masahiko Nakajima
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2007
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· Valentino Rossi (ITA) - 3rd in MotoGP World Championship, 3 race wins
· Colin Edwards (USA) - 9th in MotoGP World Championship
· Team Director - Davide Brivio
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2006
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· Valentino Rossi (ITA) - 2nd in MotoGP World Championship, 5 race wins
· Colin Edwards (USA) - 7th in MotoGP World Championship
· Team Director - Davide Brivio
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2005
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· 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
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2004
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· 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
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2003
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· Carlos Checa (SPA) - 7th in MotoGP World Championship
· Marco Melandri (ITA) - 15th in MotoGP World Championship
· Team Director - Davide Brivio
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2002
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· Max Biaggi (ITA) - 2nd in MotoGP World Championship, 2 race wins
· Carlos Checa (SPA) - 5th in MotoGP World Championship
· Team Director – Davide Brivio
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2001
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· Max Biaggi (ITA) - 2nd in 500cc World Champi nship, 3 race wins
· Carlos Checa (SPA) - 6th in 500cc World Championship
· Team Director - Lin Jarvis
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2000
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· Max Biaggi (ITA) - 3rd in 500cc World Championship, 2 race wins
· Carlos Checa (SPA) - 6th in 500cc World Championship
· Team Director - Lin Jarvis
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1999
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· Max Biaggi (ITA) - 4th in 500cc World Championship, 2 race wins
· Carlos Checa (SPA) - 7th in 500cc World Championship
· Team Director - Lin Jarvis
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Related:
- 2009 FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix
- Riders Profile: Valentino Rossi / Jorge Lorenzo
- Machine Profile: Yamaha YZR-M1
For information on the Fiat Yamaha team visit the team's new website at www.FiatYamahaTeam.it or the official website at http://www.yamaha-racing.com/Racing/
For information on the MotoGP, visit the official website at www.motogp.com or visit the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme website at www.fim.ch