August 2008
29th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Misano Practice - Lorenzo
 Following
on from his recent successful test in Brno, when he made some
positive steps forward with his Michelin tyres, Jorge Lorenzo
was in good shape today on the first day of the Grand Prix
of San Marino at Misano.
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29th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Misano Practice - Rossi
Valentino
Rossi made a strong start to his second home race of the season
today, finishing second on the opening day of action at the
San Marino Grand Prix.
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27th Aug - Yamaha - Philippaerts and Coppins braced for
season finale
 After
a three week hiatus the factory Yamaha Monster Motocross Team
now prepare for an intense culmination to the 2008 FIM MX1-GP
World Championship with the first of the three final Grand
Prix taking place in three weeks this weekend just outside
the city of Dublin.
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25th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Misano Preview
The
Fiat Yamaha Team contest their second ‘home’ race
of the season this weekend, with the San Marino Grand Prix
taking place on Italian soil at the Misano circuit on the
Adriatic coast.
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19th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Testing - Rossi
Valentino
Rossi left the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic this evening
after a busy but successful two days of testing, alongside
most of his fellow MotoGP competitors.
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19th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Testing - Lorenzo
Jorge
Lorenzo left the Czech Republic in a somewhat better frame
of mind today, having found some improvements on the last
day of testing following his difficult Grand Prix weekend.
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18th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Testing - Lorenzo
Jorge
Lorenzo started an important two days of testing at Brno in
the Czech Republic today, following a difficult weekend during
which he struggled for grip throughout.
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18th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Testing - Rossi
Fresh
from his fifth victory of the season yesterday, which took
him fifty points clear at the top of the standings, Valentino
Rossi was back in action today on the first day of a two-day
test at Brno.
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17th Aug - Tech 3 Yamaha - Brno Race
Tech 3 Yamaha's James Toseland and Colin Edwards raced to
top 15 results in today's Czech Republic GP.
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17th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Race - Lorenzo
Fiat
Yamaha Team rookie Jorge Lorenzo finished a creditable tenth
in Brno today, making up seven places after starting last
on the grid.
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17th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Race - Rossi
Valentino
Rossi moved two races clear at the top of the championship
with his fifth win of the season today, enjoying an easy ride
home after his closest rival Casey Stoner crashed out on lap
seven.
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16th Aug - Tech 3 Yamaha - Brno Qualifying
Tech 3 Yamaha duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland are determined
to put in strong performances in tomorrow's Czech Republic
GP in Brno
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16th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Qualifying - Lorenzo
A
soaking wet day at Brno brought about a depressing day’s
work for Jorge Lorenzo, the Fiat Yamaha Team rookie finishing
the day in last place.
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16th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Qualifying - Rossi
Fiat
Yamaha team rider Valentino Rossi qualified second in Brno
today, despite a soaking wet day at the Czech track as the
MotoGP rain curse struck once again.
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15th Aug - Tech 3 Yamaha - Brno Practice
After a well-deserved summer break, the Tech 3 Yamaha team
had a tough return to MotoGP action today, with Colin Edwards
and James Toseland seventh and 13th fastest respectively
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15th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Practice - Lorenzo
Jorge
Lorenzo made a tentative return to action at Brno today, having
spent the summer break recuperating from the three broken
metatarsal bones he sustained during a crash at Laguna Seca.
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15th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Practice - Rossi
The
MotoGP paddock returned to action at Brno in the Czech Republic
today, the first in a final run of seven races across four
continents.
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11th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Brno Preview
The
Fiat Yamaha Team resume their pursuit of the MotoGP World
Championship title this weekend after a four-week summer holiday
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10th Aug - Yamaha - MXGP Czech
Only
three rounds remain in the 2008 MX1-GP World Championship
after a brilliant meeting for the Yamaha Monster Motocross
Team at the Loket circuit for the Grand Prix of Czech Republic
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6th Aug - Fiat Yamaha Team - Mid-season Review with Masao
Furusawa
We
have made many changes to the 2008 M1 compared to the 2007
version and we have improved it a lot; Valentino is satisfied
with our work so far.
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3rd Aug - Yamaha - MXGP Belgium
The
Yamaha Monster Motocross Team endured one of their hardest
and most dramatic days of the 2008 FIM MX1-GP world championship
as Josh Coppins finished 7th and David Philippaerts 10th
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3rd Aug - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Brands Hatch Races
 Noriyuki
Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) and Troy Corser (Yamaha
Motor Italia WSB Team) took second and third places respectively
after impressive performances in the second Brands Hatch race,
both riders changing their tyre choices from race one.
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2nd Aug - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Brands Hatch Final Qualifying
Noriyuki
Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) was only 0.023 seconds
from a Superpole win at Brands Hatch, after a very confused
'wet' Superpole contest
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1st Aug - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Brands Hatch First Qualifying
Noriyuki
Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) was the fastest man in
the early unofficial laps at Brands Hatch and continued his
strong form in the first qualifying period
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July 2008
30th Jul - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Brands Hatch Preview
Noriyuki
Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) are no
strangers to the podium in the World Superbike Championship,
Corser having taken 122 career top three finishes and Haga
82
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28th Jul - Yamaha - Enduro Uzerche
UFO Corse Yamaha team rider Simone Albergoni finished the
sixth round of eight in the 2008 WEC series - a dry Grand
Prix of France staged in Uzerche - with two 5th place results
as team-mate Cristobal Guerrero claimed his first podium of
the season with 3rd on Day2.
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24th Jul - Yamaha - Knee injury curtails 2008 campaign for
Cairoli
MX2-GP
World Champion Antonio Cairoli has undergone surgery on his
left knee after scans yesterday in Belgium revealed a damaged
ACL.
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23rd Jul - Yamaha - Karl Harris replaces Fabien Foret in
World Supersport for Brands Hatch
 Three
time British Supersport champion Karl Harris has signed up
to the Yamaha World Supersport Team for the British round
of the 2008 World Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch
on 2nd August.
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23rd Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - METATARSAL FRACTURES CONFIRMED
FOR JORGE LORENZO
Jorge
Lorenzo will be wearing a cast on his left foot for the next
ten days, in order to recover from the clean fractures he
sustained to his third, fourth and fifth metatarsal bones
last Sunday.
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21st Jul - Tech 3 Yamaha - USA GP Race
Tech 3 Yamaha rider James Toseland made a welcome return to
the top ten this afternoon with a determined ride to ninth
place in the American GP.
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20th Jul - Yamaha - MXGP South Africa
Low
winter sunshine bathed 20,000 spectators at the scenic Nelspruit
circuit for the Grand Prix of South Africa and Yamaha Monster
Motocross Team's David Philippaerts finished 4th overall
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20th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - USA GP Race - Lorenzo
Jorge
Lorenzo suffered a dramatic high-side on the very first lap
of the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca today, his debut American
race ending in the gravel at turn five.
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20th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - USA GP Race - Rossi
Fiat
Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi took his first career win
on American soil today, emerging victorious after an epic
duel with Casey Stoner at Laguna Seca.
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20th Jul - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Brno Races
Troy
Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) moved from fourth to
third in the championship standings after securing a second
and a fourth place finish at Brno, as his team-mate Noriyuki
Haga rode with all his spirit and skill to take sixth in race
one and salvage a seventh from a pitlane start in race two.
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19th Jul - Tech 3 Yamaha - USA GP Qualifying
Toseland claims brilliant fifth, Edwards on third row for
home race Tech 3 Yamaha rider James Toseland produced his
best qualifying performance since his MotoGP debut in Qatar
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19th Jul - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Brno Final Qualifying
Troy
Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) missed out on his 43rd
career Superpole win by a mere 0.106 seconds at the 5.403km
Brno circuit today, with only his fellow Australian Troy Bayliss
able to beat his time.
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19th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - USA GP Qualifying - Lorenzo
Jorge
Lorenzo will start his debut US Grand Prix from the second
row of the grid, having qualified fourth at Laguna Seca today.
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19th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - USA GP Qualifying - Rossi
This
afternoon’s qualifying session at Laguna Seca saw Valentino
Rossi put his Fiat Yamaha M1 on the front row of the grid
for the sixth time this season, qualifying second for tomorrow’s
US Grand Prix.
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18th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - Yamaha and Valentino Rossi
continue their partnership for two more years
Yamaha
Motor Co., Ltd is delighted to announce that it has signed
a new two-year agreement with Valentino Rossi.
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18th Jul - Tech 3 Yamaha - USA GP Practice
Colin Edwards ended the first day of his home race at Laguna
Seca with the seventh fastest time, while James Toseland was
16th quickest
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18th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - USA GP Practice - Lorenzo
Fiat
Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo made his competitive debut
at Laguna Seca today on the first day of practice for the
US Grand Prix, finishing 13th in the combined standings.
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18th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - USA GP Practice - Rossi
Valentino
Rossi made a good start to his US Grand Prix weekend today,
finishing the day third fastest in the overall standings at
Laguna Seca.
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18th Jul - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Brno First Qualifying
Troy
Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) enjoyed a competitive
start to his Brno race weekend by scoring second best time
behind local favourite Jakub Smrz, on the recently resurfaced
5.403km Brno circuit.
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18th Jul - Tech 3 Yamaha - YAMAHA AND COLIN EDWARDS TO RACE
TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER YEAR
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd is delighted to announce that it has
signed a new one-year deal with current Tech 3 Yamaha team
rider Colin Edwards
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16th Jul - Yamaha - Coppins-Yamaha collaboration enters
third term
Former
double world championship runner-up Josh Coppins will enter
a third year with Yamaha and the Yamaha Monster Motocross
Team after putting pen to paper to extend his current deal
this week.
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16th Jul - Yamaha - Brno Preview
The
9th round of the 2008 season sees Haga arrive in fourth place
in the overall championship fight, only six points ahead of
his team-mate Corser.
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14th Jul - Tech 3 Yamaha - German GP Race
Today's 30-lap German MotoGP race ended below pre-race expectations
for Tech 3 Yamaha duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland at
a rain-soaked Sachsenring.
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14th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - Laguna Seca Preview
The
Fiat Yamaha Team leave behind a two-month road trip across
Europe this week as they take flight for America for their
final appointment before the midseason break
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13th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - German GP Race - Rossi
Valentino
Rossi took the runner-up spot in the German Grand Prix at
the Sachsenring today and moved back to the top of the championship,
after Dani Pedrosa crashed out of the lead on lap five
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13th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - German GP Race - Lorenzo
Fiat
Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo was one of four riders who
failed to finish the German Grand Prix today, falling victim
to a soaking track on the third lap of a rainy race at Sachsenring
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12th Jul - Tech 3 Yamaha - German GP Qualifying
Colin Edwards handed the Tech 3 Yamaha team its sixth front
row start of 2008 after another impressive qualifying performance
at the Sachsenring today.
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12th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - German GP Qualifying - Lorenzo
Fiat
Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo secured his best grid spot since
the French Grand Prix back in May today, qualifying fifth
for tomorrow’s German Grand Prix.
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12th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - German GP Qualifying - Rossi
Valentino
Rossi made significant strides with the set-up of his Fiat
Yamaha M1 at the Sachsenring this afternoon, finding an improved
race pace around the twisty German track
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11th Jul - Tech 3 Yamaha - German GP Practice
The second half of the 2008 MotoGP world championship got
off to a mixed start for the Tech 3 Yamaha team in Germany
today.
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11th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - German GP Practice - Lorenzo
Fiat
Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo made the most of the sunshine
at the Sachsenring today to make some good progress on the
set-up of his YZR-M1, finishing the first day of practice
for the German Grand Prix sixth
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11th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - German GP Practice - Rossi
The
MotoGP paddock returned to action today at the Sachsenring
in eastern Germany and Valentino Rossi and his crew were quick
to get back to work,
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10th Jul - Yamaha - Haga and Corser make real progress in
testing at Vallelunga
Noriyuki
Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) used their
two days of official testing time at the Vallelunga circuit
to prepare for the next races
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10th Jul - Yamaha - Parkes and Foret fast in testing at
Vallelunga
The
Yamaha World Supersport Team arrived in Vallelunga with a
clear aim in mind and after exhaustive tests in high temperatures,
both Broc Parkes and Fabien Foret found real improvements
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9th Jul - Yamaha stars roll back the years at Spa
There are few more historic and scenic motorsport circuits
in the world than Spa Francorchamps, situated in the depths
of southern Belgium.
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7th Jul - Fiat Yamaha Team - German GP Preview
The
Fiat Yamaha Team faces the first half of a transatlantic double-header
this weekend as the MotoGP World Championship heads to Germany
for the tenth round of the season, followed immediately by
a trip to the USA for round eleven.
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6th Jul - Yamaha - MX Sweden GP
25,000
spectators scaled the rocky hill beside the Uddevalla circuit
to watch Yamaha Monster Motocross Team's David Philippaerts
take third position and extend his lead in the series
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June 2008
29th Jun - Yamaha - MX German GP
Yamaha
Monster Motocross Team's Josh Coppins emphatically aced his
first victory of the 2008 MX1-GP World Championship with a
double moto sweep at a sun-drenched and packed Talkessel circuit
in Teutschenthal for the Grand Prix of Germany
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29th Jun - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Misano Races
Pole
position starter Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team)
looked set for his first win of the 2008 season on two occasions
at Misano
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28th Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - Assen GP Race
Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards was involved in more late
drama at Assen today as a stunning surge from the back of
the field was rewarded with third place
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28th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Assen GP Race - Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo took sixth place for the second
Grand Prix running in the 60th Dutch TT today, the youngest
rider in the class making up one place on his grid position.
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28th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Assen GP Race - Rossi
A rare mistake from Valentino Rossi resulted in a first-lap
crash for the Fiat Yamaha Team rider today, but he remounted
and made up a gap of more than 20 seconds
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27th Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - Assen GP Qualifying
A windy but dry qualifying session in Assen today ended with
Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards claiming his ninth successive
top six grid position in 2008.
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27th Jun - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Misano First Qualifying
The
intense heat and humidity that a settled on Misano on the
first day of qualifying was no obstacle to Troy Corser
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27th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Assen GP Qualifying - Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo finished his second day’s work in Assen
in a somewhat happier mood than yesterday, after qualifying
seventh for the 60th Dutch TT.
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27th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Assen GP Qualifying - Rossi
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi took his fifth front
row start of the 2008 season at Assen today, ahead of tomorrow’s
60th Dutch TT.
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26th Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - Assen GP Practice
Just four days after the British GP, the Tech 3 Yamaha team
was back on track in Holland today, with American Colin Edwards
immediately on the pace at the historic Assen circuit.
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26th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Assen GP Practice - Lorenzo
Despite an impressive ride through the field to sixth from
the back of the grid at Donington just four days ago, it seems
that Jorge Lorenzo’s recent trials are not completely
behind him
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26th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Assen GP Practice - Rossi
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi returned to one of
his favourite race tracks today, as the 60th Dutch TT got
started in bright sunshine at Assen.
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25th Jun - Yamaha - Prumm title ambitions thwarted by broken
collarbone
The
20 year old suffered a relatively slow speed tumble on her
YZ250F but the impact was enough to force a complicated fracture
to the collarbone
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25th Jun - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Misano Preview
After
incredible rides at the Nürburgring in Germany both Noriyuki
Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) will be
relishing another chance to compete for top honours at Round
8 of the World Superbike Championship at the Misano circuit
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23rd Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Assen GP Preview
After a seventh podium in as many races for Valentino Rossi
at Donington Park on Sunday, the Fiat Yamaha team take their
title challenge straight to Assen this week for the second
Grand Prix in just six days.
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22nd Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - British GP Race
The Tech 3 Yamaha team had another day of contrasting fortunes
at a blustery Donington Park today, with Colin Edwards claiming
a hard fought fourth place in the British GP.
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22nd Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - British GP - Rossi
Valentino Rossi finished a worthy runner-up at Donington Park
today, unable to catch Casey Stoner on this occasion but surviving
a mid-race battle with Dani Pedrosa to extend his lead at
the top of the championship.
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22nd Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - British GP - Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo wrote another impressive chapter
in his rollercoaster rookie story today with an outstanding
ride to sixth from 17th on the grid in the British Grand Prix
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21st Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - British GP Qualifying
A rain-hit second day at Donington Park, venue for tomorrow's
30-lap British GP, produced contrasting fortunes for Tech
3 Yamaha duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland.
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21st Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - British GP Qualifying - Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo’s return from injury continued in unforgiving
conditions today, with the 21-year-old having to cope with
a rain-hit Donington Park as he tried to find his confidence
and feeling after his recent run of bad luck.
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21st Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - British GP Qualifying - Rossi
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi will start his 200th
Grand Prix from the front row of the grid tomorrow, after
a consistent performance in the wet this afternoon put him
second for tomorrow’s British round at Donington Park.
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20th Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - British GP Practice
Tech 3 Yamaha team pairing Colin Edwards and James Toseland
made an encouraging start to the British GP at Donington Park,
both clocking top ten times at the end of the first day of
free practice.
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20th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - British GP Practice - Lorenzo
Two weeks after crashing during practice in Catalunya and
ruling himself out of his home race, Jorge Lorenzo made a
welcome return to the track on his Fiat Yamaha M1 at the British
Grand Prix today.
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20th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - British GP Practice - Rossi
Valentino Rossi, who is scheduled to contest his 200th Grand
Prix on Sunday, got his weekend off to a solid start today
by finishing third overall in the first free practice sessions
at Donington Park.
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19th Jun - UFO Corse Yamaha Racing to cease WEC participation
The 2008 World Enduro Championship will be the last for
the decorated UFO Corse Yamaha Racing Team as they plan to
stop racing activities at the end of this season.
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17th Jun - UFO Corse Yamaha - Enduro: Aubert and Albergoni
take podium trophies in Poland
Italian Simone Albergoni once again led the UFO Corse Yamaha
team's Enduro 1 class assault of the World Enduro Championship
where at the Grand Prix of Poland he finished in 4th and 3rd
places
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16th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - British GP Preview
After a rain-hit Mediterranean jaunt through Italy and Spain
the Fiat Yamaha Team start a Northern-European triple-header
this weekend, hoping that the British Grand Prix can be the
unlikely purveyor of summer to the MotoGP World
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16th Jun - Yamaha - MX French GP
Yamaha
Monster Motocross Team's Josh Coppins returned to the podium
with second position overall at an overcast St Jean d'Angely
for the Grand Prix of France
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15th Jun - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Nurburgring Races
Noriyuki
Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) stormed to a superb double
win at the Nürburgring in Germany today, winning back-to-back
20-lap races to re-ignite his championship challenge.
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14th Jun - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Nurburgring Second Qualifying
Despite
a couple of near highsides during his Superpole lap Noriyuki
Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) clung on to both his machine
and a front row start for Sunday's 20-lap Superbike races
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13th Jun - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Nurburgring First Qualifying
Troy
Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) adapted his YZF-R1 to
the cool track temperatures of the Nürburgring to great
effect on day one of practice, leading qualifying with a lap
of 1'57.257.
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11th Jun - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Nurburgring Preview
Noriyuki
Haga and Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) approach
the seventh round of the 2008 World Superbike Championship,
at the Nürburgring in Germany this coming weekend,
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9th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Catalunya Testing
After claiming an important 20 points in yesterday's Grand
Prix of Catalunya, Valentino Rossi and his crew were back
at work today for a half day test at the Montmelo circuit.
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8th Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - Catalunya GP Race
Colin Edwards and James Toseland handed the Tech 3 Yamaha
squad a well deserved second successive double top six finish
in today's Catalunya MotoGP race.
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8th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - LORENZO ON THE MEND AFTER ANOTHER
DAY’S REST
Two days after the accident that forced him to miss today’s
Catalan Grand Prix at Montmelo, Jorge Lorenzo’s recovery
is progressing well at the Institut Dexues in Barcelona.
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8th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Catalunya GP Race - Rossi
Valentino Rossi put yesterday’s poor qualifying behind
him today with a characteristic charge through the field from
ninth on the grid to take second in the Grand Prix of Catalunya.
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7th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - LORENZO RECOVERING WELL IN
BARCELONA
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo is recovering well in
hospital following his crash yesterday afternoon in practice
for the Grand Prix of Catalunya.
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7th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Catalunya GP Qualifying - Rossi
Valentino Rossi is faced with an uphill task in tomorrow’s
Catalan Grand Prix, after struggling with set-up issues throughout
today’s practices and qualifying in ninth position.
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6th Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - Catalunya GP Practice
James Toseland once again proved his skill at overcoming a
lack of track knowledge to finish eighth fastest on the opening
day of free practice in Catalunya.
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6th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Catalunya GP Practice - Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo will miss his home Grand Prix at Barcelona this
weekend after a crash in this afternoon’s free practice.
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6th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Catalunya GP Practice - Rossi
Just five days after his thrilling home victory at Mugello,
Valentino Rossi was back on board at the Montmelo circuit
in Catalunya today, running a one-off livery on his M1
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5th Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - ROSSI TO RACE WITH ‘AZZURRI’
IN CATALUNYA
Valentino Rossi’s YZR-M1 will carry a one-off livery
for the Grand Prix of Catalunya this weekend in celebration
of the European Football Championships, which begin on Sunday.
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4th Jun - Yamaha - MX Mallory Park UK
41,000
spectators, the largest attendance to see the FIM MX1-GP World
Championship so far this season, followed Yamaha Monster Motocross
Team's David Philippaerts take his fifth consecutive podium
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3rd Jun - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Salt Lake City Races
Troy
Corser secured his fourth podium of the 2008 season after
scoring second in race one, while his team-mate Noriyuki Haga
overcame the pain and weakness of his multiple right collarbone
fracture
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2nd Jun - Tech 3 Yamaha - Italian GP Race
Colin Edwards and James Toseland catapulted the Tech 3 Yamaha
team into third place in the coveted Team World Championship
standings today after both produced fantastic top six results
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2nd Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Catalunya GP Preview
Valentino Rossi chases his fourth consecutive victory this
weekend as the MotoGP World Championship sets sail across
the Mediterranean to Barcelona, following the Italian’s
epic seventh Mugello win on Sunday.
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1st Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Italian GP Race - Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo had a disappointing 100th
Grand Prix today, crashing out of the Italian round of the
championship on lap seven when running strongly in sixth place.
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1st Jun - Fiat Yamaha Team - Italian GP Race - Rossi
Valentino Rossi brought the house down once again in Mugello
today with an emotional seventh straight victory at his home
track in front of 96,000 adoring fans.
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May 2008
31st May - Tech 3 Yamaha - Italian GP Qualifying
Colin Edwards came within a whisker of handing the Tech 3
Yamaha team a fifth front row start in six races for tomorrow's
Italian MotoGP race in Mugello.
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31st May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Italian GP Qualifying - Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo will become the youngest
rider ever to pass the 100 Grand Prix milestone tomorrow when
he starts the Italian Grand Prix from seventh on the grid
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31st May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Italian GP Qualifying - Rossi
Valentino Rossi brought out the best for his home fans once
again in Mugello this afternoon, taking a stunning pole position
to ensure he will start tomorrow’s quest for a ninth
Mugello victory in the best possible way.
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30th May - Tech 3 Yamaha - Italian GP Practice
Tech 3 Yamaha rider James Toseland produced a masterful exhibition
of wet weather riding this afternoon to set one of the fastest
times in a rain-lashed second free practice session in Mugello.
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30th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Italian GP Practice - Lorenzo
Heavy rain greeted the Fiat Yamaha Team as they began their
home race at Mugello today, but it was a promising day nonetheless
for their Spanish youngster Jorge Lorenzo
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30th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Italian GP Practice - Rossi
It was a wet and gloomy return to home turf for Fiat Yamaha
Team rider Valentino Rossi today, as heavy rain greeted the
MotoGP paddock on the opening day of the Italian Grand Prix
at Mugello.
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28th May - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Salt Lake City Preview
After
two gutsy rides at his team's home circuit of Monza, Yamaha
Motor Italia WSB Team rider Noriyuki Haga has now moved into
overall third in the championship table.
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26th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Italian GP Preview
The Fiat Yamaha team head into their home Grand Prix at Mugello
in Italy this weekend looking to continue the most successful
ever start to a MotoGP World Championship for the Japanese
factory.
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20th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Testing Le Mans - Rossi
Valentino Rossi put in another valuable day’s work in
Le Mans today, Sunday’s race winner completing 44 laps
and setting a best time of 1’33.882.
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19th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Testing Le Mans - Rossi
It was the first of two days of testing for Rossi, who was
the sole occupant of the Fiat Yamaha Team garage
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18th May - Tech 3 Yamaha - French GP Race
Colin Edwards stormed to his first podium finish of the season
in Le Mans today to hand a jubilant Tech 3 Yamaha squad its
first premier class top three finish since 2004.
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18th May - Yamaha - MX Mantova Italy
Yamaha
Monster Motocross Team's David Philippaerts was not able to
win his home Grand Prix at a wet Mantova circuit but certainly
captured the admiration and attention of the 29,000 spectators
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18th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - French GP Race - Rossi
Valentino Rossi made another historic step in his incredible
career today when he took his 90th career victory in Le Mans,
equalling the record set by the great Angel Nieto
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18th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - French GP Race - Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo once again stunned onlookers
by riding to second place in Le Mans today with two fractured
ankles.
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17th May - Tech 3 Yamaha - French GP Qualifying
Colin Edwards was in superb form again today as he came close
to handing the Tech 3 Yamaha team a home pole position for
the French GP in Le Mans.
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17th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - French GP Qualifying - Lorenzo
It was another nervous day for the Fiat Yamaha Team today
as they watched their injured rider Jorge Lorenzo battling
through the pain barrier in Le Mans.
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17th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - French GP Qualifying - Rossi
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi will start tomorrow’s
French Grand Prix at the head of the second row, after qualifying
fourth in Le Mans this afternoon.
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16th May - Tech 3 Yamaha - French GP Practice
The Tech 3 Yamaha team made a fast start to its home race
at the historic Le Mans circuit in France today with Colin
Edwards posting the third fastest time in the opening free
practice sessions.
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16th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - French GP Practice - Lorenzo
Following on from his eventful weekend in China two weeks
ago, Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo was back on his
M1 at Le Mans today, battling on despite the pain of two fractured
ankles.
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16th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - French GP Practice - Rossi
Valentino Rossi rode his Fiat Yamaha Team M1 to sixth place
on the opening day of the Grand Prix of France in Le Mans
today.
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15th May - Official recognition for the Yamaha Classic Racing
Team
Yamaha Motor Europe NV has officially announced its support
for the Yamaha Classic Racing Team, founded and managed by
former Yamaha GP mechanic Ferry Brouwer
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14th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - LORENZO GETS GREEN LIGHT TO
RACE AT LE MANS
Jorge Lorenzo has been given the official 'thumbs up' to participate
in this weekend’s French Grand Prix, after undergoing
assessment in Barcelona this afternoon by Doctor Xavier Mir
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12th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - French GP Preview
Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo travel
to the legendary Le Mans circuit this weekend looking to continue
their trailblazing start to the 2008 MotoGP World Championship
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11th May - Yamaha - Philippaerts takes first win with Yamaha
In
changeable weather conditions and across a tricky Sevlievo
circuit, Yamaha Monster Motocross Team's David Philippaerts
scored his first success on the YZ450FM with first and second
positions in the two motos
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11th May - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Monza Races
Noriyuki
Haga overcame some early weekend set-up issues to power his
way to a superb race two win for his Yamaha Motor Italia WSB
Team at their home track of Monza.
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10th May - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Monza Qualifying
Noriyuki
Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) rode superbly in Superpole
to push himself onto the front row for Sunday's Superbike
races at the classic Monza circuit.
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9th May - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Monza First Qualifying
Noriyuki
Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) was the fastest Yamaha
rider on show on the first day at Monza, posting a time of
1'47.074 to go 12th fastest overall
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8th May - Yamaha - Prumm injures knee before first WMX-GP
Van
Beers Yamaha’s Katherine Prumm, a double Women’s
World Cup winner, is struggling for full fitness after rupturing
her right ACL.
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7th May - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Monza Preview
The
World Superbike Championship moves from the classic circuit
of Assen to an even more historic one - Monza - for the fifth
round of the series this Sunday, May 11
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6th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - LORENZO’S INJURIES CONFIRMED
IN BARCELONA
Having flown straight back to Spain on Sunday night following
his stunning ride to fourth place in Shanghai last weekend
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5th May - Yamaha Team - AMA SX - Reed 2008 champion with
Las Vegas victory
 Chad
Reed is the new 2008 Monster Energy AMA Supercross /FIM World
Championship number one after registering his ninth victory
of the season in front of more than 39,000 spectators
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4th May - Tech 3 Yamaha - Chinese GP Race
The Tech 3 Yamaha team consolidated fourth position in the
Team world championship today after Colin Edwards and James
Toseland collected a solid points haul in a tough Shanghai
MotoGP race.
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4th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Chinese GP Race - Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo, the Fiat Yamaha Team’s outstanding rookie,
shook off the injuries he suffered in his crash on Friday
to take a superb fourth place in China today on his 21st birthday.
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4th May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Chinese GP Race - Rossi
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi took an impressive
victory in Shanghai today, his second at the circuit having
won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix with Yamaha in 2005.
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3rd May - Tech 3 Yamaha - Chinese GP Qualifying
Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards produced a brilliant late
attack to claim pole position for tomorrow's 22-lap China
MotoGP clash in Shanghai.
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3rd May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Chinese GP Qualifying - Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo battled through the pain
barrier to put in an amazing qualifying performance for tomorrow’s
Chinese Grand Prix, defying the odds after badly injuring
himself in a crash yesterday and putting his Michelin-shod
M1 on the second row
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3rd May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Chinese GP Qualifying - Rossi
Valentino Rossi put his Fiat Yamaha M1 onto the front row
of the grid for the second time this season in Shanghai today,
qualifying second for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix.
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2nd May - Tech 3 Yamaha - Chinese GP Practice
Tech 3 Yamaha duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland are confident
they can make big improvements after finishing 10th and 13th
respectively on a hot and humid day of opening free practice
in China.
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2nd May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Chinese GP Practice - Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo has suffered a fractured
left ankle and severe trauma and bruising to parts of the
right ankle and foot after crashing in this morning’s
first free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix.
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2nd May - Fiat Yamaha Team - Chinese GP Practice - Rossi
Valentino Rossi made a strong start to his Chinese challenge
in Shanghai today, finishing on top of the combined standings
as the only rider to dip under the 1’59 mark
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April 2008
29th Apl - Yamaha Team - AMA SX - Reed takes 10 points to
season finale, Lawrence Lites champion
A
title-worthy performance from Yamaha's San Manuel rider Chad
Reed, after pulling back from a first corner crash to finish
second, at Qwest Field in Seattle
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28th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Chinese GP Preview
With just three months remaining before the city of Beijing
plays host to the XXIX edition of the Olympic Games, China
opens its doors to an equally talented array of athletes and
a similarly historic championship this weekend as the MotoGP
World Championship lands in Shanghai
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27th Apl - Yamaha - Philippaerts new series leader after
double podium in Portugal
A
sun-blessed and roasting Grand Prix of Portugal at the stunning
Agueda circuit was the perfect remedy for the FIM Motocross
World Championship after the sea of rain and mud that washed
out the Spanish visit last weekend.
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27th Apl - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Assen Races
Noriyuki
Haga secured a second place for his Yamaha Motor Italia WSB
Team after another unsettled race day for the Japanese star
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26th Apl - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Assen Final Qualifying
Noriyuki
Haga and Troy Corser put in their best performances of the
weekend when it really counted to take a second and fourth
place respectively in the one-lap Superpole qualifying session
at Assen
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25th Apl - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Assen First Qualifying
Noriyuki
Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) posted an impressive second
fastest time in the first qualifying session at the Circuit
van Drenthe while riding his number two bike,
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23rd Apl - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Assen Preview
The
fourth round of the 2008 World Superbike Championship takes
place at Assen on Sunday and for the second year in succession
this popular race meeting occupies an early season position
on the calendar.
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21st Apl - Yamaha Team - AMA SX - Reed 2nd in St Louis to
keep title dream alive
Yamaha's
Chad Reed battled through the pain of his fractured shoulder
to take a decent second position to main title rival Kevin
Windham in front of almost 49,000 fans last weekend
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21st Apl - Yamaha - Philippaerts takes first podium in rain-hit
Spanish GP
David
Philippaerts finished as runner-up and gained his first podium
result with the YZ450FM, giving the Yamaha Monster Motocross
Team their maiden silverware of the FIM 2008 World Championship
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17th Apl - Yamaha - Coppins back in the groove ahead of
motocross Spanish Grand Prix
Yamaha
Monster Motocross Team’s Josh Coppins is ready to lift
his push for the 2008 MX1-GP World Championship up a gear
this weekend at Bellpuig for the Grand Prix of Spain
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17th Apl - Yamaha - Gundersen due for knee op and Campano
moves to MX1-GP
UTag
Yamaha.com’s Kenneth Gundersen is likely to miss the
rest of the 2008 FIM MX1-GP World Championship after he was
diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left
knee and further damage inside the joint.
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17th Apl - Yamaha World Supersport Team round up Assen tests
A
two day test for the Yamaha World Supersport Team at the Dutch
TT-Assen circuit proved to be a useful operation for the team
on their way to the fourth round of the World Supersport Championship
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16th Apl - Yamaha - Prumm to take on Dutch championship
round
Double
FIM Women’s World Cup winner and new Van Beers Yamaha
rider Katherine Prumm will attempt to make a small piece of
history in three weeks time
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15th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - LORENZO RECOVERING WELL
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo is recovering well after
undergoing a successful operation on his right arm.
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14th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Estoril Testing - Rossi
After his hard fought third in yesterday’s Portuguese
Grand Prix, Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi was back
out on track today for a one-day test at Estoril
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14th Apl - Team Yamaha - Nina Prinz takes impressive win
at Misano on YZF-R1
During the first round of the European Championship Road
Racing Women’s 1000cc held at Misano Adriatico (Italy)
last weekend, Nina Prinz (Team Yamaha Motor Germany) debuted
on the R1 and took it to an impressive victory
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14th Apl - Yamaha Team - AMA - SX Detroit
Yamaha's
Chad Reed defied chest and back pain to score 12th position
in Detroit for the fourteenth round of the 2008 Monster Energy
AMA Supercross championship last weekend.
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13th Apl - Tech 3 Yamaha - Portuguese GP Race
Colin Edwards claimed his best result of 2008 with a determined
ride to fourth place in Estoril today, while a hard fought
seventh moved James Toseland into the top five of the MotoGP
world championship
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13th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Portuguese GP Race - Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo topped off an incredible opening month in MotoGP
with his maiden premier class victory today, his first ever
career win at Estoril.
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13th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Portuguese GP Race - Rossi
Valentino Rossi extended his Estoril podium record with third
place today, meaning he has now finished on the podium at
all of his nine career visits to the Portuguese track.
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12th Apl - Tech 3 Yamaha - Portuguese GP Qualifying
Tech 3 Yamaha duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland will start
next to each other on the second row of the grid for tomorrow's
28-lap Portuguese MotoGP race in Estoril.
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12th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Portuguese GP Qualifying -
Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo made it an incredible
three poles from three MotoGP starts with another masterful
qualifying display in Portugal this afternoon
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12th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Portuguese GP Qualifying -
Rossi
Valentino Rossi made a welcome return to the front row of
the grid for the first time this year in Portugal this afternoon,
qualifying third aboard his Fiat Yamaha M1
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12th Apl - YAMAHA EXTEND RELATIONSHIP WITH TECH 3 FOR TWO
MORE YEARS
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd and Yamaha Motor Racing Srl are delighted
to announce that they have signed a two-year extension to
their contract with the Tech 3 Team in MotoGP.
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11th Apl - Tech 3 Yamaha - Portuguese GP Practice
Colin Edwards rode his updated Tech 3 Yamaha to the third
fastest time on an opening day of free practice at the Estoril
circuit in Portugal hit by unpredictable conditions.
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11th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Portuguese GP Practice - Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha Team rider and current championship runner-up
Jorge Lorenzo was forced to contend with wind and rain at
Estoril today as the Portuguese coastal circuit was battered
with bad weather
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11th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Portuguese GP Practice - Rossi
Valentino Rossi finished the first day of practice for the
Portuguese Grand Prix in confident mood today, riding his
Fiat Yamaha Team M1 to second place on a day of contrasting
weather conditions at Estoril
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11th Apl - Sixth Yamaha Race Training sees biggest turn-out
yet in Valencia
Last week at a sunny Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia,
a gathering of Yamaha racing teams and riders from thirteen
countries occupied thirty-one pit-boxes at the MotoGP venue
to take part in the sixth edition of the distinguished YRT
(Yamaha Race Training) programme.
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11th Apl - Yamaha WSB - Monza Testing
A
two day test for the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team at their
home circuit of Monza was expected to be an opportunity to
run the latest Pirelli development tyres
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7th Apl - Yamaha Team - AMA- SX Dallas
Chad Reed moved up to third place in the all-time AMA Supercross
victories table after clinching the 34th win of his career
and the eighth of the 2008 championship at the Texas Stadium
in Dallas last Saturday
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7th Apl - UFO Corse Yamaha - World Enduro Sitges
As with the opening two rounds of the '08 World Enduro Championship,
Simone Albergoni recorded the UFO Corse Yamaha team's best
results in the Enduro 1 class at the Grand Prix of Spain in
Sitges
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7th Apl - Fiat Yamaha Team - Portuguese GP Preview
Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo head
to Europe’s Atlantic coast this weekend as they look
to build on a positive start to the season with another bountiful
points-haul at Estoril.
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6th Apl - Yamaha - 2008 FIM MX1-GP World Championship -
Valkenswaard
The
opening Grand Prix of the 2008 FIM MX1-GP World Championship
has been a busy but positive outing for the Yamaha Monster
Motocross Team as David Philippaerts and Josh Coppins took
fifth and sixth positions respectively
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6th Apl - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Valencia Races
Yamaha
Motor Italia WSB Team rider Noriyuki Haga could not have had
two bigger contrasts in his raceday at Valencia
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5th Apl - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Valencia Qualifying
After
finishing regulation qualifying fourth fastest, Yamaha Motor
Italia WSB Team rider Troy Corser could have expected to make
a strong challenge for his 42nd career Superpole win
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5th Apl - Yamaha - Fiery launch for Yamaha Monster Motocross
Team
The
Yamaha Monster Motocross Team will be hoping to strike extra
fear into their FIM Motocross World Championship rivals in
2008 thanks to a new alliance with Monster Energy drinks
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4th Apl - Yamaha - WSB/ WSS Valencia First Qualifying
Having
missed the official FGSport tests in March the Yamaha Motor
Italia WSB Team had to work particularly hard on the first
day of the Valencia race weekend
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3rd Apl - Yamaha - European Women Champion Nina Prinz on
Yamaha R1
Yamaha has long recognized that not only many women ride
motorcycles, but that they like to ride fast on a race track
too
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2nd Apl - Yamaha force commence MX World Championship this
weekend
The
Grand Prix of the Netherlands at the Eurocircuit in Valkenswaard,
close to the city of Eindhoven, opens the 2008 FIM Motocross
World Championship this weekend
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