Yamaha YZR-M1

2002 was the first season which allowed 990 cc 4-strokes to be raced alongside 500 cc 2-strokes. In a change from their V-4 YZR500, Yamaha designed the YZR-M1 (for "Mission One") with an inline-4 engine because it was the format considered to have the best mutual balance with the frame.[2] Also, Yamaha wanted to preserve the superior handling of the YZR500, so the M1's engine was designed to fit in a chassis developed around the basic structure of the YZR500.[2] The M1 was outfitted with an electronic engine management system that controlled the engine braking endemic to 4-strokes.[1] The new engine had 5 valves per cylinder, was fed by carburetors and began with a displacement of 942 cc; in the second half of the season it progressed up to the full 990 cc regulation limit.[2] The frame design also evolved during the season, with adjustment of the engine mounting position and change in the fuel tank shape.[2]

The M1 was test-ridden and developed by Max Biaggi, John Kocinski, Norihiko Fujiwara and Kyoji Namba throughout 2001.[3] It was raced in the 2002 season by Biaggi and Carlos Checa on the factory team, and towards the end of the season M1s were also provided to Norifumi Abe, Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano. Biaggi achieved two wins and placed second in the final standings as did Yamaha in the manufacturers' championship.

In 2003, the engine went from carburetion to fuel injection, and the engine brake control system was replaced with an Idle Control System that automatically adjusted the throttle valve opening on two of the four cylinders to improve stability and handling during deceleration.[4] M1 riders were Checa, Alex Barros, Olivier Jacque, Marco Melandri, Shinya Nakano and Norifumi Abe, and there were no wins and Yamaha came in third in the manufacturers' championship.

Valentino Rossi signed a two-year contract with Yamaha, reportedly worth in excess of US$6 million per season, in a move that was described by the press as "biting off more than he could chew". It was widely felt not only by his critics and media pundits but also by many fans, that even he would not be able to bring the struggling YZR-M1 up to the level of the hereto all-conquering Honda RC211V. A well-publicised increase in the pace of development of the Honda machine over the winter season fuelled expectation that a Honda RC211V in the hands of riders the calibre of Max Biaggi and Sete Gibernau would have no problem in retaining the World Title for Honda.

Meanwhile, Rossi wasn't the only defection Honda had to contend with; Jeremy Burgess (crew chief for Rossi at Honda), along with the majority of his long-established crew, were convinced by Rossi to join him at Yamaha. This was a shrewd move and was cited by Rossi in his autobiography as being instrumental in providing him with the strong basis necessary for launching an attack on the Championship with the YZR-M1.

During 2003/2004 winter testing, Yamaha stepped up to the plate by pulling out all the stops in their collaboration with Rossi and Burgess. Through a systematic regime of innovation and testing, they sought to refine the M1's traditionally strong traits such as good braking and quick handling (which impressed Rossi), and marry them with good balance and transition to power. Working closely with Rossi and Burgess, Yamaha engineers under YZR-M1 project leader Koichi Tsuji experimented with a number of engine modifications in an attempt to fix the power delivery, and finally, it was decided to go ahead with a four-valve per cylinder head configuration (as opposed to the earlier five-valve head), with a specially refined cylinder firing order. This turned the straight four-cylinder engine from a traditional "screamer", where the power pulses are spaced equally (every 180 crank degrees) in the four-stroke cycle, into a so-called "long bang" engine where the power pulses are grouped unevenly across the cycle (270-180-90-180). This firing order mimics the constant kinetic energy of a V4 engine while maintaining the desirable engine packaging of a traditional inline four-cylinder. These developments significantly improved the torque characteristics of the engine, and coupled with slight changes to the position of the engine in the chassis, made the M1 much easier to control at the limit of adhesion while exiting corners. After a frantic winter of development and testing, the team showed the world that they had made a significant step in the right direction, when Rossi and the M1 won the BMW car at the 2004 pre-season IRTA test at Catalunya, by posting the fastest lap of the open session (similar to normal race qualifying).

With the traditional first race of the season at Suzuka off the list due to safety considerations, the 2004 season started at Welkom in South Africa. In a quite remarkable race, Rossi came through to claim the victory, not only silencing his critics but becoming the first man in history to win two GPs back to back with two different manufacturers. Rossi would go on to claim 8 more GP wins on his way to win the 2004 Championship, with a tally of 304 points. Honda riders Sete Gibernau and Max Biaggi took second and third with 257 and 217 points respectively.

The 2004 season would, therefore, unfold to give Rossi the opportunity he had sought; to prove that it was his talent rather than just the bike that had won him his championships. In so doing, he also achieved one of the great coups in the history of Motorcycle Racing.

The YZR-M1 and Rossi partnership continued to dominate in 2005 when the Championship was won by a massive 147 point margin over Honda rider Marco Melandri in second place. The 2005 M1 was hailed by insiders to be a great race bike, it illustrated that Yamaha with input from Rossi had created a race bike to beat the others quite easily. Rossi would go on later to say that the 2005 M1 was the greatest bike he has ever ridden.

Valentino Rossi's 2006 Yamaha YZR-M1

The 2006 season proved a little more problematic for Yamaha, with the M1 suffering from chatter from the very first race of the year. It would be a recurring problem for all Yamaha riders in the first third of the season, and was thought to be a function of three major winter season developments; namely a significant hike in engine power, a new stiffer chassis and a new construction of Michelin tire with an even stickier compound and revised profile. Because all three developments occurred almost simultaneously, the usual meticulous testing of one development at a time was compromised and it would take much of the early season to understand and overcome the problems.

This setback for Yamaha and the YZR-M1 was largely responsible for Valentino Rossi's mediocre season start in 2006, manifest by poor qualifying performances and a brace of bad luck, he also suffered a wrist injury midseason, which added to his woes. In the final third of a memorable season, the M1's problems were virtually eradicated, and Valentino Rossi turned in a string of performances that would close down a large points gap on Championship leader Nicky Hayden aboard the Honda RC211V. It was only in the final race of the season that the M1 and Valentino Rossi were beaten by just five points and Yamaha relinquished the Championship back to Honda in the hands of Nicky Hayden, who only won two races that season. Hayden would later state that Rossi deserved to be the champion, but luck and DNFs cost him the championship. Valentino Rossi would win 5 races in 2006 to Nicky Hayden's 2, a fact that was well played during the offseason.

Regulations again changed for the 2007 season with the capacity of MotoGP machines reduced to 800 cc in an effort by the FIM to reduce the ever-increasing speeds of the 990 cc bikes (capable of well in excess of 210 mph (340 km/h)); therefore the YZR-M1 would continue in 2007 in 800 cc form. In post-2006 and in 2007 pre-season testing, the new 800 cc equipped YZR-M1 (along with other 800 cc MotoGP bikes) has been paradoxically quicker straight out of the box than the 990 cc version of the M1. This is by virtue of later, harder braking, quicker handling, higher corner speeds, and more controllable traction, and as the 2007 season got underway, the 800 cc YZR-M1 was expected to get quicker as its development continued.

The chatter that plagued the early 2006 YZR-M1 has been eliminated in the switch to 800 cc.[5] The main sponsor for the Official Factory Yamaha Team switched from Camel with their distinctive yellow and blue livery, to that of the Italian motor manufacturer Fiat. The team ran initially in a blue and white colour scheme and hinted at the unusual intention of running a variety of colour schemes throughout the season.

Casey Stoner won the 2007 Championship with the factory Ducati.

Rossi won the 2008 Championship,[6] by a record margin and dominated podium finishes all season. Teammate Jorge Lorenzo managed a first-ever Rookie win on the M1 at the Portuguese GP,[7] and had 6 podium finishes.

For the 2013 season, the maximum engine capacity was increased to 1,000 cc (1.0 L; 61.0 cu in), with a limit of 4 cylinders and a maximum 81 mm cylinder bore.[8] Jorge Lorenzo won the 2012 Championship, closely followed by Dani Pedrosa.

These results are accurate up to the 2022 Dutch TT.

• World Championship titles:
  • Constructors: 5 (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015)
  • Riders: 8
    • Valentino Rossi 4 times (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
    • Jorge Lorenzo 3 times (2010, 2012, 2015)
    • Fabio Quartararo 1 time (2021)
  • Teams: 7
    • Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha (2004)
    • Gauloises Yamaha Team (2005)
    • Fiat Yamaha Team (2008, 2009, 2010)
    • Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (2015, 2016)
• Races won: 125:

2002: Biaggi 2 (2 in total)

2004: Rossi 9 (9 in total)

2005: Rossi 11 (11 in total)

2006: Rossi 5 (5 in total)

2007: Rossi 4 (4 in total)

2008: Rossi 9, Lorenzo 1 (10 in total)

2009: Rossi 6, Lorenzo 4 (10 in total)

2010: Lorenzo 9, Rossi 2 (11 in total)

2011: Lorenzo 3, Spies 1 (4 in total)

2012: Lorenzo 6 (6 in total)

2013: Lorenzo 8, Rossi 1 (9 in total)

2014: Rossi 2, Lorenzo 2 (4 in total)

2015: Lorenzo 7, Rossi 4 (11 in total)

2016: Lorenzo 4, Rossi 2 (6 in total)

2017: Viñales 3, Rossi 1 (4 in total)

2018: Viñales 1 (1 in total)

2019: Viñales 2 (2 in total)

2020: Quartararo 3, Morbidelli 3, Viñales 1 (7 in total)

2021: Quartararo 5, Viñales 1 (6 in total)

2022: Quartararo 3

• Poles: 121:

2002: Biaggi 4, Checa 1 (5 in total)

2004: Rossi 5, Checa 1 (6 in total)

2005: Rossi 5 (5 in total)

2006: Rossi 5 (5 in total)

2007: Rossi 4, Edwards 2 (6 in total)

2008: Lorenzo 4, Rossi 2, Edwards 1 (7 in total)

2009: Rossi 7, Lorenzo 5 (12 in total)

2010: Lorenzo 7, Rossi 1, Spies 1 (9 in total)

2011: Lorenzo 2 (2 in total)

2012: Lorenzo 7 (7 in total)

2013: Lorenzo 4, Crutchlow 2 (6 in total)

2014: Rossi 1, Lorenzo 1 (2 in total)

2015: Lorenzo 5, Rossi 1 (6 in total)

2016: Lorenzo 4, Rossi 3 (7 in total)

2017: Viñales 5, Zarco 2 (7 in total)

2018: Zarco 2, Rossi 1, Viñales 1 (4 in total)

2019: Quartararo 6, Viñales 3 (9 in total)

2020: Quartararo 4, Viñales 3, Morbidelli 2 (9 in total)

2021: Quartararo 5, Viñales 1 (6 in total)

2022: Quartararo 1

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Tires	Team	No.	Rider	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points	RC	Points	TC	Points	MC
2002	M				JPN	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	CZE	POR	RIO	PAC	MAL	AUS	VAL
		Marlboro Yamaha Team	3	Max Biaggi	Ret	9	DSQ	3	2	4	4	2	2	1	6	2	Ret	1	6	3			215	2nd	356	2nd	272	2nd
			7	Carlos Checa	3	5	Ret	Ret	4	3	3	Ret	4	5	2	Ret	5	7	11	Ret			141	5th
			45	Wataru Yoshikawa													12						4	25th	—
		Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin	6	Norifumi Abe															DNS	10			6 (129)[lower-alpha 1]	6th	142	6th
		Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3	19	Olivier Jacque														Ret	8	9			15 (81)[lower-alpha 1]	10th	149	5th
			56	Shinya Nakano														6	13	6			23 (68)[lower-alpha 1]	11th
2003	M				JPN	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	CZE	POR	RIO	PAC	MAL	AUS	VAL
		Gauloises Yamaha Team	4	Alex Barros	8	5	5	3	Ret	8	8	DNS	Ret	7	11	12	6	15	Ret	6			101	9th	172	6th	175	3rd
			19	Olivier Jacque	15	10	10	4	10	Ret	5	Ret	9	11	13	Ret	13	DNS	6	Ret			71	12th
		Fortuna Yamaha Team	7	Carlos Checa	10	9	Ret	Ret	8	4	4	6	8	4	8	9	Ret	5	8	5			123	7th	188	5th
			33	Marco Melandri	WD		17	15	11	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	7	11	5	11	Ret				45	15th
			17	Norifumi Abe	11	8														9			20 (31)[lower-alpha 1]	16th
		Yamaha Racing Team						11					10										11 (31)[lower-alpha 1]	16th	—
		d'Antin Yamaha Team	56	Shinya Nakano	9	11	8	14	5	5	13	9	7	14	12	8	9	8	7	Ret			101	10th	101	8th
2004	M				RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	RIO	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN	QAT	MAL	AUS	VAL
		Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha	7	Carlos Checa	10	6	2	Ret	4	9	10	Ret	6	6	5	7	Ret	9	10	4			117	7th	421	1st	328	2nd
			46	Valentino Rossi	1	4	4	1	1	1	Ret	4	1	2	1	2	Ret	1	1	1			304	1st
		Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3	17	Norifumi Abe	9	11	Ret	7	9	11	8	Ret	Ret	8	10	Ret	7	12	17	10			74	13th	149	6th
			33	Marco Melandri	11	Ret	6	9	3	3	13	Ret		9	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			75	12th
2005	M				SPA	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GBR	GER	CZE	JPN	MAL	QAT	AUS	TUR	VAL
		Gauloises Yamaha Team[lower-alpha 2]	5	Colin Edwards	9	6	8	3	9	7	3	2	4	8	7	6	10	4	6	7	8		179	4th	546	1st	381	1st
			46	Valentino Rossi	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	Ret	2	1	1	2	3		367	1st
		Fortuna Yamaha Team	11	Rubén Xaus	18	10	10	12	14	10	12	11	Ret	13	18	10	15	14	12	14	15		52	16th	130	7th
			24	Toni Elías	12	14	14	9				13	9	12	14	9	11	8	9	6	10		74	12th
			94	David Checa					19	13	15												4	26th
2006					SPA	QAT	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	USA	CZE	MAL	AUS	JPN	POR	VAL
	M	Camel Yamaha Team	5	Colin Edwards	11	9	9	3	6	12	5	13	6	12	9	10	10	Ret	8	4	9		124	7th	371	2nd	289	2nd
			46	Valentino Rossi	14	1	4	Ret	Ret	1	1	8	2	1	Ret	2	1	3	2	2	13		247	2nd
	D	Tech 3 Yamaha	7	Carlos Checa	13	12	15	14	11	15	8	9	10	9	7	15	12	Ret	14	7	10		75	15th	101	9th
			77	James Ellison	16	13	18	16	14	16	9	Ret	14	13	13	17	16	16	15	13	14		26	18th
2007					QAT	SPA	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	RSM	POR	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
	M	FIAT Yamaha Team	5	Colin Edwards	6	3	Ret	11	12	12	10	2	6	4	11	Ret	9	10	14	9	10	13	124	9th	365	4th	283	3rd
			46	Valentino Rossi	2	1	10	2	6	1	2	4	1	Ret	4	7	Ret	1	13	3	5	Ret	241	3rd
	D	Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3	6	Makoto Tamada	16	14	14	Ret	9	15	12	15	13	13	8	17	14	Ret	12	16	18	15	38	18th	88	8th
			50	Sylvain Guintoli	15	15	15	13	10	14	14	16	14	Ret	13	13	12	14	4	14	19	11	50	16th
2008					QAT	ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	RSM	IND	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
	M	Tech 3 Yamaha	5	Colin Edwards	7	Ret	4	7	3	5	5	4	3	Ret	14	14	10	15	7	8	8	6	144	7th	249	4th	402	1st
			52	James Toseland	6	6	7	12	Ret	6	6	17	9	11	9	13	6	18	11	6	Ret	11	105	11th
	B	Fiat Yamaha Team	46	Valentino Rossi	5	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	11	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	373	1st	563	1st
	M		48	Jorge Lorenzo	2	3	1	4	2	Ret		6	6	Ret	Ret	10	2	3	4	4	Ret	8	190	4th
2009	B				QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GER	GBR	CZE	IND	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	Colin Edwards	4	12	7	7	6	7	4	7	9	2	7	5	Ret	5	5	13	4		161	5th	253	4th	386	1st
			52	James Toseland	16	9	13	9	7	13	6	DSQ	10	6	9	6	10	9	14	15	12		92	14th
		Sterilgarda Yamaha Team	11	Ben Spies																	7		9	20th	—
		Fiat Yamaha Team	46	Valentino Rossi	2	2	1	16	3	1	1	2	1	5	1	Ret	1	4	2	3	2		306	1st	567	1st
			99	Jorge Lorenzo	3	1	Ret	1	2	2	2	3	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	Ret	4	3		261	2nd
2010	B				QAT	ESP	FRA	ITA	GBR	NED	CAT	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	POR	VAL
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	Colin Edwards	8	12	12	13	9	8	11	Ret	7	7	Ret	7	12	5	NC	7	7	12	103	11th	279	4th	404	1st
			11	Ben Spies	5	Ret	Ret	7	3	4	6	8	6	4	2	6	5	8	4	5	DNS	4	176	6th
		Fiat Yamaha Team	8	Wataru Yoshikawa							15												1	22nd	617	1st
			46	Valentino Rossi	1	3	2	DNS				4	3	5	4	3	6	3	1	3	2	3	233	3rd
			99	Jorge Lorenzo	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	4	4	3	2	1	1	383	1st

Year	Tyres	Team	No.	Rider	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Points	RC	Points	TC	Points	MC
2011	B				QAT	ESP	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	ITA	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Yamaha Factory Racing	1	Jorge Lorenzo	2	1	2	4	2	Ret	6	1	2	2	4	4	1	3	2	DNS				260	2nd	446	2nd	325	2nd
			11	Ben Spies	6	Ret	Ret	6	3	Ret	1	4	5	4	5	3	6	5	6	DNS	C	2		176	5th
			89	Katsuyuki Nakasuga																	C	6		10	18th
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	Colin Edwards	8	Ret	6	13	DNS	3	7	9	10	8	8	7	13	13	8	5	C			109	9th	188	5th
			35	Cal Crutchlow	11	8	8	Ret	7	DNS	14	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	11	10	9	11	Ret	C	4		70	12th
			41	Josh Hayes																		7		9	19th
2012	B				QAT	ESP	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	IND	CZE	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	VAL
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	4	Andrea Dovizioso	5	5	4	7	3	19	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	13	4	6		218	4th	369	3rd	386	2nd
			35	Cal Crutchlow	4	4	5	8	5	6	5	8	6	5	Ret	3	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	3	Ret		151	7th
		Yamaha Factory Racing	11	Ben Spies	11	11	8	16	10	5	4	4	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	5	Ret	Ret				88	10th	458	2nd
			99	Jorge Lorenzo	1	2	2	1	1	1	Ret	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	Ret		350	1st
			21	Katsuyuki Nakasuga																		2		20 (27)[lower-alpha 1]	18th
		Yamaha YSP Racing Team																	9					7 (27)[lower-alpha 1]	18th	—
2013	B				QAT	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	USA	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	MAL	AUS	JPN	VAL
		Yamaha YSP Racing Team	21	Katsuyuki Nakasuga																	11			5	22nd	—		381	2nd
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	35	Cal Crutchlow	5	4	5	2	3	Ret	3	2	7	5	17	7	6	6	6	4	7	Ret		188	5th	304	3rd
			38	Bradley Smith	Ret	12	10	9	9	6	9	6	Ret	8	Ret	9	11	7	7	6	8	7		116	10th
		Yamaha Factory Racing	46	Valentino Rossi	2	6	4	12	Ret	4	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	6	4		237	4th	567	2nd
			99	Jorge Lorenzo	1	3	3	7	1	1	5	DNS	6	3	3	1	1	2	3	1	1	1		330	2nd
2014	B				QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		YAMALUBE Racing Team with YSP	21	Katsuyuki Nakasuga															12					4	26th	—		354	2nd
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	38	Bradley Smith	Ret	5	7	8	10	Ret	10	8	19	6	9	22	7	5	9	3	5	14		121	8th	257	4th
			44	Pol Espargaró	Ret	6	8	9	4	5	7	Ret	7	5	Ret	6	6	6	8	Ret	6	6		136	6th
		Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	46	Valentino Rossi	2	8	4	2	2	3	2	5	4	3	3	3	1	Ret	3	1	2	2		295	2nd	558	2nd
			99	Jorge Lorenzo	Ret	10	3	4	6	2	4	13	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	Ret		263	3rd
2015	B				QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Yamaha Factory Racing Team	21	Katsuyuki Nakasuga															8					8	23rd	—		407	1st
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	38	Bradley Smith	8	6	6	8	6	5	5	7	6	6	7	7	2	8	7	10	4	6		181	6th	295	4th
			44	Pol Espargaró	9	Ret	8	5	7	6	Ret	5	8	7	8	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	8	9	5		114	9th
		Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	46	Valentino Rossi	1	3	1	3	2	3	2	1	3	3	3	1	5	3	2	4	3	4		325	2nd	655	1st
			99	Jorge Lorenzo	4	4	5	1	1	1	1	3	4	2	1	4	Ret	1	3	2	2	1		330	1st
2016	M				QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	AUT	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Team	21	Katsuyuki Nakasuga															11					5	23rd	—		353	2nd
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	22	Alex Lowes												13	Ret	DNS						3	24th	199	5th
			38	Bradley Smith	8	8	17	12	Ret	7	Ret	13	13	9	Ret				13	8	14	9		62	17th
			44	Pol Espargaró	7	6	7	8	5	15	5	4	Ret	10	13	DNS	9	8	6	5	9	6		134	8th
		Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	46	Valentino Rossi	4	2	Ret	1	2	Ret	1	Ret	8	4	2	3	2	3	Ret	2	2	4		249	2nd	482	1st
			99	Jorge Lorenzo	1	Ret	2	2	1	1	Ret	10	15	3	17	8	3	2	Ret	6	3	1		233	3rd
2017	M				QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	Johann Zarco	Ret	5	5	4	2	7	5	14	9	12	5	6	15	9	8	4	3	2		174	6th	258	4th	321	2nd
			23	Broc Parkes																22				0	NC
			31	Kohta Nozane															Ret					0	NC
			60	Michael van der Mark																	16	17		0	NC
			94	Jonas Folger	10	6	11	8	7	13	6	Ret	2	10	Ret	DNS	9	16						84	10th
		Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Team	21	Katsuyuki Nakasuga															12					4	26th	—
		Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	25	Maverick Viñales	1	1	Ret	6	1	2	10	Ret	4	3	6	2	4	4	9	3	9	12		230	3rd	438	2nd
			46	Valentino Rossi	3	2	2	10	Ret	4	8	1	5	4	7	3		5	Ret	2	7	5		208	5th
2018	M				QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	Johann Zarco	8	2	6	2	Ret	10	7	8	9	7	9	C	10	14	5	6	Ret	3	7	158	6th	204	6th	281	3rd
			55	Hafizh Syahrin	14	9	Ret	16	12	12	Ret	18	11	14	16	C	19	18	12	10	Ret	10	10	46	16th
		Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	25	Maverick Viñales	6	5	2	7	7	8	6	3	3	Ret	12	C	5	10	3	7	1	4	Ret	193	4th	391	3rd
			46	Valentino Rossi	3	19	4	5	3	3	3	5	2	4	6	C	7	8	4	4	6	18	13	198	3rd
		Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Team	89	Katsuyuki Nakasuga																14				2	26th	—
2019	M				QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	12	Maverick Viñales	7	Ret	11	3	Ret	6	Ret	1	2	10	5	3	3	4	3	4	Ret	1	6	211	3rd	385	3rd	321	2nd
			46	Valentino Rossi	5	2	2	6	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	6	4	4	4	8	8	Ret	8	4	8	174	7th
		Petronas Yamaha SRT	20	Fabio Quartararo	16	8	7	Ret	8	10	2	3	Ret	7	3	Ret	2	5	2	2	Ret	7	2	192	5th	307	4th
			21	Franco Morbidelli	11	Ret	5	7	7	Ret	Ret	5	9	Ret	10	5	5	Ret	6	6	11	6	Ret	115	10th
2020	M				SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR
		Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	12	Maverick Viñales	2	2	14	10	Ret	6	1	9	10	4	7	13	10	11						132	6th	178[lower-alpha 3]	6th	204[lower-alpha 4]	2nd
			31	Garrett Gerloff												WD[lower-alpha 5]								0	NC
			46	Valentino Rossi	Ret	3	5	5	9	4	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	12	12						66	15th
		Petronas Yamaha SRT	20	Fabio Quartararo	1	1	7	8	13	Ret	4	1	9	18	8	14	Ret	14						127	8th	248[lower-alpha 6]	2nd
			21	Franco Morbidelli	5	Ret	2	Ret	15	1	9	4	Ret	6	1	11	1	3						158	2nd

Year	Tyres	Team	No.	Rider	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Points	RC	Points	TC	Points	MC
2021	M				QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL
		Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	12	Maverick Viñales	1	5	11	7	10	8	5	19	2	NC											95 (106)[lower-alpha 1]	10th	380	2nd	309	2nd
			20	Fabio Quartararo	5	1	1	13	3	1	6	3	1	3	7	1	8	2	2	4	Ret	5			267	1st
			35	Cal Crutchlow												17	16								0	28th
		21	Franco Morbidelli														18	19	14	17	11			7 (47)[lower-alpha 1]	17th
				Petronas Yamaha SRT	18	12	4	3	16	16	9	18													40 (47)[lower-alpha 1]	17th	96	10th
		04	Andrea Dovizioso															21	13	13	13	12			12	24th
		31	Garrett Gerloff										17												0	29th
		35	Cal Crutchlow											17	17										0	28th
		46	Valentino Rossi		12	16	Ret	16	11	10	Ret	14	Ret	13	8	18	19	17	15	10	13	10			44	18th
96	Jake Dixon													19	Ret								0	28th
2022	M				QAT	INA	ARG	AME	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA	JPN	THA	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	20	Fabio Quartararo	9	2	8	7	1	2	4	2	1	1	Ret	8	2	5	Ret	8	17	Ret	3	4	248	2nd	290	5th	256	2nd
			21	Franco Morbidelli	11	7	Ret	16	13	15	15	17	13	13	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	17	14	13	Ret	11	14	42	19th
		WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	14	Ret	20	15	11	17	16	20	Ret	14	16	16	15	12							15	21st	37	11th
			35	Cal Crutchlow															14	15	19	13	12	16	10	25th
40	Darryn Binder		16	10	18	22	17	Ret	17	16	12	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	16	18	Ret	21	14	Ret	Ret	12	24th
2023*	M				POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL
		Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	20	Fabio Quartararo	8	79	3	10	7	11	13	Ret3	15	8	7	13	3								105	11th	182	6th	125	4th
			21	Franco Morbidelli	14	44	8	11	10	10	12	9	14	119	14	15	7								77	12th
		Yamalube RS4GP Racing Team	35	Cal Crutchlow																					—	—	—	—

* Season still in progress.

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