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2003 |
| Stefan Everts - YZ450FM - Motocross GP World Champion
YAMAHA YZ450FM - MOTOCROSS GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPION
YAMAHA YZ250F - MOTOCROSS GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPION
Chad Reed - YZ250 - Supercross World Champion
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2002 |
| Stefan Everts - YZ500FM - 500cc Motocross World Champion
Chad Reed - YZ250F - AMA Eastern SX 125 Supercross Champion
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2001 |
| Ernesto Fonseca - YZ250F - AMA West SX 125 Supercross Champion
YAMAHA YZF-R6 - SUPERSPORT MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPION
Stefan Everts - YZ500FM - 500cc Motocross World Champion
YAMAHA YZ500FM - 500CC MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPION
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2000 |
| YAMAHA YZR500 - MotoGP500 MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPION
YAMAHA YZR250 - MotoGP250 MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPION
YAMAHA YZF-R6 - SUPERSPORT MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPION
Olivier Jacque - 250 MotoGP World Champion
J�rg Teuchert - Supersport World Champion
Jeremy McGrath - AMA 250 Supercross Champion
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1999 |
| YAMAHA - SUPERSPORT MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS - YZF-R6
YAMAHA - 500CC MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Andrea Bartolini / YZ400F - 500cc Motocross World Champion
YAMAHA - SUPERCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
David Vuillemin / YZ250 - Supercross World Champion
Jeremy McGrath / YZ250 - AMA Supercross Champion
Ernesto Fonseca / YZ125 - AMA Eastern Region 125 Supercross Champion Wataru Yoshikawa / YZF-R7 - All Japan Superbike Champion
Naoki Matsudo/YZR250 - All Japan 250 Road Race Champion
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1998 |
| YAMAHA - 125cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
St�phane Peterhansel wins the Dakar for a record sixth time on board the XTZ850TRX, the ninth Yamaha victory in the 19-year history of the event. Scott Russell wins the Daytona 200 on board his YZF750 to extend his record number of wins in the event to five.Shinya Nakano comprehensively wins the All Japan 250cc Championships on the YZR250 with eight victories from nine races.
Jeremy McGrath wins the AMA Supercross Championship on the YZ250 while John Dowd takes the AMA Western region title on a YZ125.
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1997 |
| YAMAHA - 125cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Alessio Chiodi wins 125cc Motocross World Championship on YRRD YZ125
St�phane Peterhansel wins Enduro World Championship
St�phane Peterhansel wins the Dakar rally on the Yamaha XTZ850TRX for a record equalling fifth time
Noriyuki Haga - All Japan Superbike Champion
Scott Russell wins the Daytona 200 on the Yamaha YZF750 for a record making fourth time
The YZM400F makes history in Las Vegas with Doug Henry when it becomes the first four-stroke machine to win an AMA Supercross round.
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1996 |
| Edi Orioli wins the Granada-Dakar Rally on the Yamaha XTZ850R SP
Colin Edwards and Noriyuki Haga win the Suzuka 8 Hour Race on the Yamaha YZF750
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1995 |
| YAMAHA - 125cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
St�phane Peterhansel wins the Granada-Dakar Rally on the Yamaha XTZ850
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1994 |
| YAMAHA - 125cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Bob Moore wins 125cc Motocross Riders World Championship
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1993 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Tetsuya Harada wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
St�phane Peterhansel wins the Paris-Dakar Rally for the third consecutive year
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1992 |
| Wayne Rainey wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPION
Donny Schmit wins 250cc Motocross World Championship
Yamaha YZE750T Super Tenere wins the Paris-Sirte-LeCap Rally
St�phane Peterhansel wins the Paris-Beijing Rally
Development of Yamaha GP SuperCar OX99-11 unveiled in London
Formula 1 Tyrrell-Yamaha Team formed
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1991 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Wayne Rainey wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
Yamaha YZE750T Super Tenere machines take first three places in Paris-Tripoli-Dakar Rally
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1990 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Wayne Rainey wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
John Kocinski wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
Brabham Yamaha Formula One Team formed through joint effort with Brabham of Great Britain
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1989 |
| Announces entry in the 1989 Formula 1 World Championship through joint effort with Zakspeed Formula Racing Team of West Germany
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1988 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Eddie Lawson wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 250cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
John Van den Berk wins 250cc Motocross World Championship
Yamaha technology supplied to Cosworth Engineering of Great Britain for joint development of new racing engine
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1987 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
John Van den Berk wins 125cc Motocross World Championship
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1986 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Eddie Lawson wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
Carlos Lavado wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 250cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Jacky Vimond wins 250cc Motocross World Championship
OX66 engine-mounted car wins the first round of the Japanese F2 Championship
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1984 |
| Eddie Lawson wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Christian Sarron wins the 250cc Riders World Championship
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1983 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS Carlos Lavado wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
Hakan Carlqvist wins 500cc Motocross World Championship
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1982 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Jean-Louis Tournadre wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 250cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Denny Laporte wins 250cc Motocross World Championship
Total motorcycle production reaches the 20 million mark
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1981 |
| Neil Hudson wins 250cc Motocross World Championship
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1980 |
| Kenny Roberts wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
Yamaha wins second Paris Dakar rally
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1979 |
| Kenny Roberts wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
Yamaha wins inaugural Paris Dakar rally with Cyril Neveu riding XT500
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1978 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Kenny Roberts wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 500cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Heiki Mikkola wins 500cc Motocross World Championship
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1977 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
YAMAHA - 350cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
5th time in a row
Takazumi Katayama wins 350cc GP Riders World Championship
Heiki Mikkola wins 500cc Motocross World Championship
Total motorcycle production reaches the 10 million mark
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1975 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS Giacomo Agostini wins 500cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 350cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS Johnny Cecotto wins 350cc GP Riders World Championship
Sportsland Sugo opens in May
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1974 |
| YAMAHA - 500cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
(5th time in a row)
YAMAHA - 125cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Kent Andersson wins 125cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 350cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Giacomo Agostini wins 350cc GP Riders World Championship
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1973 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Dieter Braun wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 125cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Kent Andersson wins 125cc GP Riders World Championship
YAMAHA - 350cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
YAMAHA - 250cc MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
H. Andersson wins 250cc Motocross World Championship
Wins Japanese National Trial Championship
First racing kart marketed - the RC100
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1972 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Jarno Saarinen wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
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1971 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Phil Read wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
Top six riders in the Championship are all on Yamaha bikes
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1970 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Rodney Gould wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
First 4-stroke motorcycle model is marketed - the XS-1 650cc
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1969 |
| Yamaha Test Course constructed at Fukuroi
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1968 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
YAMAHA - 125cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Phil Read wins 125cc and 250cc GP Riders World Championship
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1967 |
| YAMAHA - 125cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Bill Ivy wins 125cc GP Riders World Championship
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1966 |
| Yamaha supplies technology for production of the Toyota 2000GT
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1965 |
| YAMAHA - 250cc GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Phil Read wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
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1964 |
| YAMAHA - 250CC GP MANUFACTURERS WORLD CHAMPIONS
Phil Read wins 250cc GP Riders World Championship
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1962 |
| Wins 250cc and 350cc classes in the first All Japan
Road Race meeting
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1955 |
| Yamaha Hamakita factory built
Production starts on Yamaha's first motorcycle model, the 125cc YA1
Yamaha Motor Co Ltd founded after separating from Nippon Gakki
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