Yamaha

Full free practice one results for the twelfth round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at Circuito San Juan Villicum, Argentina. 1. Alex Lowes GBR PATA Crescent Yamaha R1 1m 44.096s

World Superbike championship organisers have confirmed a radical change to its format with the expansion to three races for each round from 2019.

Hafizh Syahrin has produced his best MotoGP race performance since the German round to take 12 th place for Monster Yamaha Tech 3 and kick-start his charge against Franco Morbidelli for the top rookie honour.

Johann Zarco conceded he “did not do something incredible” at the Chang International Circuit, but the Frenchman was nonetheless “pretty happy” to finish fifth and return to the victory fight for the first time in five months.

While Johann Zarco has been ‘given a smile and happiness’ from Yamaha’s unexpected speed turnaround in Thailand, he is still bracing for a challenging race given the demands on the tyres in the hot conditions.

Maverick Viñales admitted his surprise at showing such a competitive turn of pace on both Friday morning and afternoon at the inaugural MotoGP outing in Thailand after holding “zero expectations” coming to the event.

Maverick Viñales has revealed he holds “zero expectations” for his performance at the inaugural MotoGP race in Thailand, with recapturing his enjoyment of riding his stated aim for the three days ahead.

Hafizh Syahrin returns to the scene of his historic MotoGP debut as Thailand hosts its first ever grand prix at the Buriram circuit this weekend.

Josh Brookes says technical tweaks to the front-end of his McAMS Yamaha unlocked his charge to the podium and with it third place in the Bennetts British Superbike championship standings.

Full World Supersport race results from Magny-Cours

Full race results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 16 laps 2. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 +1.746s

Full warm-up results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.407s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.558s

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Full Superpole results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. Superpole 2 results 1. Federico Caricasulo ITA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 40.416s

Full free practice three results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. 1. Lucas Mahias FRA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.374s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.627s

Full free practice two results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 410941s 2. Lucas Mahias FRA GRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.180s

Full free practice one results for the tenth round of the 2018 World Supersport championship at Magny-Cours, France. 1. Sandro Cortese GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.455s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA NRT Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 41.570s

Maverick Viñales labelled Sunday’s MotoGP outing at Aragon as “the worst race in my time with Yamaha,” stating the M1’s performance was the least competitive he has known as he slipped and slid to a distant tenth place.

It's official. Yamaha is now experiencing its longest-ever win drought in MotoGP, having gone 23 races since Valentino Rossi's victory at last year's Dutch TT.

In the wake of a disastrous Saturday at Aragon, Valentino Rossi admitted it has been difficult to maintain motivation in light of Yamaha’s continued struggles, and feels the issues at hand are so grave they cannot be remedied by work at the track.

Maverick Viñales has vowed to continue giving his all for Yamaha after a disastrous day for the manufacturer at Aragon, which saw the 23-year old qualify eleventh, the first of the grid’s four M1s.

Jorge Lorenzo admits he didn't foresee Yamaha's MotoGP decline when he left the team at the end of 2016, but also believes the Iwata factory will return to the top 'sooner rather than later',

Full MotoGP FP3 results from Aragon

And so it goes on. Yamaha’s traction issues showed few signs of dissipating at a roasting hot Aragon, where Maverick Viñales was at a loss to explain the behaviour of his M1 as he struggled to the tenth fastest time.