The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Staff (YART), which often contests the Endurance World Championship (EWC), will race with a particular crimson and white livery together with the manufacturing facility Yamaha Racing Staff (YRT) on their YZF-R1 race bike for the forty sixth version of the FIM Endurance World Championship “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Street Race set to be held on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Staff (YART)
Crimson and white colors have been first seen on a Yamaha racebike in 1964, and in 1973, they adorned the YZR500 (0W20) for Yamaha’s first full season problem within the 500cc world championship. Since then, it has grow to be a symbolic color for Yamaha race bikes.
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Staff (YART)
This yr, as Yamaha Motor celebrates the seventieth anniversary of its founding in 1955 and returns to the legendary Suzuka 8 Hours with a manufacturing facility staff for the primary time in six years, they’ve adopted a particular crimson and white livery on the YZF-R1, based mostly on the 1999 YZF-R7 manufacturing race bike.
Mandy Kainz – Yamalube YART Staff Supervisor
“This yr’s particular livery for the Suzuka 8 Hours is actually superb. I keep in mind the OW02, referred to as the YZF-R7, was the bike that impressed me to hitch the Yamaha household 26 years in the past. I even have an R7 displayed in my workplace, so each time I’m going to work, I get to see it. And now to race the R1 in the identical colors within the 8 Hours is simply superior. These are my ‘dream colors,’ so after all it’s a gift to the followers, but in addition a gift to me! After I first began driving, Yamaha bikes have been crimson and white, and people iconic machines have been those I needed to trip so badly. I nonetheless have vivid recollections of that, and after I take into consideration these days, the crimson and white Yamahas are what stand out. We’ve received two titles (2009/2023) with crimson and white Yamahas, and I hope to make it a 3rd in these colors in 2025.”
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Staff (YART)
As Yamaha’s high staff in EWC, carrying on the producer’s spirit of problem, YART will characteristic this crimson and white livery along with YRT, as the 2 groups problem for a podium and win within the legendary Suzuka 8 Hours.
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Staff (YART) – Jason O’Halloran
Jason O’Halloran
“I’m honoured to be driving the crimson and white R1 to have fun Yamaha’s seventieth anniversary. I keep in mind the outdated R7, and it was a very cool design, so I’m trying ahead to seeing our bike with the identical livery on the beginning line on the 8 Hours. We often race within the conventional Yamaha blue, which can be very good, however to have our bike in these particular colors makes it additional thrilling. I hope all of the followers will benefit from the race, and revel in seeing this bike on observe. To everybody coming to the race, we hope you’ll be cheering for all of the Yamaha riders, and particularly the quantity seven YART bike. I’m trying ahead to seeing you there!”
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Staff (YART) – Marvin Fritz
Marvin Fritz
“Yearly we run a particular livery for the 8 Hours, however this yr’s is particularly lovely. I feel everybody who sees it’ll get excited. I requested Mandy what color the bike could be this yr, and he advised me to recollect the traditional R7, so I instantly knew. I used to look at Superbikes after I was a child, and I keep in mind Noriyuki Haga’s R7 with the quantity 41. I’ve at all times thought that livery was particular. For me, it’s actually an honour to have the ability to trip our R1 with those self same colors at Suzuka this yr. To everybody watching, I need to say, keep in mind that we’re crimson and white this yr, not blue, and I hope you’ll cheer for us within the race!”
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Staff (YART) – Karel Hanika
Karel Hanika
“I really like this yr’s particular crimson and white color scheme, and I feel it’s attractive to have a look at. I can’t wait to trip it on the observe. At this yr’s 8 Hours our YART bike will look a bit completely different than standard, however I hope the followers will prefer it. This bike jogs my memory of Noriyuki Haga, who used to race within the 8 Hours and in Superbikes on the Yamaha manufacturing facility staff. We’ll do our greatest to attain a giant end result like he used to, so come to the race and help us!”
The leathers worn by riders Marvin Fritz, Karel Hanika and Jason O’Halloran, together with the shirts worn by all of the staff employees, and the pit storage itself, shall be absolutely coordinated in crimson and white all through the 8 Hours race weekend.
Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Staff (YART)
The forty sixth Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance occasion formally begins on Friday, the first of August, when apply and qualifying get underway, forward of the standard Prime Ten Trial on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
Yamaha’s Suzuka 8 Hours Victories
1987 – Shiseido TECH21 Racing Staff – YZF750 (Martin Wimmer, Kevin Magee) 1988 – Staff Fortunate Strike Roberts – YZF750 (Kevin Magee, Wayne Rainey) 1990 – Shiseido TECH21 Racing Staff – YZF750 (Tadahiko Taira, Eddie Lawson) 1996 – Yamaha Racing Staff – YZF750 (Colin Edwards, Noriyuki Haga) 2015 – Yamaha Manufacturing facility Racing Staff – YZF-R1 (Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Pol Espargaró, Bradley Smith) 2016 – Yamaha Manufacturing facility Racing Staff – YZF-R1 (Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes, Pol Espargaró) 2017 – Yamaha Manufacturing facility Racing Staff – YZF-R1 (Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes, Michael van der Mark) 2018 – Yamaha Manufacturing facility Racing Staff – YZF-R1 (Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes, Michael van der Mark)
