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The 2012 program of Yamaha factory and support teams and riders
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| Category | Rider | Team | Machine | |
| World Championships |
MotoGP | Jorge Lorenzo Ben Spies |
YAMAHA FACTORY RACING | YZR-M1 |
| Cal Crutchlow Andrea Dovizioso |
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | |||
| Motocross | ||||
| Category | Rider | Team | Machine | |
| World Championships |
MX1 | David Philippaerts Steven Frossard Shaun Simpson |
Monster Energy Yamaha Team | YZ450FM |
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| Cal Crutchlow | ![]() |
| Name: Cal Crutchlow | |
| Nationality: British | |
| Born: Oct. 29, 1985 | |
| Racing team: Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | |
| Racing career | |
| 2004: 10th in British Supersport Championship | |
| 2005: 3rd in British Supersport Championship | |
| 2006: Champion of British Supersport Championship | |
| 2007: 9th in British Superbike Championship | |
| 2008: 3rd in British Superbike Championship | |
| 2009: Champion of World Supersport Championship | |
| 2010: 5th in World Superbike Championship | |
| 2011: 12th in MotoGP World Championship | |
| Andrea Dovizioso | ![]() |
| Name: Andrea Dovizioso | |
| Nationality: Italian | |
| Born: Mar. 3, 1986 | |
| Racing team: Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | |
| Racing career | |
| 2002: 16th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class | |
| 2003: 5th in MotoGP World Championship 125cc class | |
| 2004: Champion of MotoGP World Championship 125cc class | |
| 2005: 3rd in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class | |
| 2006: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class | |
| 2007: 2nd in MotoGP World Championship 250cc class | |
| 2008: 5th in MotoGP World Championship | |
| 2009: 6th in MotoGP World Championship | |
| 2010: 5th in MotoGP World Championship | |
| 2011: 3rd in MotoGP World Championship | |
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| David Philippaerts | ![]() |
| Name: David Philippaerts | |
| Nationality: Italian | |
| Born: Dec. 7, 1983 | |
| Racing team: Monster Energy Yamaha Team | |
| Racing career | |
| 2002: 3rd in European Championship 125cc class | |
| 2003: Champion of Italian Championship 125cc class | |
| 2004: 19th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | |
| 2005: 4th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | |
| 2006: 3rd in Motocross MX2 World Championship | |
| 2007: 6th in Motocross MX1 World Championship | |
| 2008: Champion of Motocross MX1 World Championship | |
| 2009: 4th in Motocross MX1 World Championship | |
| 2010: 3rd in Motocross MX1 World Championship | |
| 2011: 9th in Motocross MX1 World Championship | |
| Steven Frossard | ![]() |
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| Name: Steven Frossard | ||
| Nationality: French | ||
| Born: July 14, 1987 | ||
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| Racing career | ||
| 2007: 26th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2008: 10th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2009: 6th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2010: 3rd in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2011: 2nd in Motocross MX1 World Championship | ||
| Shaun Simpson | ![]() |
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| Name: Shaun Simpson | ||
| Nationality: Scottish | ||
| Born: Mar. 13, 1988 | ||
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| Racing career | ||
| 2005: 31st in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2006: 33rd in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2007: 24th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2008: 4th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2009: 19th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2010: 8th in Motocross MX2 World Championship | ||
| 2011: 15th in Motocross MX1 World Championship | ||