The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team rider Michael van der Mark returned to WorldSBK action this week after the long summer break, with a productive two-day test at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. A high-speed rollercoaster of a track, the 4.6km Portimão circuit combines...
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Rising above what has been one of the most challenging Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours weeks of recent years, The Yamaha Factory Racing Team delivered an heroic effort today to secure an incredible fourth consecutive victory in the iconic World Endurance race. As race day dawned this...
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Saturday at Suzuka is traditionally the famous Top Ten Trial event where the ten fastest riders from the qualifying sessions get a single hot lap to fight for their final start position. With a fast approaching typhoon threatening to rain off any action at all,...
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Qualifying got underway today in Suzuka ahead of Sunday's 2018 "Coca-Cola" Suzuka 8 Hours in relatively cooler temperatures than Japan has experienced with the intense heat earlier this week. The Yamaha Factory Racing Team continued their highly competitive form of the last three years, wrapping...
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Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes will again lead Yamaha's assault on the FIM Superbike World Championship in 2019, after the two riders agreed terms with Yamaha Motor Europe during the recent Misano race weekend. The 2019 season will be van der Mark's third in...
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Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team rider Michael van der Mark signed off from the first half of the season with a superb second-place finish in Race 2 in Misano on Sunday at Round 9 of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. Again the riders faced...
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Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team rider Michael van der Mark took a fantastic fourth place during Round 9 of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at Misano today, having started the first race from 11th position on the grid. The race was run in typically hot...
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The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team enjoyed mixed fortunes on the opening day of Round 9 of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Alex Lowes ended the day fifth on combined times, while Michael van der Mark was...
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Michael van der Mark and the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team are looking to continue their recent excellent run of results under the Adriatic sun at Round 9 of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli this weekend. Michael...
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The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team and Michael van der Mark continued their strong run of form in Race 2 on Sunday at Laguna Seca at Round 8 of the 2018 MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship. Van der Mark had a great start from fifth...
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Michael van der Mark struggled with grip levels during Race 1 during the Round 8 of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca but battled hard from ninth on the grid to finish in a valiant eighth. Michael van der Mark found it...
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The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team and Michael van der Mark kicked off Round 8 of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship on Friday at Laguna Seca. Full of confidence following on from his double victory in Donington and his podium in Race 2...
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