Yamaha unveils its 2023 team liveries

written by: Shawn Hensley

Yamaha has four teams for the 2023 season: Pata Yamaha Prometeon, GYRT GRT Yamaha, GMT94 Yamaha, and Yamaha Motoxracing. Toprak Razgatlioglu heads the Pata Yamaha team with Andrea Locatelli.

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Razgatlioglu finished second in 2022 with 14 wins and a total of 32, bouncing back from a tough start. He was 72 points behind Bautista.

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Razgatlioglu aims to win races, acknowledging the challenge posed by strong competitors. He appreciates Yamaha's winter work and looks forward to testing bike improvements.

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Close to record lap time seen in Jerez, pleased with new Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK colours. Work continues for improvements, ready to race soon.

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Locatelli's third season in WorldSBK in 2023, saw him finish fifth overall with two podiums and 22 top six finishes, losing fourth spot by 19 points to Michael Ruben Rinaldi.

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Locatelli is thrilled to start the season with a short winter. His goal is to close the gap, fight for the podium, and win.

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GYRT GRT Yamaha has a new line-up with Remy Gardner and Dominique Aegerter, who won Moto2 and World Supersport World Champion. Gardner struggled in MotoGP and finished 23rd.

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Bradley Ray joins Yamaha’s five-rider line-up and will race in the European rounds of the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship. He debuts at Portimao.

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The opening round of the 2023 WSB season takes place at Phillip Island on February 24-26.

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