YART (Yamaha Austria Racing Team) is a World Endurance Championship racing team based in Heimschuh, Styria, Austria. YART is also one of three official GYTR (Genuine Yamaha Technology Racing) Pro Shops in Europe, alongside Crescent Racing in UK and Ten Kate Racing in the Netherlands. YART was founded in 2001 by Mandy Kainz; it finished runner up in 2006 and 2008 and won 2009 and 2023 the FIM Endurance World Championship.

In 2020 Yamaha Motor Europe and YART unveiled a limited edition Petronas Yamaha SRT replica YZF-R1. The 46 machines have been commissioned to celebrate 46 years of Petronas oil business and will cost €46,000 each. The bikes are available to European customers only.[1]

Achievements

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EWC-Season in numbers

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Season Tires Points Wins Poles FL WC Standing Riders
2001   Metzeler 2   Mandy Kainz
  Horst Saiger
2002   Metzeler 30 9.   Horst Saiger
  Erwin Wilding
  Mirko Kalsek
2003   Pirelli 62 7.   Horst Saiger
  Erwin Wilding
  Karl Truchsess
2004   Pirelli 100 4.   Igor Jerman
  Horst Saiger
  Thomas Hinterreiter
  James Ellison
  Mike Edwards

  Gary Mason
  Dean Thomas
  Marc Garcia

2005   Dunlop 62 3.   Igor Jerman
  Gwen Giabbani
  Horst Saiger
  Thomas Hinterreiter
2006   Pirelli 150 1 1 2.   Igor Jerman
  Gwen Giabbani
  Sebastien Scarnato
2007   Pirelli 75 3.   Igor Jerman
  Steve Martin
  Damian Cudlin
  Sebastien Scarnato
2008   Dunlop 95 1 1 2.   Igor Jerman
  Steve Martin
  Steve Plater
  Gwen Giabbani
2009   Michelin 145 4 1 3 1.   Igor Jerman
  Steve Martin
  Gwen Giabbani
2010   Michelin 60 - - - 3.   Igor Jerman
  Steve Martin
  Gwen Giabbani
2011   Michelin 54 - - 1 5.   Igor Jerman
  Steve Martin
  Gwen Giabbani
  Katsuyuki Nakasuga
  Loris Baz
2012   Michelin 59 - 1 1 6.   Igor Jerman
  Steve Martin
  Gwen Giabbani
  Noriyuki Haga
  Katsuyuki Nakasuga
  Tommy Hill
2013   Michelin 71 - 1 1 5.   Igor Jerman
  Broc Parkes
  Josh Waters
  Sheridan Morais
  Katsuyuki Nakasuga
  Josh Hayes
2014   Pirelli 70 - - 1 6.   Michael Laverty
  Broc Parkes
  Igor Jerman
  Sheridan Morais
  Ricky Olson
  Wayne Maxwell
  Thomas Bridewell
2015   Pirelli 41 - 1 1 10.   Max Neukirchner
  Broc Parkes
  Ivan Silva
  Sheridan Morais
2016   Pirelli 60 - - 1 6.   Max Neukirchner
  Broc Parkes
  Marvin Fritz
  Kohta Nozane
  Takuya Fujita
  Ivan Silva
  Sheridan Morais
2017   Bridgestone 130,5 - 1 1 3.   Josh Hayes
  Broc Parkes
  Ivan Silva
  Sheridan Morais
  Kohta Nozane
2017/2018   Bridgestone 30 1 1 1 16.   Max Neukirchner
  Broc Parkes
  Marvin Fritz
  Takuya Fujita
  Kohta Nozane
2018/2019   Bridgestone 110,5 1 1 - 4.   Niccolo Canepa
  Broc Parkes
  Marvin Fritz
2019/2020   Bridgestone 149,5 2 3 - 2.   Niccolo Canepa
  Broc Parkes
  Marvin Fritz
  Loris Baz
  Karel Hanika
2021   Bridgestone 88 3 1 6.   Niccolo Canepa
  Marvin Fritz
  Karel Hanika
2022   Bridgestone 97 2 6.   Niccolo Canepa
  Marvin Fritz
  Karel Hanika
2023   Bridgestone 181 1 1 1.   Niccolo Canepa
  Marvin Fritz
  Karel Hanika
2024   Bridgestone 159 1 3 1 2.   Niccolo Canepa
  Marvin Fritz
  Karel Hanika

Endurance WM results

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Saison 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Position Points Victories
2024 Nr. Le Mans Spa Suzuka Bol d'Or 2. 159
1 3 1 2 3 8H Spa
2023 Nr. Le Mans Spa Suzuka Bol d'Or 1. 181
7 2 1 18 4 24H Spa
2022 Nr. Le Mans Spa Suzuka Bol d'Or 6. 97
7 2 DNF 7 DNF
2021 Nr. Le Mans Estoril Bol d'Or Most 6. 88
7 DNF 8 DNF 2
2019-20 Nr. Bol d'Or Sepang Le Mans Estoril 2. 149,5
7 DNF 1 4 1 8H Sepang
12H Estoril
2018-19 Nr. Bol d'Or Le Mans Slowakia Oschersleben Suzuka 4. 110,5
7 2 DNF 1 DNF 6 8H Slowakia
2017-18 Nr. Bol d'Or Le Mans Slowakia Oschersleben Suzuka 16. 30
7 DNF DNF 1 DNF DNF 8H Slowakia
2016-17 Nr. Bol d'Or Le Mans Oschersleben Slowakia Suzuka 3. 130,5
7 DNF 2 2 4 5
2016 Nr. Le Mans Portimao Suzuka Oschersleben 6. 60
7 11 4 4 DNF
2015 Nr. Le Mans Suzuka Oschersleben Bol d'Or 10. 41
7 DNF DNF 3 DNF
2014 Nr. Bol d'Or Suzuka Oschersleben Le Mans 6. 70
7 DNF 10 (4) 9 3
2013 Nr. Bol d'Or Suzuka Oschersleben Le Mans 5. 71
7 2 8 3 DNF
2012 Nr. Bol d'Or Doha Suzuka Oschersleben Le Mans 6. 59
7 3 DNF DNF 7 7
2011 Nr. Bol d'Or Albacete Suzuka Le Mans Doha 5. 54
7 DNF 4 DNF 3 4
2010 Nr. Le Mans Albacete Suzuka Bol d'Or Doha 3. 60
1 2 21 16 DNF 2
2009 Nr. Le Mans Oschersleben Albacete Suzuka Bol d'Or Doha 1. 145
7 1 1 1 4 34 1 24H Le Mans
8H Oschersleben
8H Albacete
8H Doha
2008 Nr. Le Mans Albacete Suzuka Oschersleben Bol d'Or Doha 2. 95
7 DNF 4 11 2 3 1 8H Doha
2007 Nr. Le Mans Albacete Suzuka Oschersleben Bol d'Or Doha 3. 75
7 5 9 11 3 DNF 2
2006 Nr. Assen Le Mans Zolder Albacete Suzuka Oschersleben Bol d'Or 2. 150
7 2 DNF 2 2 1 2 2 8H Suzuka SBK
2005 Nr. Assen Albacete Suzuka Oschersleben Vallelunga 3. 62
7 5 3 9 DNF 3
2004 Nr. Assen Zhuhai Albacete Suzuka Oschersleben Vallelunga 4. 100
7 DNF 5 4 13 2 7
2003 Nr. Imola Assen Brno Albacete A1-Ring Oschersleben Vallelunga 7. 62
9 3 DNF DNF 7 7 7 6
2002 Nr. Imola Silverstone Brno Oschersleben Vallelunga 9. 30
18 19 10 DNF 7 11
2001 Nr. Brno Nürburgring - 2
19 14 DNF

Team Crew

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Marvin Fritz
Work Name
Rider 2024   Marvin Fritz
  Niccolo Canepa
  Karel Hanika
Technical Director   Josef Unger
Team Manager   Mandy Kainz

References

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  1. ^ Yamaha Europe and YART team up for limited-run Petronas MotoGP replica R1 motorcyclenews.com, 21 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020
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