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Yamaha Austria Racing Team

Austrian World Endurance Championship team

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The Yamaha Austria Racing Team (YART) 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 the UK and Ten Kate Racing in the Netherlands. YART was founded in 2001 by "Mandy" Manfred Kainz; it finished runner up in 2006 and 2008 and won 2009, 2023 and 2025 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.

01Achievements

2006, Endurance Vice Worldchampions on Yamaha
2008, Endurance Vice Worldchampions on Yamaha Winner 8 Hours Doha
2009, Endurance Worldchampions on Yamaha Winner 24 Hours Le Mans //8 Hours Albacete //Oschersleben//Doha
2019/20, Endurance Vice Worldchampions on Yamaha Winner 8 Hours Sepang // Winner 12 Hours Estoril
2023, Endurance Worldchampions on Yamaha // Winner 24 Hours Spa
2024, Endurance Vice Worldchampions on Yamaha // 2nd Suzuka 8 Hours //Winner 8 Hours Spa
2025, Endurance Worldchampions on Yamaha //Winner 24 Hours Le Mans]] on Yamaha
2026, FIM Endurance World Championship on Yamaha //Winner 24 Hours Le Mans]] on Yamaha
13 Victories in FIM Endurance World Championship
22 Pole-Positions in FIM Endurance World Championship
15 Fastest Racelaps in FIM Endurance World Championship
45 Podiumsfinishes FIM Endurance World Championship

02EWC-Season in numbers

Season	Tires	Points	Wins	Poles	FL	WC Standing	Riders
2001	Metzeler	2	,	,	,	,	Manfred 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 Iván Silva Sheridan Morais
2016	Pirelli	60	-	-	1	6.	Max Neukirchner Broc Parkes Marvin Fritz Kohta Nozane Takuya Fujita Iván Silva Sheridan Morais
2017	Bridgestone	130,5	-	1	1	3.	Josh Hayes Broc Parkes Iván 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
2025	Bridgestone	139	1	1		1.	Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika Jason O'Halloran
2026	Bridgestone	91	1	1		1.	Marvin Fritz Karel Hanika Leandro Mercado

03Endurance WC results

Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Position	Points	Victories
2026	Nr.	Le Mans	Spa	Suzuka	Bol d'Or				1.	91
2026	1	1	2						1.	91	24H Le Mans
2025	Nr.	Le Mans	Spa	Suzuka	Bol d'Or				1.	139
2025	7	1	3	DNF	2				1.	139	24H Le Mans
2024	Nr.	Le Mans	Spa	Suzuka	Bol d'Or				2.	159
2024	1	3	1	2	3				2.	159	8H Spa
2023	Nr.	Le Mans	Spa	Suzuka	Bol d'Or				1.	181
2023	7	2	1	18	4				1.	181	24H Spa
2022	Nr.	Le Mans	Spa	Suzuka	Bol d'Or				6.	97
2022	7	2	DNF	7	DNF				6.	97
2021	Nr.	Le Mans	Estoril	Bol d'Or	Most				6.	88
2021	7	DNF	8	DNF	2				6.	88
2019-20	Nr.	Bol d'Or	Sepang	Le Mans	Estoril				2.	149,5
2019-20	7	DNF	1	4	1				2.	149,5	8H Sepang 12H Estoril
2018-19	Nr.	Bol d'Or	Le Mans	Slowakia	Oschersleben	Suzuka			4.	110,5
2018-19	7	2	DNF	1	DNF	6			4.	110,5	8H Slowakia
2017-18	Nr.	Bol d'Or	Le Mans	Slowakia	Oschersleben	Suzuka			16.	30
2017-18	7	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	DNF			16.	30	8H Slowakia
2016-17	Nr.	Bol d'Or	Le Mans	Oschersleben	Slowakia	Suzuka			3.	130,5
2016-17	7	DNF	2	2	4	5			3.	130,5
2016	Nr.	Le Mans	Portimao	Suzuka	Oschersleben				6.	60
2016	7	11	4	4	DNF				6.	60
2015	Nr.	Le Mans	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Bol d'Or				10.	41
2015	7	DNF	DNF	3	DNF				10.	41
2014	Nr.	Bol d'Or	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Le Mans				6.	70
2014	7	DNF	10 (4)	9	3				6.	70
2013	Nr.	Bol d'Or	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Le Mans				5.	71
2013	7	2	8	3	DNF				5.	71
2012	Nr.	Bol d'Or	Doha	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Le Mans			6.	59
2012	7	3	DNF	DNF	7	7			6.	59
2011	Nr.	Bol d'Or	Albacete	Suzuka	Le Mans	Doha			5.	54
2011	7	DNF	4	DNF	3	4			5.	54
2010	Nr.	Le Mans	Albacete	Suzuka	Bol d'Or	Doha			3.	60
2010	1	2	21	16	DNF	2			3.	60
2009	Nr.	Le Mans	Oschersleben	Albacete	Suzuka	Bol d'Or	Doha		1.	145
2009	7	1	1	1	4	34	1		1.	145	24H Le Mans 8H Oschersleben 8H Albacete 8H Doha
2008	Nr.	Le Mans	Albacete	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Bol d'Or	Doha		2.	95
2008	7	DNF	4	11	2	3	1		2.	95	8H Doha
2007	Nr.	Le Mans	Albacete	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Bol d'Or	Doha		3.	75
2007	7	5	9	11	3	DNF	2		3.	75
2006	Nr.	Assen	Le Mans	Zolder	Albacete	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Bol d'Or	2.	150
2006	7	2	DNF	2	2	1	2	2	2.	150	8H Suzuka SBK
2005	Nr.	Assen	Albacete	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Vallelunga			3.	62
2005	7	5	3	9	DNF	3			3.	62
2004	Nr.	Assen	Zhuhai	Albacete	Suzuka	Oschersleben	Vallelunga		4.	100
2004	7	DNF	5	4	13	2	7		4.	100
2003	Nr.	Imola	Assen	Brno	Albacete	A1-Ring	Oschersleben	Vallelunga	7.	62
2003	9	3	DNF	DNF	7	7	7	6	7.	62
2002	Nr.	Imola	Silverstone	Brno	Oschersleben	Vallelunga			9.	30
2002	18	19	10	DNF	7	11			9.	30
2001	Nr.	Brno	Nürburgring						-	2
2001	19	14	DNF						-	2

04Team Crew

Work	Name
Rider 2026	Marvin Fritz
	Leandro Mercado
	Karel Hanika
Technical Director	Josef Unger
Team Manager	Manfred Kainz

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