Rossi makes it 150 for Yamaha

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2007-07-01 Rossi makes it 150 for Yamaha
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Valentino Rossi celebrates his 3rd, Yamaha 150 victory

Yamaha's win with Valentino Rossi in the Dutch TT at Assen is cause for a double celebration for the Factory, as it is also its 150th win in the premier-class of World Championship motorcycle racing. Yamaha Motor Company is only the second manufacturer in the history of the sport to pass the milestone of 150 wins, which it has achieved in 46 years since it began racing on the international stage in 1961.

Yamaha's very first premier-class victory came with British rider Chas Mortimer, in Barcelona at the final race of the 1972 series aboard a 353cc twin-cylinder two-stroke Yamaha. Since then, Yamaha has won premier-class Grands Prix in every season bar two and has taken a total of eleven manufacturers' and twelve riders' titles during the process.

From those 150 victories, Valentino Rossi brought 28. From recent MotoGP history, it is worth mentioning that Max Biaggi also brought 8 victories to Yamaha, while Norifumi Abe won 3 races for Yamaha. Complete list of Yamaha MotoGP winners may be taken from here.

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