Niccolò Canepa appointed Street Racing Sporting Supervisor, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe
Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. (YME) is happy to announce that Niccolò Canepa will assume the position of Street Racing Sporting Supervisor, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe with instant impact. Mr Canepa will take over duty for Yamaha’s Street Racing sporting operations from Andrea Dosoli, who has been appointed Division Supervisor, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe.
Mr Canepa at the moment holds the position of Rider Coach and Growth Rider for Yamaha Motor Europe’s WorldSBK venture, which he carried out alongside racing for Yamaha’s Official Endurance World Championship (EWC) Groups, first with GMT94 Yamaha after which Yamaha Austria Racing Workforce.
Having raced in MotoGP, WorldSBK, Moto2, WorldSSP and MotoE, in addition to turning into probably the most profitable Italian EWC rider in historical past, Canepa boasts an illustrious profession of World Championship bike racing spanning over 20 years.
He first joined Yamaha in 2016, racing in EWC and assuming the position of WorldSBK check rider. Twice an Endurance World Champion with Yamaha, Canepa introduced his retirement from skilled racing earlier this yr, collaborating in his ultimate EWC race on the Bol d’Or, contributing to Yamaha’s victory within the EWC producers’ championship.
Canepa’s position as Street Racing Sporting Supervisor will see him oversee the sporting facet of Yamaha Motor Europe’s WorldSBK and EWC efforts, whereas Riccardo Tisci (YME Motorsport Street Racing Technical Supervisor) will proceed to supervise the technical facet of the initiatives, with each reporting into Andrea Dosoli, Division Supervisor, Motorsport.
Andrea Dosoli, Division Supervisor, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe
“We’re very pleased that whereas Niccolò is retiring from racing, he’ll stay within the Yamaha household within the position of Street Racing Sporting Supervisor. After 9 seasons with Yamaha racing in EWC and as our Growth Rider for WorldSBK, Niccolò is aware of each the WorldSBK and EWC initiatives very effectively. In his position as Rider Coach, he has proven wonderful individuals and administration abilities, which can serve him effectively as he steps as much as the subsequent stage. He already has very robust relationships with our groups, riders, the FIM and championship promoters, so I’m assured that Niccolò, along with Riccardo Tisci, who will proceed to supervise the technical facet of our highway racing initiatives, will make a robust administration staff.”
