# YART

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.

## Achievements

* 2006 – Endurance Vice Worldchampions on Yamaha
* 2008 – Endurance Vice Worldchampions on Yamaha
* 2009 – Endurance Worldchampions on Yamaha
* 2019/20 – Endurance Vice Worldchampions on Yamaha
* 2023 – Endurance Worldchampions on Yamaha
* 2024 – Endurance Vice Worldchampions on Yamaha // 2nd Suzuka 8 Hours
* 12 Victories in FIM Endurance World Championship
* 19 Pole-Positions in FIM Endurance World Championship
* 15 Fastest Racelaps in FIM Endurance World Championship
* 42 Podiumsfinishes FIM Endurance World Championship

## EWC-Season in numbers

| 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

| Saison | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Position | Points | Victories |
| 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 | |

## Team Crew

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