Andrea Dovizioso Takes on Yamaha Factory Racing Roles as ‘Test Rider’ and ‘Rider Performance Advisor’ for 2025-2027 Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Is pleased to announce that Andrea Dovizioso has signed a three-year agreement with Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP, taking on the dual roles of Test Rider and Rider Performance Advisor up to 2027.
The Italian MotoGP Hall of Famer will play a key role in accelerating the development of Yamaha’s MotoGP machine and enhancing the communication flow between Yamaha’s four MotoGP riders and its engineering team. Known for his extraordinary riding talent and technical precision, Dovizioso has previously contributed to Yamaha’s MotoGP efforts and is widely recognized for his clarity in providing detailed and actionable feedback.
In his Test Rider capacity, Dovizioso will participate in private testing sessions outside of the Grand Prix calendar, directly contributing to Yamaha’s prototype development.
Additionally, he will take on the newly created role of Rider Performance Advisor, designed to strengthen communication channels between riders and engineers by supporting Yamaha’s full-time MotoGP roster in analyzing and conveying performance data.
Andrea Dovizioso “I’m really happy to officially announce this new partnership with Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. It’s a big step in a relationship built on mutual respect and trust. I feel totally at ease in the roles we’ve defined together with Yamaha to make the most of my involvement in this important project. As both “Test Rider” and “Rider Performance Advisor,” I’ll be a key link between all the parts involved in the development process. My goal is to create strong synergy between the riders, the team, and the company, using my experience both on track and behind the scenes in the garage. We know it’s going to be a journey full of details to fine-tune, but we’re clear on where we want to go and fully committed to getting there”.
Paolo Pavesio “Andrea and Yamaha have shared a strong partnership for many years now, and we are delighted to announce that he is staying with Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP for three more. Dovi is not only a MotoGP legend with superb riding skills, but he also possesses technical knowledge and can effectively give feedback to the engineers. This makes him an ideal test rider, for sure, but we saw the opportunity to make further use of his talents within Yamaha’s MotoGP Project. Besides him signing on as Test Rider, which we believe is instrumental to our MotoGP bike development programme, we’re also excited to see him take on the new role of Rider Performance Advisor. This will allow Yamaha to successfully gather crucial data and efficiently share insights between all four Yamaha MotoGP riders and the Yamaha engineers.”
Andrea Dovizioso Takes on Yamaha Factory Racing Roles as ‘Test Rider’ and ‘Rider Performance Advisor’ for 2025-2027
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Is pleased to announce that Andrea Dovizioso has signed a three-year agreement with Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP, taking on the dual roles of Test Rider and Rider Performance Advisor up to 2027.
The Italian MotoGP Hall of Famer will play a key role in accelerating the development of Yamaha’s MotoGP machine and enhancing the communication flow between Yamaha’s four MotoGP riders and its engineering team. Known for his extraordinary riding talent and technical precision, Dovizioso has previously contributed to Yamaha’s MotoGP efforts and is widely recognized for his clarity in providing detailed and actionable feedback.
In his Test Rider capacity, Dovizioso will participate in private testing sessions outside of the Grand Prix calendar, directly contributing to Yamaha’s prototype development.
Additionally, he will take on the newly created role of Rider Performance Advisor, designed to strengthen communication channels between riders and engineers by supporting Yamaha’s full-time MotoGP roster in analyzing and conveying performance data.
Andrea Dovizioso
“I’m really happy to officially announce this new partnership with Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. It’s a big step in a relationship built on mutual respect and trust.
I feel totally at ease in the roles we’ve defined together with Yamaha to make the most of my involvement in this important project.
As both “Test Rider” and “Rider Performance Advisor,” I’ll be a key link between all the parts involved in the development process.
My goal is to create strong synergy between the riders, the team, and the company, using my experience both on track and behind the scenes in the garage.
We know it’s going to be a journey full of details to fine-tune, but we’re clear on where we want to go and fully committed to getting there”.
Paolo Pavesio
“Andrea and Yamaha have shared a strong partnership for many years now, and we are delighted to announce that he is staying with Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP for three more.
Dovi is not only a MotoGP legend with superb riding skills, but he also possesses technical knowledge and can effectively give feedback to the engineers. This makes him an ideal test rider, for sure, but we saw the opportunity to make further use of his talents within Yamaha’s MotoGP Project.
Besides him signing on as Test Rider, which we believe is instrumental to our MotoGP bike development programme, we’re also excited to see him take on the new role of Rider Performance Advisor. This will allow Yamaha to successfully gather crucial data and efficiently share insights between all four Yamaha MotoGP riders and the Yamaha engineers.”