Niccolo Canepa appointed Road Racing Sporting Manager, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe
Yamaha Motor Europe NV (YME) Niccolò Canepa, Road Racing Sporting Manager, Motorsport Division, is pleased to announce that Yamaha Motor Europe will take immediate action. Mr Canepa will take over responsibility for Yamaha Road Racing Sport from Andrea Dossoli, Division Manager, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe.
Mr. Canepa currently holds the role of Rider Coach and Development Rider for Yamaha Motor Europe’s WorldSBK project, the official Endurance World Championship (EWC) teams for Yamaha, first with GMT94 Yamaha and then with the Yamaha Austria Racing Team.
Racing in MotoGP, WorldSBK, Moto2, WorldSSP and MotoE, as well as being the most successful Italian EWC rider in history, Canepa has an impressive career in world championship motorcycle racing spanning over 20 years.
He joined Yamaha in 2016, competing in the EWC and assuming the role of WorldSBK test rider. A two-time Endurance World Champion with Yamaha, Canepa announced his retirement from professional racing earlier this year and participated in the final EWC race at the Ball d’Or, contributing to Yamaha’s victory in the EWC Manufacturers’ Championship.
Canepa will oversee the sporting side of Yamaha Motor Europe’s WorldSBK and EWC efforts as Road Racing Manager while Riccardo Tisci (YME Motorsport Road Racing Technical Manager) will continue to oversee the technical side of the projects, both reporting to Andrea. Dosoli, Division Manager, Motorsport.
Andrea Dosoli, Division Manager, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe
“We are delighted that Niccolò will remain in the Yamaha family as Road Racing Sporting Manager when he retires from racing. After nine seasons at Yamaha racing in EWC and as our development rider for WorldSBK, Niccolò knows both the WorldSBK and EWC projects very well. In his role as a rider coach, he brings great people and leadership skills. He has shown, which will serve him well when he goes to the next level. He already has a very strong relationship with our teams, the riders, the FIM and the championship promoters, so I am confident that Niccolo, together with Riccardo TC, will make a strong management team that will continue to oversee the technical side of our road racing projects.” he said.
 is pleased to announce that Niccolò Canepa will assume the role of Road Racing Sporting Manager, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe with immediate effect. Mr Canepa will take over responsibility for Yamaha's Road Racing sporting operations from Andrea Dosoli, who has been appointed Division Manager, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe. Mr Canepa currently holds the role of Rider Coach and Development Rider for Yamaha Motor Europe’s WorldSBK project, which he conducted alongside racing for Yamaha’s Official Endurance World Championship (EWC) Teams, first with GMT94 Yamaha and then Yamaha Austria Racing Team. Having raced in MotoGP, WorldSBK, Moto2, WorldSSP and MotoE, as well as becoming the most successful Italian EWC rider in history, Canepa boasts an illustrious career of World Championship motorcycle racing spanning over 20 years. He first joined Yamaha in 2016, racing in EWC and assuming the role of WorldSBK test rider.){kind=link}