Nicc꧙olo Canepa has been named as the Road Racing Sporting Manage♏r in the Motorsport Division of Yamaha Motor Europe with immediate effect.

Canepa will oversee the World Superbike Championship sporting operations for Yamaha, replacing Andrea Dosoli who has been promoted into a job as Div💫is🎐ion Manager.

Canepa retired from mot🐼orcycle racing in Septꦜember after the FIM World Endurance Championship season finale.

His racing career spanned MotoGP, WorldSBK, Moto2, WorldSSP, 🏅MotoE and EWC.

Canepa was also Rider Coach and Development R⛦ider for Yamaha Motor Europe’s Woᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrldSBK project.

Dosoli said: “We are very happy that while Nicc🧸olo is retiring from racing, he will remain in the Yamaha family in the role of Road Racing Sporting Manager.

“After nine seasons with Yamaha racing in EWC and as our Development Rider for WorldSBK,✤ Niccolo knows both the WorldSBK and EWC projects very weꦯll.

“In his role as Rider Coach, he has shown excellent people and management skills, which will serve him well as he st🍬eps up to t♔he next level.

“He already has very strong relationships with our teams, riders, the FIM and championship promoters, so I am confident that Niccolo, together 𓂃with Riccardo Tisci, who will continue to oversee the technical side of our road racing projects, will make a strong management team.”