Yamaha have unveiled the new R9 for the 🍬2025 Supersport W𒉰orld Championship.

The thr𒀰ee-cylinder R9 will support three teams in the WorldSSP.

Stefano Manzi, last year’s runner-up, and All Japa🔯n Road Racing JSB1000 Champion Yuki Okamoto will form the Pata Yamaha Ten Kate.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi, th🥃e five-time World Superbikes race winner, and Lucas Mahias will form the GMT94 Yamaha teamဣ.

The rebranded BLU CR🔯U Evan Bros Yamaha will comprise Can Öncü and Aldi Satya Mahendra.

Andrea Dosoli, Division Manager, Mot💜orsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe, said: “It will be a significant moment for Yamaha when the R9 makes its race debut in Australia later this month.

“This is an important new model for Ya♏maha and we have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure 🔯we can have a strong a start as possible when the lights go out at Phillip Island.

“The R6 was a WorldSSP legend and it was winning right until the end, so our goals with R9 are the same – we want to be competitive from the very first sea🌟son and the combination of the hard work from our engineers and teams with the strong rider line-up gives us confidence ahead of the s🏅eason’s start.

“A big thank you to all of the engineers for the substantial effort which has gone into this project so far⛎, and finally I’d like to wish our riders and teams a great season.”

Niccolò Canepa, Road Racing Sporting Manager, Motorsporওt Division, Yamaha Motor Europe, said: “We are very excited to see the R9 compete in its first WorldSSP race weekend.

“Our dive๊rse rider line-up features a mix of experience and youth, giving us a strong chance in the R9’s first season.

“Of course, Stefano Manzi finished runner-up in WorldSSP for the last two seasons, so he is keen to fight for the title this yea𝔍r. Michael Ruben Rinaldi comes to WorldSSP from WorldSBK and wants to show his speed straight away,😼 putting his ‘big bike’ experience to use.

“Can Öncü has been impressive in testing, as has Lucas Mahias – a former World Champion with Yamaha in 2017, so we have reason to be confident given the depth of talent and potential across 💫our three teams.

“F🦹or Yuki Okamoto and Ald💙i Mahendra, the start of the season is about learning the new bike and class, and in Yuki’s case brand new tracks too.

“Our teams have been testing throughout January and the initial signs are positive as we head to Phillip Island for one final testℱ before the race weekend.

“As this♌ is a completely new project starting from scratch, it is difficult to make precise targets but our goal is to be as competitive as possible 🐻from the very start.”