Yamaha Cup

Scene from the Yamaha R6 Dunlop Cup, Sachsenring 2012

The Yamaha Cup was a motorcycle racing series that was organized by Yamaha and aimed at promoting young talent in motorcycle racing .

history

General

The Yamaha Cup was first held in 1978. This makes it the oldest motorcycle brand cup and the most successful junior series in German motorcycle racing. From the beginning it was held as part of the German or International German Championship . Over the years the name has changed several times, depending on the motorcycle model or main sponsor . Earlier names were, for example, the Yamaha Aral Cup or the Yamaha R6 Shell Cup. The last name since 2004 has been the Yamaha R6 Dunlop Cup.

The recipe for success was equal opportunities, which was implemented using identical material at comparatively low costs. Changes to the engine were taboo. Many later internationally successful drivers, such as Martin Wimmer , Dirk Raudies , Jörg Teuchert or Kenan Sofuoğlu , have collected their first victories here since 1978.

On January 19, 2018, Yamaha Germany announced that the Yamaha Cup would be discontinued.

motorcycle

Due to development, the races have been held on different Yamaha models over the years.

• from 1978 - XS 400 or RD 350
• from 1987 - TZR 250
• from 1991 - FZR 600
• from 1994 - FZR 600R
• from 1996 - YZF 600 R Thundercat
• since 1999 - YZF-R6

2013

(Status: February 2013) The 2013 season was advertised for the B license and was driven with the Yamaha YZF-R6, 2013 model. The motorcycle has an in-line four- cylinder four - stroke engine with 600 cc and 91  kW (123.7  hp ). The participants must be at least 18 years of age, exceptions are possible. The Cup package cost 16,860 euros including motorcycle, race kit, driver and team clothing, lubricants and care products as well as all entry fees . It was driven with Dunlop GP Racer D 211 standard tires. The design was also uniform, optionally in white, blue or black. The respective championship leader drove with a yellow panel.

Distribution of points

The world champion will be the driver or manufacturer who has accumulated the most points in the world championship by the end of the season. When distributing points, the placements are taken into account in the overall result of the respective race. The top fifteen drivers in each race receive points according to the following scheme:

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th
Points	25th	20th	16	13	11	10	9	8th	7th	6th	5	4th	3	2	1

With less than 50%, but more than 25% of the total rounds, only 50% of the points are awarded. There are no points below 25%.

Winners list

year	master	motorcycle
1978	Martin Wimmer	Yamaha XS 400
1979	Reinhard Scheuerlein	Yamaha XS 400
1980	Franz Schwarz	Yamaha XS 400
1981	Albrecht Ulmer	Yamaha XS 400
1981	Manfred Hemmerlein	Yamaha RD 350
1982	Jürgen Braun	Yamaha XS 400
1982	Wilhelm Mayer	Yamaha RD 350
1983	Roland Busch	Yamaha RD 350
1984	Alfred Mannweiler	Yamaha RD 350
1985	Rainer Prinz	Yamaha RD 350
1986	Sönke Huusmann	Yamaha RD 350
1987	Bernd Herrmann	Yamaha TZR 250
1988	Oliver Koch	Yamaha TZR 250
1989	Kai Schlieper	Yamaha TZR 250
1990	Peter Teudeloff-Krahnen	Yamaha TZR 250
1991	Oliver Wrede	Yamaha FZR 600
1992	Reinhard Krächter	Yamaha FZR 600
1993	Patrick Gelbarth	Yamaha FZR 600
1994	Johann Pröls	Yamaha FZR 600 R
1995	Holger Röckl	Yamaha FZR 600 R
1996	Andreas Benitz	Yamaha YZF 600 Thundercat
1997	Rico Penzkofer	Yamaha YZF 600 Thundercat
1998	Roger Maher	Yamaha YZF 600 Thundercat
1999	Dirk Fritz	Yamaha YZF-R6
2000	Philipp Ludwig	Yamaha YZF-R6
2001	Andreas Heese	Yamaha YZF-R6
2002	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Yamaha YZF-R6
2003	Thomas Wendel	Yamaha YZF-R6
2004	Peter hardship	Yamaha YZF-R6
2005	Timo Gieseler	Yamaha YZF-R6
2006	Pascal Eckhardt	Yamaha YZF-R6
2007	Thomas Rebien	Yamaha YZF-R6
2008	Filip Altendorfer	Yamaha YZF-R6
2009	Dominik Vincon	Yamaha YZF-R6
2010	Markus Reiterberger	Yamaha YZF-R6
2011	Jesko Raffin	Yamaha YZF-R6
2012	Nikki Tuuli	Yamaha YZF-R6
2013	Dominik Engelen	Yamaha YZF-R6
2014	Lukas Trautmann	Yamaha YZF-R6
2015	Manou Antweiler	Yamaha YZF-R6
2016	Patryk Kosiniak	Yamaha YZF-R6
2017	Marc Zellhöfer	Yamaha YZF-R6

Unique

• In 1997 Rico Penzkofer became champion with a lead of 103 points.
• In 2003 Thomas Wendel became champion without a single win.
• In 2014 Lukas Trautmann won all races.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Yamaha ends the R6 Dunlop Cup. www.motorradonline.de, January 19, 2018, accessed on January 19, 2018 . 

Web links

• Official website of the Yamaha R6 Dunlop Cup
• Yamaha Cup regulations (PDF file; 245 kB)