The Japanese manufacturer won a sixth consecutive builder’s name after dominating the 2020 season.
The seventh of the 8 rounds of the WorldSSP 2020 season saw Yamaha win the name Builders 2020. With the forged driver training it supports in the category, the Japanese manufacturer has won all races so far. The Japanese manufacturer dominated the season with 12 wins out of 12, thanks to Andrea Locatelli (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) and Andy Verdoca (bLU cRU WorldSSP via MS Racing). Yamaha has already celebrated the name of the drivers with Andrea Locatelli in Montmelo, the Italian driver who ruled the Phillip Island season.
Jules Cluzel, Corentin Perolari and Kyle Smith of GMT94 Yamaha, as well as Isaac Viales of Kallio Racing also played a role in the manufacturer’s good fortune in 2020 by scoring several podiums and highlighting the strengths of the Yamaha YZF R6.
At Phillip Island, the Japanese manufacturer achieved a whole Yamaha podium with Locatelli first, Cluzel moment and Perolari third. The Yamaha YZF R6 has proven its reliability from the first lap, while Hannes Soomer (Kallio Racing), Steven Odendaal (EAB Ten Kate Racing) ) and Viales all ended up in the most sensitive 10.
When the action resumed at the Circuit de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Yamaha achieved two doubles thanks to Locatelli and Cluzel, scoring valuable points for the championship and expanding the hole with their nearest competitor. Portimao was another race for the manufacturer as seven drivers reached the most sensitive 10 in Race 2; with a Yamaha Top Four.
Aragon is also a key milestone for the logo with Locatelli and Cluzel completing two more 1-2s. The Teruel Round was another bright occasion for Yamaha, as 3 of its riders took the podium, while Andrea Locatelli became the WorldSSP driver with the most wins in a season.
He claimed his first WorldSSP victory for Yamaha in the dramatic Race 1 of the Ronda de Catalunya, while Kyle Smith, who joined the GMT94 Yamaha team as Cluzel’s replacement driver, also appeared on the podium for the manufacturer. The Catalan Round 2 saw Andrea Locatelli En Magny-Cours, locatelli won in a rainy Race 1. The Japanese manufacturer controlled to take a 102-point credit on his nearest competitor and won the name Constructor in Magny-Cours. . another victory in race 2 of the French Pirelli event.
As they make the last circular of the season, they will be ahead to demonstrate their dominance in 2020 in the Pirelli Estoril circular.
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