Yamaha confirms an unchanged MXGP rider line-up for 2023

By Team TMX on 13th Oct 22

MXGP Jeremy Seewer Glenn Coldenhoff Maxime Renaux

Yamaha Motor Europe has today confirmed its 2023 rider line-up for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team, with an unchanged trio of Jeremy Seewer, Maxime Renaux and Glenn Coldenhoff competing in the FIM Motocross World Championship.

Filling three of the top-five places in the 2022 MXGP World Championship standings, Seewer, Renaux and Coldenhoff put in some outstanding performances this year, with their combined total of 22 podium finishes ensuring that Yamaha secured the manufacturers championship title in MXGP for the first time in seven years.

Set to enter his sixth season with Yamaha in MXGP, five-time FIM Motocross World Championship runner-up Seewer will once again chase a maiden world title. The Swiss star finished second in the 2022 MXGP World Championship after taking his YZ450FM to five race wins and nine podium finishes, of which three were Grand Prix wins.

Jeremy Seewer: Its great to stay with the same teammates in 2023. I signed my contract for 2023 quite a while ago, so I knew I would be here, but its nice to grow together. I started with Yamaha in 2018 and I will be on blue in 23, so its my sixth year. Its nice to have familiarity, and we have a lot of exciting things ahead of us, so I am looking forward to seeing what we can do.

Last years MX2 World Champion, Renaux, was impressive in his debut season in MXGP. The 22-year-old quickly adapted to the YZ450FM and took the fight to even the most experienced 450cc riders. Finishing the season as the best-placed rookie, the young Frenchman celebrated four qualifying race wins, six championship race wins and seven podium finishes, of which one was a Grand Prix victory, on his way to a creditable fourth in the world ranking.

Maxime Renaux: Its good to know we will have a strong team again. I signed a two-year deal in 2021, which was good to have two years to build in MXGP. We already started quite well this season, so I am happy with the progress I have made in my move to the YZ450FM, and thankful that Yamaha has supported me fully in my decision to step up. We will be ready to go in 2023 where the goal will be to keep building in confidence and experience, so I am really looking forward to it.

Coldenhoff enjoyed a positive second term with Yamaha in which he made encouraging progress. The #259 took his YZ450FM to three race wins, a Grand Prix win and a further five podium finishes to round out the top five in 2022.

Glenn Coldenhoff: Im really happy. Ive been with Yamaha for two years, and this season, I feel like we have made some big improvements. I am looking forward to keeping the same group of people around me. We have built such a strong relationship in a short time, and they have always stood behind me, so I really appreciate that. I like the set-up and the people we have around us from the osteopath to the trainer, all these things contribute something, and I think this is important. Here, I have everything I need, and we have some even better things coming, so I look forward to it, and I am ready to go for it again next year.

Yamaha confirms an unchanged MXGP rider line-up for 2023

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