Niccolò Canepa has been appointed as the road racing sporting manager within the Motorsport division at Yamaha Motor Europe, taking over from Andrea Dosoli, who has moved to become division manager for Motorsport.
Having raced in MotoGP, WSBK, Moto2, WorldSSP, and MotoE and the most successful Italian EWC rider in history, Canepa boasts an illustrious career of World Championship motorcycle racing spanning more than 20 years.
Canepa announced his retirement from professional racing earlier this year, participating in his final EWC race at the Bol d’Or and contributing to Yamaha’s victory in the EWC manufacturers’ championship. His new position will allow him to oversee the sporting side of Yamaha Motor Europe’s WorldSBK and EWC efforts, while Riccardo Tisci (YME motorsport road racing technical manager) will continue to manage the technical side of the projects, with both reporting to Dosoli.