For the 1972 Roadrace Season Yamaha Motor N.V. (now Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.) formed an International field of riders together with some enthusiastic Yamaha Distributors.

The "Press launch" of the riders and machines was done on the LeMans circuit, (I do not have the date on hand anymore). The majority of the machines were "works" bikes, some of those you have detected already on my pages.

Jarno Saarinen was sponsored by Arwidson, now Kesko Oy, Finland

Rodney Gould was sponsored by Hostettler, Switzerland

Hegna Norway (now Yamaha Scandinavia) sponsored Kent Andersson

Danfay Ireland sponsored Chas Mortimer

Sonauto (now Yamaha France) sponsored Barry Sheene

and Yamaha Motor N.V. took care of Hideo kanaya