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Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team is a motorbike racing team, currently competing in the Superbike World Championship and in the Supersport World Championship. The 2018 WorldSBK season sees Yamaha Motor Europe continue to partner Crescent Racing as the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team. The Japanese marque made its highly anticipated return to the championship in 2016 after an absence of four years. Yamaha Motor Europe's strategy is clear - to make full use of the all-new YZF-R1 to challenge for victory in the premier production Superbike series. Yamaha's impressive history in the championship, which includes its title-winning and record-breaking year with Ben Spies in 2009, combined with the stunning base specification of the YZF-R1 offers an unrivalled opportunity to campaign for victory honours. The 2017 season saw the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team - in just their second year back in the WorldSBK Championship – record six podiums with riders Alex Lowes (4) and Michael van der Mark (2) showing incredible improvement throughout the season, establishing themselves as regular podium contenders by the end of the year. Both riders return for the 2018 season to spearhead the team's assault on the title onboard the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK YZF-R1s.