Tech 3
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| 2017 name | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (MotoGP) Tech 3 Racing (Moto2) |
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| Base |
 Bormes Les Mimosas, France
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| Principal | Hervé Poncharal |
| Rider(s) | MotoGP: 5. Johann Zarco94.  Jonas FolgerMoto2: 87.  Remy Gardner97.  Xavi Vierge |
| Motorcycle |
MotoGP – Yamaha YZR-M1 Moto2 – Tech 3 Mistral 610 |
| Tyres |
MotoGP – Michelin Moto2 – Dunlop |
| Riders' Championships | 1 250cc 2000 Olivier Jacque |
Tech 3 is a motorcycle racing team currently competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Monster Yamaha Tech 3 and in the Moto2 World Championship under the name Tech 3 Moto2.
Tech 3 functions as a junior team to the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team, with the aim of developing the skills of promising riders for the senior team.
The team was founded by ex-racer Hervé Poncharal, engineer Guy Coulon and Bernard Martignac and started racing in 1990 in the 250 cc class, using Honda and Suzuki motorcycles. In 1999, the team partnered with Yamaha for the factory team and in 2000 their riders, Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano, placed first and second in the 250 world championship. In 2001 the team moved the whole operation to the premier class, again with Yamaha, Jacque and Nakano on the YZR500, though their status changed to that of satellite team through to the present.
Towards the end of the 2002 season, the team was given use of the YZR-M1. In 2006 and 2007 the team used Dunlop tyres, but returned to Michelin in 2008.
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