Colin Edwards joined the team for 2005, when Rossi once again won the championship, collecting 11 wins.

For 2008, Yamaha had a unique line-up with Rossi being joined in the team by Jorge Lorenzo.

Although the pair were fighting for the title from different pit boxes (as Rossi chose to use Bridgestone tyres and as Lorenzo continued with Michelin), Yamaha operated as one team and not two separate entities.

After seven years with Yamaha, Rossi left the team to compete with Ducati for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Giacomo Agostini, Hideo Kanaya, Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, John Kocinski, Luca Cadalora, Norifumi Abe, Max Biaggi, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Maverick Viñales, Fabio Quartararo