Motoxracing Yamaha has signed Michael Ruben Rinaldi for the remainder of the 2025 World Superbike Championship.

After joining GMT94 Yamaha for the 2025 World Supersport Championship, Michael Ruben Rinaldi will return to the World Superbike Championship for the Misano World Superbike Round.

His short time on the Yamaha R9 was not as good as expected, as the Italian only scored points on two occasions across 10 races.

Rinaldi currently sits 19th in the World Supersport Championship ahead of his return to the World Superbike Championship, where he will replace Tito Rabat in the Motoxracing Yamaha squad.

"I am extremely grateful to Christophe Guyot and the GMT94 Yamaha team for giving me the opportunity to join them to ride the new R9 this season," Rinaldi said.

"I gave it everything, and so did the team, but for whatever reason, it did not come together for us. To get another chance to race in WorldSBK is an amazing opportunity for me, so I have to thank MotoXRacing and Yamaha for their belief in me.

"As well as Christophe and everyone at GMT94 – the support of this team has been unwavering and I must thank Andrew, Loick, Sébastien, Benoit and Flavien for their tireless work this season. I wish GMT94 and Roberto the best of luck for the rest of the season."

"Five-times a WorldSBK race winner, Michael Rinaldi’s ability is unquestionable," said Niccolò Canepa - Road Racing Sporting Manager, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe.

"For whatever reason, it hasn’t worked for him in WorldSSP this year despite huge effort from both Michael and the GMT94 Yamaha team.

"An opportunity has arisen for him to return to WorldSBK with Yamaha MotoxRacing, and this is a move which makes sense – so we wish both him and the team good luck with this."