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Maverick Viñales was a factory rider with the Yamaha Factory Racing team for 5 seasons, from 2017 to 2021. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 2017, and finished in the top 10 in the championship in each of his 5 seasons with the team. In 2019, he finished in second place in the championship, his best finish to date. In 2021, he was replaced by Fabio Quartararo.