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RNF Racing

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RNF Racing

2023 name	MotoGP: CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team MotoE: RNF MotoE Team
Base	Sepang, Malaysia
Riders' Championships	–

RNF Racing was a Malaysian independent Grand Prix motorcycle racing team that competed in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The team last competed with Aprilia motorcycles in the MotoGP class as a satellite team under the name CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team, and in MotoE under the name RNF MotoE Team.

History

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The team's origins began with the Sepang Racing Team (SRT) under ownership by the Sepang International Circuit and managed by circuit CEO Razlan Razali and former racers Johan Stigefelt and Wilco Zeelenberg. During the 2021 season, the principal sponsor Petronas announced they would be removing their support for the team at the end of the season, and shortly thereafter SRT announced they would cease all racing activities at the end of the season.^[1] Control of the team and its assets were taken over by Razali and Stigefelt^[1] to create the rebranded RNF Racing team, with an agreement from Dorna Sports for a grid slot at least until the end of 2026.^[2]^[3] Razali confirmed the significance of the team name as coming from the initials of his family name as well as the names of his children (Razali, Nadia and Farouk).^[4] On 30 October, RNF announced that Stigefelt would split from the team under "mutual agreement".^[5]

The team continued in 2022 under a number of SRT's previous agreements, with Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso on a factory-specification Yamaha YZR-M1.^[6] Darryn Binder was promoted from the Moto3 Petronas Sprinta Racing team as the team's second rider, aboard a 2021-specification Yamaha machine.^[7] Naming rights for the team were secured by Italian energy and telecommunications brand WithU in early 2022, and the team raced under the name WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Racing.^[8]

On 27 May 2022, it was announced that the team would use Aprilia bikes starting with the 2023 season.^[9] In November 2022, it was announced that Romanian blockchain company CryptoDATA Tech had purchased a majority stake in the team which would be named CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team for 2023.^[10]^[11] Riders Miguel Oliveira and Raúl Fernández joined from the KTM stable.^[12]

On 27 November 2023, the MotoGP Selection Committee announced that CryptoDATA RNF would not be permitted participation in the 2024 MotoGP championship, citing repeated infractions and breaches of the Participation Agreement.^[13] Trackhouse Racing was later announced to take over RNF's grid slot from the 2024 season.^[14]

Results

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By season

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Year	Class	Team name	Bike	Riders	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Pos.
2022	MotoGP	WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Andrea Dovizioso	14	0	0	15	21st
				Darryn Binder	20	0	0	12	24th
				Cal Crutchlow	6	0	0	10	25th
	MotoE	WithU GRT RNF MotoE Team	Energica Ego Corsa	Niccolò Canepa	12	0	1	94.5	7th
				Andrea Mantovani	4	0	0	25	16th
				Lukas Tulovic	2	0	0	10	19th
				Bradley Smith	6	0	0	12	18th
2023	MotoGP	CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team	Aprilia RS-GP22	Raúl Fernández	19	0	0	51	20th
				Lorenzo Savadori	2	0	0	7 (12)^[a]	24th
				Miguel Oliveira	18	0	0	76	16th
	MotoE	RNF MotoE Team	Ducati V21L	Andrea Mantovani	16	1	1	138	8th
	MotoE	RNF MotoE Team	Ducati V21L	Mika Pérez	16	0	0	53	15th

MotoGP results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Motorcycle	Name	Tyres	Riders	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Points	RC	Points	TC	Points	MC
2022	Yamaha YZR-M1	WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team	M		QAT	INA	ARG	AME	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA	JPN	THA	AUS	MAL	VAL
				Andrea Dovizioso	14	Ret	20	15	11	17	16	20	Ret	14	16	16	15	12							15	21st	37	11th	256	2nd
				Cal Crutchlow															14	15	19	13	12	16	10	25th
				Darryn Binder	16	10	18	22	17	Ret	17	16	12	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	16	18	Ret	21	14	Ret	Ret	12	24th
2023	Aprilia RS-GP	CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team	M		POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL
				Raúl Fernández	Ret	14	Ret	15	WD	17	15	12	10	Ret	Ret	8	10⁹	9	13	16	15	Ret	17	5	51	20th	134	8th	326	3rd
				Lorenzo Savadori					12															13	7 (12)^[a]	24th
				Miguel Oliveira	Ret⁷		5⁸	Ret⁵		Ret	10	Ret	4	Ret	5⁶	6	12	18	12	13	Ret	Ret	DNS		76	16th

Notes

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^ ^a ^b Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with the motorcycle, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.

References

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^ ^a ^b Duncan, Lewis (26 August 2021). "SRT quits MotoGP, announcement of new team due at Misano". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ "Sepang Racing Team to rebrand as RNF MotoGP Racing". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ McLaren, Peter (17 September 2021). "Petronas SRT reborn as 'RNF MotoGP Racing' for 2022". Crash.net. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ Ishak, Fadhli (22 September 2021). "Co-owner Razlan reveals meaning behind RNF | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ Duncan, Lewis (30 October 2021). "RNF explains MotoGP management reshuffle for 2022". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ Duncan, Lewis (17 September 2021). "Sepang Racing Team to be rebranded as RNF Racing in MotoGP". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ Duncan, Lewis (21 October 2021). "Darryn Binder says Moto3 to MotoGP jump a "no-brainer"". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "WithU Yamaha RNF Team reveal 2022 colours". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "WithU Yamaha RNF to become satellite team of Aprilia". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "CryptoDATA becomes RNF MotoGP™ majority shareholder". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ @rnfracingteam (8 November 2022). "CryptoDATA Aprilia RNF MotoGP Team" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
^ "Aprilia RNF confirm Oliveira and Fernandez for 2023". www.motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ "FIM, IRTA and Dorna will not renew contract with CryptoDATA MotoGP™ Team". 27 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ "From the USA to MotoGP: welcome, Trackhouse Racing!". 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

External links

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Official website

v t e RNF Racing
MotoGP	CryptoData Aprilia RNF MotoGP Team Raúl Fernández (25) Miguel Oliveira (88)
MotoE	RNF MotoE Team Andrea Mantovani (5) Mika Pérez (8)
Grand Prix motorcycles	Aprilia RS-GP (MotoGP) Ducati V21L (MotoE)

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