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Minarelli was founded in [[Bologna]] in 1951 as a motorcycle manufacturer. In 1956 Minarelli switched to exclusively manufacturing [[two-stroke]] engines, in a 2000 square metre purpose-built factory. It employed 20 technical staff and produced 70 engines a day. These were sold to companies in Italy, other parts of Europe and South America.<ref name=History>{{cite web|author=|title=Company|url=http://www.minarelli.com/aziendaeng.html|work=Motori Minarelli|publisher=Motori Minarelli Spa|accessdate=2011-05-21|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807091235/http://www.minarelli.com/aziendaeng.html|archivedate=2011-08-07|df=}}</ref>
Minarelli was founded in [[Bologna]] in 1951 as a motorcycle manufacturer. In 1956 Minarelli switched to exclusively manufacturing [[two-stroke]] engines, in a 2000 square metre purpose-built factory. It employed 20 technical staff and produced 70 engines a day. These were sold to companies in Italy, other parts of Europe and South America.<ref name=History>{{cite web|author=|title=Company|url=http://www.minarelli.com/aziendaeng.html|work=Motori Minarelli|publisher=Motori Minarelli Spa|accessdate=2011-05-21|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807091235/http://www.minarelli.com/aziendaeng.html|archivedate=2011-08-07|df=}}</ref>


In 1967 the company changed its name to Motori Minarelli and opened a new plant in [[Calderara di Reno]]. By the 1970s engine production had reached 250,000 units a year. Minarelli successfully competed in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] with Spanish rider [[Ángel Nieto]] winning [[List of 125cc Motorcycle World Champions|125cc world championships]] in [[1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1979]] and [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]].<ref name=History/><ref name="Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix">{{Citation |first1=Dennis | last1=Noyes |year=1999 |first2= Michael |last2=Scott |title=Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix |publisher =Hazleton Publishing Ltd |isbn=1-874557-83-7 |url= |quote=}}</ref>
In 1967 the company changed its name to Motori Minarelli and opened a new plant in [[Calderara di Reno]]. By the 1970s engine production had reached 250,000 units a year. Minarelli successfully competed in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] with Spanish rider [[Ángel Nieto]] winning [[List of 125cc Motorcycle World Champions|125cc world championships]] in [[1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1979]] and [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1981]].<ref name=History/><ref name="Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix">{{Citation |first1=Dennis | last1=Noyes |year=1999 |first2= Michael |last2=Scott |title=Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix |publisher =Hazleton Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-874557-83-8 |url= |quote=}}</ref>


===Yamaha===
===Yamaha===

Revision as of 22:23, 21 September 2018

Motori Minarelli SpA
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMotorcycle manufacturing
Founded1951 (1951)
FounderVittorio Minarelli
Headquarters
Calderara di Reno
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
ParentYamaha
Websitewww.minarelli.com
Minarelli 50 GP of 1972
An engine Minarelli type "P6" second series, 50 cc and 6 speed, 1975

Minarelli is an Italian motorcycle engine manufacturer which was founded by Vittorio Minarelli. It is now part of the Yamaha group.

History

Minarelli was founded in Bologna in 1951 as a motorcycle manufacturer. In 1956 Minarelli switched to exclusively manufacturing two-stroke engines, in a 2000 square metre purpose-built factory. It employed 20 technical staff and produced 70 engines a day. These were sold to companies in Italy, other parts of Europe and South America.[1]

In 1967 the company changed its name to Motori Minarelli and opened a new plant in Calderara di Reno. By the 1970s engine production had reached 250,000 units a year. Minarelli successfully competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing with Spanish rider Ángel Nieto winning 125cc world championships in 1979 and 1981.[1][2]

Yamaha

In 1990 the company began a business relationship with Yamaha. Five years later it employed 350 people and engine production had reached 450,000 units a year. In 2002, following changes in the world motorcycle market, Motori Minarelli became a member of the Yamaha Group.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Company". Motori Minarelli. Motori Minarelli Spa. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-05-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-1-874557-83-8
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