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| logo = Motori minarelli logo.png |
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| type = [[Subsidiary]] |
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1951}} |
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| founder = Vittorio Minarelli |
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| location_city = [[Calderara di Reno]] |
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| location_country = [[Italy]] |
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| area_served = Worldwide |
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| industry = [[Motorcycle]] |
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| products = Motorcycles |
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| parent = [[Fantic Motor]] |
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| homepage = {{URL|https://motoriminarelli.it/en/home-2/|motoriminarelli.it}} |
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[[File:Minarelli 50 GP.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Minarelli 50 GP of 1972]] |
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[[File:Motori Minarelli 50cc Engine,Testi Racing Motorcycle - Flickr - mick - Lumix.jpg|220px|right|thumb|An engine Minarelli type "P6" second series, 50 cc and 6 speed, 1975]] |
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| ⚫ | Minarelli was founded in [[Bologna]] in 1951 as a motorcycle manufacturer. In 1954 it also began to build mopeds. Two years later Minarelli switched exclusively to [[2-stroke]] engine manufacture and a new 2000 square metre factory was constructed for these purposes. 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 |
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|work= Motori Minarelli |publisher= Motori Minarelli Spa |accessdate=2011-05-21}}</ref> |
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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. The company also entered motorcycle racing and won a number of titles.<ref name=History/> |
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| ⚫ | Minarelli was founded in [[Bologna]] in 1951 as a motorcycle manufacturer. In |
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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 }}</ref> |
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===Yamaha=== |
===Yamaha=== |
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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.<ref name=History/> |
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.<ref name=History/> |
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In October 2020, Minarelli was sold to [[Fantic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2020/10/13/yamaha-and-fantic-expand-strategic-partnership-fantic-to-buy-minarelli/ |title=Yamaha and Fantic Expand Strategic Partnership: Fantic To Buy Minarelli|date=2020-10-13|access-date=2020-10-18}}</ref> |
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==See also == |
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{{Portal|Italy|Companies}} |
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*[[List of Italian companies]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category}} |
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* {{official website}} |
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{{Yamaha Corporation}} |
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{{Major Italian motorcycle manufacturers}} |
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[[Category:Motorcycle engine manufacturers]] |
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[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers of Italy]] |
[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers of Italy]] |
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[[Category:Yamaha Corporation]] |
[[Category:Yamaha Corporation]] |
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[[Category:Moped manufacturers]] |
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Revision as of 11:27, 15 March 2021
Minarelli is an Italian motorcycle engine manufacturer. It is part of the Yamaha group.
History
Minarelli was founded in Bologna in 1951 as a motorcycle manufacturer. In 1954 it also began to build mopeds. Two years later Minarelli switched exclusively to 2-stroke engine manufacture and a new 2000 square metre factory was constructed for these purposes. 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. The company also entered motorcycle racing and won a number of titles.[1]
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]