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Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing has moved to farewell Eli Tomac following four seasons together, making their split official at the conclusion of season 2025.

Tomac first joined Yamaha in 2022, winning the 450SX and 450MX championships in their inaugural year, as well as winning the Motocross of Nations (MXoN) with Team USA.

The now 32-year-old – who had initially been expected to wind down his career as far back as 2023 – will race-on into 2026 and is expected to be named at Red Bull KTM as soon as next week. That would mark the fourth different manufacturer of Tomac as a professional, firstly riding for Geico Honda (2010-2015), followed by Monster Energy Kawasaki (2016-2021) and then Yamaha.

“Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing extends its sincere thanks to Eli Tomac for the remarkable success achieved together over the past four seasons (2022–2025) in the SuperMotocross World Championship, and wishes Eli all the best in his future endeavors,” a statement read.

“Tomac enjoyed immediate success aboard the Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing YZ450F during his debut season with the team, earning both the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450SX and Pro Motocross 450MX Championships, and leading Team USA to victory at the Motocross of Nations.

“Despite injuries that sidelined him for portions of the subsequent seasons, the Colorado native amassed an impressive 16 450SX main event wins and 16 450MX moto wins, including a pair of Daytona Supercross victories to make him the winningest rider in the sport at the iconic venue.”

As a result of Tomac’s departure, Yamaha will initially field defending champion Cooper Webb alongside Justin Cooper in Supercross, before Haiden Deegan is scheduled to transfer to the premier class alongside them in Pro Motocross and through the SMX World Championship post-season.