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team that began competing in the 2022 season. The team competed with

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motorcycles in the

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class as a satellite team under the name WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team, and in MotoE under the name WithU GRT RNF MotoE Team. For 2023, it was announced that Romanian Tech company CryptoData had purchased a majority stake in the team which would use Aprilia machines and the name CryptoData Aprilia RNF MotoGP Team.
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History

The team's origins began with the

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(SRT) under ownership by the

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and managed by circuit CEO Razlan Razali and former racers Johan Stigefelt and

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. During the 2021 season, the principal sponsor

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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. Control of the team and its assets were taken over by Razali and Stigefelt to create the rebranded RNF Racing team, with an agreement from

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for a grid slot at least until the end of 2026. 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). On 30 October, RNF announced that Stigefelt would split from the team under "mutual agreement". The team continued in

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under a number of SRT's previous agreements, with Italian rider

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on a factory-specification

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was promoted from the Moto3 Petronas Sprinta Racing team as the team's second rider, aboard a 2021-specification Yamaha machine. On 27 May 2022, it was announced that the team would use

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bikes starting the season. For 2023, it was announced that Romanian Tech company CryptoData had purchased a majority stake in the team which would use Aprilia machines and the name CryptoDATA Aprilia RNF MotoGP Team.

Results

By season

MotoGP results

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

References

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