Next to Stefan Everts, no rider has dominated MXGP like Cairoli and it was on Yamaha that he first rose to prominence as well as bagged his first MXoN moto wins.
The first two titles came in the MX2 class in 2005 and 2007 before switching to the MX1 class which he won at his first full attempt in 2009 for the Yamaha Red Bull De Carli team.
TC has since gone on to take one title after another and recently he took his ninth and continues to be one of the standout riders in the MXoN.