Jorge Lorenzo announces retirement from MotoGP
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novembre 15, 2019 - Honda Racing
Jorge Lorenzo announces retirement from MotoGP
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The #valencia GP will be the five-time World Champion’s last race in the #motogp #worldchampionship as the 32-year old announced his retirement ahead of his 297th #grandprix start.
After 18 years of #racing at the highest level, #jorgelorenzo has today announced his retirement from #racing ahead of the #valencia GP. With five World Championships, 152 podiums, 68 wins, 69 poles and 37 fastest laps, Lorenzo boasts one of the most impressive and consistent careers in #grandprix #racing. After a bruising campaign in 2019, Lorenzo has decided to draw an end to his #grandprix career.
Debuting on his 15th birthday on the second day of practice at the Spanish #grandprix in 2002, #jorgelorenzo has spent his entire life #racing. A first #grandprix win came just over a year later with his famous ‘Por Fuera’ move in Rio de Janeiro in 2003. After a total of four wins in the 125cc class, ‘The Spartan’ moved to the 250cc championship and soon took back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007, his butter-smooth style perfectly suited to the intermediate class. His formidable consistency saw him take 29 podium finishes in three years, including 17 wins and earned him a factory seat in the #motogp class.
Lorenzo’s start to life in the premier class was nothing short of amazing as he took three-straight pole positions and converted them to three consecutive podium finishes, including a first win in his third #motogp race. Although some heavy falls would halt his title challenge, Lorenzo established himself as a star of the future as he ended his debut season in fourth place.
2009 saw the soon-to-be World Champion never finish a race lower than fourth and Lorenzo carried this consistency through to 2010 and a debut #motogp #worldchampionship. Finishing all 18 #worldchampionship rounds in the top four, only twice off the podium, Lorenzo put in a dominating performance to take his first of three premier class crowns. With 383 points, Lorenzo set a new record for points scored in the premier class – a record which would stand for almost a decade. The championship was Spain’s second in the premier class, Alex Criville the only Spanish rider to have previously won.
In 2011 #jorgelorenzo went toe-to-toe with Casey Stoner, the pair trading wins throughout the season. Unfortunately, an injury in Australia forced Lorenzo to miss the final three races of the season – his efforts during the course of the year still enough to earn him second place in the championship with an impressive 260 points. There was no stopping Lorenzo in 2012 as he took three wins from the first five races and missed out on the top two steps on the podium just once in the first 17 races. Again, his consistency was unmatched and Lorenzo marched to a fourth #worldchampionship, his second in the premier class. His final #worldchampionship came in 2015 as he overcame a season-long challenge from both Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi to clinch the title at the last round in #valencia.
After conquering three championships, Lorenzo made the decision to change manufacturer and in two years took seven podiums and three wins, joining a prestigious club of riders to win on two different manufacturers.
Taking up a new challenge for 2019, #jorgelorenzo joined the Repsol #honda Team as he set his sights on becoming the first rider to win on three different manufacturers in #motogp. Unfortunately, a pre-season training crash saw the Mallorca native miss the majority of testing and spend the opening races playing catch up. Despite making constant improvements aboard the #honda RC213V, a heavy crash in Assen saw Lorenzo suffer breaks to his T6 and T8 vertebrae, ruling him out of four Grands Prix and affecting him throughout his return.
Lorenzo leaves the #motogp #worldchampionship with a number of incredible achievements to his name including: the second most podium finishes in the premier class (114), the second highest amount of pole positions across all classes (69), the fifth most successful rider in terms of wins in the premier class (47) and the third highest point scorer of all time (2896) in the premier class.
The Repsol #honda Team wish #jorgelorenzo all the best in his future.
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