Official: Jorge Lorenzo to race as Yamaha MotoGP wild-card
Yamaha has officially confirmed that retired five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo will race as a wild-car༒d a𒀰t this year's Catalunya MotoGP.
It♕ will be the Spaniard's first race o𝓀n an M1 since his victorious Yamaha farewell at Valencia in 2016, after which he spent two years at Ducati and then a nightmare injury-interrupted season at Repsol Honda.
After retiring as a full-time rider at Valencia last November✃, halfway through his planned HRC contract, Lorenzo returned to MotoGP action in his new role as a Yamaha test rider at Sepang in February.
Yamaha has officially confirmed that retired five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzꩲo will race as a wild-card at this year's Catalunya MotoGP.
It will be the Spaniard's first race on an M1 since his victorious Yamaha farewell at Valencia in 2016, after which he spent tw🃏o years at Ducati ꦛand then a nightmare injury-interrupted season at Repsol Honda.
After retiring as a full-time rider at Valencia last November, halfway through his planned HRC contract, Lorenzo returned to MotoGP 𝕴action in꧟ his new role as a Yamaha test rider at Sepang in February.
But the 47-time MotoGP race winner will now join ꦺfellow M1 riders ꦕValentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli on the grid in Barcelona on June 5-7.
Back in the saddle again will be riding a🦂board the Yamaha YZR-M1 as a Wild Card at the Catalunya GP
— Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (@YamahaMotoGP)
The Catalunya wild-card had been heavily rumoured, with Yamaha Racing director Lin Jarvis previously stating it would make sense for Lorenzo to do ꦅa race at a track where there would also be a Monday test...
I HAVE AN IMPORTANT THING TO ANNOUNCE...
— Jorge Lorenzo (@lorenzo99)
A revised 2020 MotoGP calendar, following the cancellation of Qatar and postponement of Thailand, has been rel♏eased today:
Latest 2020 MotoGP Calendar | |||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
1 | 8 March | Qatar* (no MotoGP class) | Losail International Circuit |
2 | 5 April | Americas | Circuit of the Americas |
3 | 19 April | Argentina | Termas de Rio Hondo |
4 | 3 May | Jerez | Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto |
5 | 17 May | France | Le Mans |
6 | 31 May | Italy | Mugello |
7 | 7 June | Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya |
8 | 21 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
9 | 28 June | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen |
10 | 12 July | Finland** | KymiRing |
11 | 9 August | Czech Republic | Brno |
12 | 16 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring - Spielberg |
13 | 30 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
14 | 13 September | San Marino | Misano |
15 | 27 September | Aragon | MotorLand Aragon |
16 | 4 October | Thailand | Chang International Circuit |
17 | 18 October | Japan | Motegi |
18 | 25 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
19 | 1 November | Malaysia | Sepang |
20 | 15 November | Valencia | Comunitat Valenciana - Ricardo Tormo |
*Evening race.
**Subject to circuit homologation
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. H♛e is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
