Dani Pedrosa will leave Honda at the end of the 2018 season 'by mutual agreement', ဣending a partnership that began in the 125cc class in 2002 a𝔉nd includes 13 consecutive seasons at the factory's official MotoGP team.

The Spaniard, a 125cc and double 250cc world champion before joining Repsol Honda in 2006, is the ♛most successful rider without a premier-class title.

Pedrosa has claimed 31 victories and finished as world championship runner-up in 2007, 2010 and again in 2012 - when he took seven wins, one 🌠more than champion Jorge Lorenzo. 

Since 2013, Pedrosa has been team-mate to Marc Marquez, who has won f♏our titles and currently leads this year's standings by 23-p🥂oints.

"I want to thank HRC for all these years of great success,"🌜 Pe🐓drosa said. "I have grown not only as a rider but also as a person with them. I will always have HRC in my memories and in my heart. In life we all need new challenges and I feel it’s time for a change. Thanks, HRC."

"Today is a sad day for me," said HRC president Yoshishige Nomura. "On behalf of HRC, I want to thank Dani for all▨ his hard and successful work, and to express our gratitude for these two decades together. We also wish him the very best of luck and success. Thanks, Dani."

The 32-year-old has been a race winner in eve🅺ry grand prix season since 2002, but is only twelfth in this year's championship standings after✃ crashing out of three of the opening six races, suffering injuries in the Argentina and Jerez incidents.

The latest rumours suggest Sunday's Italian MotoGP winner Jorge Lorenzo could partn🎐er Marquez at Repsol Honda next season, with Pedrosa possibly switching to the🌜 proposed new satellite Yamaha team backed by Petronas.