Official: Jorge Lorenzo to race as Yamaha MotoGP wild-card
Yamaha has officially confirmed that retired five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo wi🃏ll race as a wild-card at this year's Cataಌlunya 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 two years at Ducati and tꦏhen a nightmare injury-interrupted season at Repsol Honda.
After retiring as a full-time rider at Valencia last November, halfဣway through his planned HRC contract, Lorenzo returned to MotoGP action in his new role as a Yamaha test rider at Sepang in Febru♛ary.
Yamaha has officially confirmed that retired five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo will race as a wild-card at this year's Catalunya Moto🥃GP.
It will be the Spaniard's first race on an M1 since his victorious Yamaha farewell at Valencia in 20𝕴16, after which he spentℱ two years at Ducati and then a nightmare injury-interrupted season at Repsol Honda.
Afte𝓡r retiring as a full-time rider at Valencia last November, halfway through his planned HRC contract, Lorenzo returned to MotoGP actio💖n 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 Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinale🐎s, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli on the grid in Ba🦹rcelona on June 5-7.
Back in the saddle again ꦍ will be riding aboard the Yamaha YZR-M1 as a Wild Card at the C♒atalunya GP
— Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (@YamahaMotoGP)
The Catalunya wild-card had been heavily rumoured, with Yamaha Racing director Lin Jarvis previously stating it wo🌠uld make sense for Lorenzo to do a race at a track where there w🌳ould also be a Monday test...
I HAVE AN IMPORTANT THING TO ANNOUNCE...
— Jorge Lorenzo (@lorenzo99)
A revised 2020 Mot🐻oGP calendar, following the cancellation of Qatar and postponement of Thailand, has been released 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 a🌺nd has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
