Jorge Lorenzo retiring at the end of the season

It was confirmed today (14/11/19) Repsol Honda Team rider and former three-time MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo has announced he will retire from motorcycle racing at the end of 2019 MotoGP season.



Lorenzo, 32, had been part of the Repsol Honda works set-up since the start of this season after winning back-to-back 250cc (Moto2) titles in 2006 and 2007 with Aprilia, three MotoGP titles in 2010, 2012 and 2015 with Yamaha, was known to have been considering retirement following a horror first season with the factory Honda squad.

Lorenzo held talks with Ducati about a return to the team he competed with for two seasons, but these fell through, leaving retirement the only other option aside from pressing on and finishing his two-year contract at Honda.

Lorenzo has won 47 wins and 114 podiums in the premier class, won three MotoGP titles in 2010, 2012 and 2015 all with Yamaha.



Lorenzo currently sits nineteenth in the MotoGP standings with best finish of eleventh place finish back at Le Mans in May.

Repsol Honda has yet to confirm who will replace Lorenzo in the team's 2020 rider line-up.