Jorge Lorenzo News
Spain`s three times MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will leave Ducati and join compatriot Marc Marquez in a stellar lineup at the works Honda team next season after signing a two-year deal.
Three-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo signed off his nine-year Yamaha career with victory in the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday, the final event of the season.
Marquez started second on the grid, after pole starter Rossi, who was his closest championship rival with a 52-point gap.
Honda's Marquez will start from second on the grid with his closest championship rival Rossi standing 52 points behind.
Spain`s Marc Marquez, who finished fourth on a Honda, retains the lead in the world championship standings on 223 points.
The 23-year-old Spanish Honda rider set a new record on the Brno circuit with 1min 54.596sec to take his fifth pole position of the season.
Championship leader Lorenzo made the most of the opportunity to claim his third win of the season and second in a row, to extend his advantage in the riders` standings over Honda`s Marquez to 10 points.
Lorenzo says he is sure Indian people would be interested in seeing the best bikers of the world racing in front of them.
Jorge Lorenzo was crowned as the world champion for the third time in his career in MotoGP after winning the Valencia MotoGP at the Cheste Racing circuit in Valencia.
"I think it was the best qualifying lap of my lie," said Lorenzo after qualification, Xinhua reported.
Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and reigning world champion Mark Marquez will star in MotoGP final.
Spain`s Jorge Lorenzo won his third race on home soil this season at the Aragon Grand Prix to cut the gap on Yahama teammate Valentino Rossi in the fight for the world championship to just 14 points.
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez stormed to pole position for Sunday`s Aragon Grand Prix by smashing his own circuit record at the MotorLand track on Saturday.
Valentino Rossi will have to hold off a Spanish charge from Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo and world champion Marc Marquez to enhance his chances of a 10th world championship at the Aragon Grand Prix this weekend.
Honda`s world champion Marc Marquez of Spain won an enthralling San Marino MotoGP on Sunday as Yamaha`s Valentino Rossi blew his chances with tactical errors and teammate Jorge Lorenzo crashed out.
Jorge Lorenzo will start from pole in Sunday`s San Marino MotoGP after the Yamaha rider clocked the quickest time and a track record in an electric qualifying performance on Saturday.
Jorge Lorenzo, who trails Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi by a dozen points in the title race, topped the times with a record lap in practice Friday for Sunday`s San Marino Grand Prix.
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