"This will be my last race in MotoGP and at the end of the race I will retire as a professional racer. Three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has called time on his glittering career at the end of his worst season in grand prix racing.Lorenzo joined Honda for 2019, but a season plagued by injury and difficulties in adapting to the RC213V meant he has not even scored a top 10 finish so far.After ultimately committing to Honda for next year having made contact with Ducati about a potential return, Lorenzo's continued spiralling form led to rumours he would retire at the end of this season.On Thursday at Valencia, Dorna called an exceptional press conference for the Honda rider, who duly announced his retirement. Spain's three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will retire from the sport after Sunday's final race of the season in Valencia. Relive the best of the action from day 13 of London 2012, including Usain Bolt in the 200m final and success in the ring for Nicola Adams and Katie Taylor.Can they help four households compete for the grand prize?Follow the 2019-20 Formula E season across the BBC with full race calendar, results and TV and online coverage times.Spain's three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will retire from the sport after Sunday's final race of the season in Valencia.Lorenzo was champion in 2010, 2012 and 2015 with Yamaha and also won two world titles at 250cc in 2006 and 2007.The 32-year-old made his MotoGP debut in 2008 and won 47 races, fifth on the all-time list, finishing on the podium 114 times in 202 starts.He joined Repsol Honda for the 2019 season and is 19th in the standings. "At the end of the race I will retire as a professional racer. "The day has arrived, this will be my last race in MotoGP," an emotional Lorenzo said at a news conference on Thursday. "I have let myself down and I have let down Honda but I think this is the best decision for me and the team. DAMIEN SMITH recalls how the best of times were soured by the worst of times...Threats to form a new series come up routinely during Formula 1 arguments, but in 1961 things went beyond words. "I've always thought there are four significant days in the life of a rider - the first one is when it's your first race, the second one is your first win, then your first world championship - not everyone can win the world championship, but some of us made it," Lorenzo said. Jorge Lorenzo, 1987-05-04, Spanje.
We are both winners and we always have to fight to win. Lorenzo has won 47 MotoGP races. "Lorenzo, who had another year left on his contract with Honda, has suffered with injuries and struggled for form this season.He missed four grands prix after crashing and fracturing a vertebrae during practice at the Assen Grand Prix in June. zondag 8 december 2019; 12:20 Wat MotoGP-teams kunnen leren van situaties Lorenzo en Zarco "His departure leave a vacancy at Honda alongside fellow Spaniard and six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez. The 3.0-litre Intercontinental Formula series it spawned produced an all-time great Stirling Moss drive, but momentum didn't lastThe British Grand Prix tyre failure that dropped Valtteri Bottas from second to scoring no points dealt a major blow to his hopes of beating Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the 2020 title, but his new contract removes one major distractionIt was open season as Formula E returned to action, with the championship contenders all close on points ahead of the six-part Berlin E-Prix. "As you all imagine here, I'm here to announce that this day has arrived for me. "Lorenzo made his grand prix debut in the 125cc class when he was just 15 in 2002, and took his maiden win the following year in Brazil.He added to his tally of victories with three more on the way to fourth in the standings, before stepping up to the 250cc class in 2005.Though he managed six podiums, Lorenzo's often wild temperament led to him being banned from that year's Malaysian Grand Prix.Lorenzo won back-to-back 250cc crowns in 2006 and '07 before stepping up to MotoGP in '08 with Yamaha, which was a deal signed two years prior.Taking pole for his debut in Qatar, Lorenzo took his first win in Portugal in a season interrupted by numerous injury problems.He challenged team-mate Valentino Rossi for the title in 2009, with the pair's rivalry grabbing headlines as Lorenzo looked to upset the established order.He locked horns with Rossi again in 2010, but a broken leg for the Italian early in the season gave Lorenzo a prime opportunity to seal his first MotoGP crown - which he did with a race to spare in Malaysia.Lorenzo would beat Dani Pedrosa to the 2012 MotoGP title, and engaged in a season-long battle with Rossi again in '15 to wrap up his third MotoGP championship - making him the only rider to have dethroned Marc Marquez since he joined the class in '13.In 2017 Lorenzo moved to Ducati after nine years at Yamaha, and though he struggled to adapt to the Desmosedici in that first year, he went onto win three races in '18 and likely would have added to that had it not been for a late-season wrist injury.A winner of 68 grands prix, including 47 in MotoGP, and a five-time champion in total, Lorenzo will end his career as one of motorcycle racing's great riders regardless of his 2019 nadir.Buy tickets to Formula 1 races with Autosport's preferred ticketing providerBuy tickets to races with Autosport's preferred ticketing providerMercedes has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, Motorsport Network's digital OTT platform devoted to racing and automotive contentDelve into Mahindra Racing's brand new partnership with engineering giants ZF in the latest episode of Mahindra BlueprintsMotorsport Games has signed a multi-year partnership with the British Touring Car Championship to develop a new BTCC game scheduled for 2022Mercedes has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, Motorsport Network's digital OTT platform devoted to racing and automotive contentDelve into Mahindra Racing's brand new partnership with engineering giants ZF in the latest episode of Mahindra BlueprintsMotorsport Games has signed a multi-year partnership with the British Touring Car Championship to develop a new BTCC game scheduled for 2022At the height of its mid-1990s success, Williams was laid low by an unforeseen tragedy which changed the face of Formula 1 forever - and robbed it of one of its most fascinating characters. Lorenzo: "I wanted something that kept me alive" The five-time World Champion speaks to the DAZN_ES about leaving Yamaha, Rossi and what might have been at Ducati Tags MotoGP … "I love this sport but above all I love winning," said Lorenzo.
Triple MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo announced on Thursday he would retire after this weekend's season-ending race in Valencia.