Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo

Nation:	Spain
Motorcycle world championship
Status:	Test driver ( MotoGP )
statistics
Starts Victories Poles SR 297 68 69 37
World title:	5
World Cup points:	3946
Podiums:	152
According to class (es): 125 cc class First start: 2002 Spanish Grand Prix Last start: 2004 Valencia Grand Prix Constructors 2002-2004  Derbi World Cup balance World Cup fourth ( 2004 ) Starts Victories Poles SR 46 4th 3 3 World Cup points: 279 Podiums: 9 250 cc class First start: 2005 Spanish Grand Prix Last start: 2007 Valencia Grand Prix Constructors 2005  Honda  • 2006-2007  Aprilia World Cup balance World Champion ( 2006 , 2007 ) Starts Victories Poles SR 48 17th 23 4th World Cup points: 768 Podiums: 29 MotoGP class First start: 2008 Qatar Grand Prix Last start: 2019 Valencia Grand Prix Constructors 2008–2016  Yamaha  • 2017–2018  Ducati  • 2019  Honda World Cup balance World Champion ( 2010 , 2012 , 2015 ) Starts Victories Poles SR 203 47 43 30th World Cup points: 2899 Podiums: 114

Jorge Lorenzo in Indianapolis , 2010

Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero (born May 4, 1987 in Palma ) is a former Spanish motorcycle racer .

He is 1.73 meters tall and weighs 64 kg, his preferred starting number was for years the 48th Lorenzo won in 2006 and 2007 on Aprilia the world title in the 250 cc class of the Motorcycle World Championship , and in 2010 , 2012 and 2015 , the World Cup Title in MotoGP on Yamaha .

From 2008 to 2016 he started in the MotoGP class for the Yamaha MotoGP Team , in 2017 he switched to the Ducati MotoGP Team .

Career

Early years

Jorge Lorenzo competed in his first minicross race in 1990 when he was only four years old. In 1992 he also started riding minibikes , from 1993 to 1995 he took part in the Minicross Championship of the Balearic Islands and won the title in all three years.

At the age of ten, in 1997, he switched from mini-cross to road racing in the Aprilia 50 cc Cup , which he won in 1998 and 1999, respectively. In 2000, as a 13-year-old, he competed in the Spanish 125 cc championship, which he finished in fourth overall. The following year he was sixth in the 125 cc European Championship .

125 cc World Championship

Jorge Lorenzo moved to Derbi in 2002 in the 125 cc class of the World Championship, where he became the youngest pilot in the history of the World Championship. Since the age limit in this class is 15 years, he was not yet allowed to take part in the first two races of the season. On the weekend of the third run, the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez , he turned 15 on Saturday, which is why he could not take part in training on Friday. He then completed the race at the age of 15 years and one day. At the end of the season he finished 21st overall.

In the 2003 season he was twelfth overall and was able to celebrate his first Grand Prix victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro . In 2004 , after three victories and a total of seven podium places, he finished fourth in the 125 cc World Championship with 179 points.

250 cc world championship

For the 2005 season, Jorge Lorenzo moved to Fortuna Honda in the 250 cc class. In his first year, he achieved six podium places in this class and was fifth overall.

In 2006 his team switched from Honda to Aprilia. His teammate was compatriot Héctor Barberá , with whom he did not always get on well during the season. Lorenzo won his first Grand Prix in the 250 cc class at the first race of the season in Jerez. With eight wins and a total of eleven podium finishes, Lorenzo was finally 250cc world champion with 289 points, 17 points ahead of his toughest competitor, the Italian Andrea Dovizioso .

In 2007 , Jorge Lorenzo started in the Fortuna Aprilia team on a factory Aprilia in the 250cc World Championship and started the season as a huge title favorite. Lorenzo finished these with nine wins and pole positions as well as a total of twelve podium positions from 17 races. With a 52-point lead over runner-up Andrea Dovizioso, Lorenzo superiorly secured his second world title.

MotoGP class

Lorenzo 2008 on a Fiat-Yamaha

Lorenzo after winning the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix

Lorenzo's start number has been 99 since 2009

For the 2008 season, Lorenzo switched to the Yamaha factory team Fiat-Yamaha and is there Valentino Rossi's new teammate . However, Lorenzo started with Michelin tires, in contrast to Rossi, who drove with Bridgestone tires.

In 2009 Lorenzo returned to the Fiat Yamaha team , albeit with a new management team and with starting number 99. Due to the new standard tire regulation, he now also drove with Bridgestone tires.

In 2010 , Lorenzo won his first world title in the MotoGP class. In 2011 Lorenzo missed his title defense. With three wins and 260 points he was runner-up behind Casey Stoner . In 2012 , Lorenzo recorded six wins for himself and with 350 points in the final classification, he won his second world title in the MotoGP class.

The 2013 season denied Lorenzo for the team Yamaha Factory Racing . He drove a Yamaha YZR-M1 . His teammate is again Valentino Rossi. After the opening win in Qatar, Lorenzo had two more wins. In free practice for the Dutch TT , Lorenzo lost control of his Yamaha on a wet track and fell. He broke his collarbone on his left arm. Before that, he had set the fastest time in the dry first practice session. He was then operated on in the General de Catalunya Hospital in Barcelona. Nevertheless, Lorenzo started at the Dutch TT and finished fifth. In training for the following German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring , Lorenzo fell again, causing the titanium plate in his left shoulder to warp. After the check at the Medical Center, he was not given a start permit for race Sunday; instead, Lorenzo underwent another follow-up operation. At the Indianapolis Grand Prix, Lorenzo came third behind Pedrosa. Despite eight wins (two more than world champion Marc Marquez ), he was unable to defend his world title.

The year 2014 did not start very successfully for Lorenzo. In the first race in Qatar he crashed on the first lap and remained without points. In the second race in Texas he caused a jump start and was then given a drive-through penalty. At the end of the race, he finished tenth. At the Argentine Grand Prix, in Termas de Río Hondo, Lorenzo was able to achieve a podium for the first time this season. After 25 laps he only had to admit defeat to the two Honda factory drivers Marquez and Pedrosa. However, the following two races were not as successful as expected. In Jerez (Spain) and in Le Mans (France) it was only enough for fourth place twice. At the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello, Lorenzo clinched his second podium. He only had to admit defeat to series winner Marquez who crossed the line 0.121 seconds before him. At the next race on the Circuit de Catalunya he had to be content with fourth place behind Marquez, Rossi and Pedrosa. At the Dutch TT in Assen he finished 13th under changeable conditions. At the Sachsenring he was able to secure 3rd place behind Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa after a turbulent start. At the Indianapolis Grand Prix, Lorenzo finished on the podium again, finishing second behind Marquez, 1.8 seconds behind. At the 11th race of the season, in Brno in the Czech Republic, Jorge was able to take the podium for the fifth time, taking second place behind Pedrosa and ahead of his teammate Valentino Rossi. He was able to continue this series at the Grand Prix of Great Britain in Silverstone and went on the podium for the fourth time in a row, for the third time in second place. This time he had to admit defeat to Marc Márquez who finished the race 0.732 seconds before him.

The Spaniard started the 2015 season outside of the podium in the first three races. But then he was able to achieve four wins in a row. After his victory at the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic at the Automotodrom Brno , Lorenzo took the overall lead in the world championship from his team-mate Rossi for the first time. Both had the same score. But Lorenzo had five wins to date, two more than Rossi. In the following race, however, Rossi won again and took the lead in the overall standings again. Before the last race of the season in Valencia , Lorenzo was seven points behind his rival. But the Italian had to start the race from last place on the grid due to a penalty in the previous race in Malaysia . With Lorenzo taking 25 points for first place and Rossi only finishing fourth, which means 13 points, the Spaniard became world champion for the fifth time in his career.

The 2016 season , again with Valentino Rossi as a teammate, was the last for Jorge Lorenzo in the Yamaha factory team. One week after the third race of the season at the Circuit of The Americas , the team announced its departure. Shortly afterwards, his new employer Ducati Corse confirmed the collaboration with the Spaniard from 2017 . In October 2016 he drove a few laps in a Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid at Silverstone as part of a PR campaign by his sponsor Monster Energy .

statistics

title

• 1993–1995 - Balearic Minicross Champion
• 1998, 1999 - Aprilia 50cc Cup Winner
• 2006 - 250 cc world champion on Aprilia
• 2007 - 250 cc world champion on Aprilia
• 2008 - Rookie of the Year in the MotoGP class on a Yamaha
• 2010 - MotoGP World Champion on a Yamaha
• 2012 - MotoGP World Champion on a Yamaha
• 2015 - MotoGP world champion on a Yamaha
• 68 Grand Prix victories

In the motorcycle world championship

season	class	motorcycle	run	Victories	Podiums	Poles	Points	position
2002	125 cc	Derbi	14th	-	-	-	21st	21st
2003	125 cc	Derbi	16	1	2	1	79	12.
2004	125 cc	Derbi	16	3	7th	2	179	4th
2005	250 cc	Honda	15th	-	6th	4th	167	5.
2006	250 cc	Aprilia	16	8th	11	10	289	World Champion
2007	250 cc	Aprilia	17th	9	12	9	312	World Champion
2008	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	17th	1	6th	4th	190	4th
2009	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	17th	4th	12	5	261	2.
2010	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	18th	9	16	7th	383	World Champion
2011	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	15th	3	10	2	260	2.
2012	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	18th	6th	16	7th	350	World Champion
2013	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	17th	8th	14th	4th	330	2.
2014	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	18th	2	11	1	263	3.
2015	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	18th	7th	12	5	330	World Champion
2016	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	18th	4th	10	4th	233	3.
2017	MotoGP	Ducati Desmosedici GP17	18th	-	3	-	137	7th
2018	MotoGP	Ducati Desmosedici GP18	14th	3	4th	4th	134	9.
2019	MotoGP	Honda RC213V	15th	-	-	-	28	19th
total			297	68	152	69	3946	5 world titles

museum

On November 30, 2016, the World Champions by 99 museum opened in Andorra . There are u. a. Helmets and racing suits from current and former racing drivers (Motorcycle World Championship & Formula 1 ) on display.

References

Web links

Commons : Jorge Lorenzo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jorge Lorenzo on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Classement GP von Assen 2013". motogp.com, June 29, 2013, accessed June 29, 2013 . 
2. ↑ "No start at the Sachsenring: Lorenzo is leaving". motogp.com, July 12, 2013, accessed July 16, 2013 . 
3. ↑ "The World Championship is wide open: Five drivers with opportunities". motogp.com, July 15, 2013, accessed July 16, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Valencia GP: Lorenzo World Champion, drama for Rossi. Speedweek, November 8, 2015, accessed November 8, 2015 . 
5. ↑ Jorge Lorenzo: «On a level with Rainey & Roberts». Speedweek, November 8, 2015, accessed November 8, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Now official: Jorge Lorenzo changes to Ducati. Speedweek, April 18, 2016, accessed April 18, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Sebastian Fränzschky: Jorge Lorenzo on Formula 1 test: "Another world". Motorsport-Total.com, October 7, 2016, accessed December 4, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Otto Zuber: Jorge Lorenzo: Museum about MotoGP and F1 champions. speedweek.com, December 1, 2016, accessed December 5, 2016 .