Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe loˈɾenθo ɣeˈreɾo]; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He is a five-time World Champion, having won three titles in the MotoGP class (2010, 2012 and 2015) and two titles in 250cc (2006 and 2007).

After winning the 2006 and 2007 250 cc World Championships, Lorenzo moved to MotoGP in 2008 to ride for the factory Yamaha team. In his first season, he was named Rookie of the Year after taking a race win in Portugal and finishing in fourth in the championship standings. The nine seasons he spent with Yamaha were highly successful: he won the championship on three occasions, in 2010, 2012 and 2015, and finished as runner-up in 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Lorenzo moved to the Ducati factory team in 2017. He struggled in his first season with Ducati in his first season, recording only three podium positions. He finished seventh in the championship, while his teammate and former 250cc rival Andrea Dovizioso placed runner-up on equal machinery. In 2018, Lorenzo regained form with victories in Mugello, Catalunya and Austria and a second place finish in Brno. Lorenzo made an ill-fated move to Repsol Honda in 2019, and retired at the end of a disastrous season.

Lorenzo ranks fifth on the list of all-time premier class race winners, with 47 victories from 203 starts, and third on the list of all-time premier class podium finishes, with 114. In 2022, he was inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame as an official Legend by the FIM. Despite his retirement from riding, Lorenzo remains active in motorsports, having competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia in 2022 and 2023 with Team Q8 Hi Perform, and the Porsche Supercup and the Italian GT Championship with Lazarus Corse. He also performs color commentary at select MotoGP races.