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Yamaha had planned for retired triple MotoGP champion Lorenzo to race as a wildcard at his home Catalan Grand Prix in June

MotoGP wildcard exclusion rules out Lorenzo return

Former MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will not have a chance to race this season after series organisers ruled out wildcard entries due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Other sport • 15 May 20

Jorge Lorenzo extended his championship lead over Marc Marquez to 10 points

Jorge Lorenzo edges thrilling Italian GP

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after a last-lap battle with fellow Spaniard Marc Marquez that remained on a knife-edge until the final metres.

Motorsport • 22 May 16

Eugene Laverty is ninth in the overall standings

Lorenzo reigns in France as Laverty shines again

Jorge Lorenzo took the lead in the MotoGP World Championship standings with his second win of the year in a dramatic French GP at Le Mans, while an 11th-placed finish consolidated Antrim rider Eugene Laverty's place in the top ten overall.

Motorsport • 08 May 16

Jorge Lorenzo lifts the front wheel at Losail Circuit

Lorenzo makes perfect start to title defence

Yamaha's MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the season-opening race in Qatar on Sunday after leaving his rivals fighting for second place.

Motorsport • 20 Mar 16

Jorge Lorenzo celebrates his world championship victory

Lorenzo: Rossi won't win another world title

New MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has accused Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi of sour grapes after Sunday's deciding race in Valencia, saying the Italian knows he will never win another title.

Motorsport • 09 Nov 15

Jorge Lorenzo celebrates his MotoGP crown

Yamaha rider wins MotoGP title after day of drama

Jorge Lorenzo has won a third world title after taking the MotoGP championship at the final race in Spain despite an incredible ride from his team mate Valentino Rossi.

Motorsport • 08 Nov 15

Jorge Lorenzo will be battling it out with Valentino Rossi for the world championship

Lorenzo takes pole for world championship shootout

Jorge Lorenzo set a new lap record to take pole position on Saturday in the Valencia MotoGP as he seeks to win a turbulent world championship in the final race in which leader Valentino Rossi will start last on the grid due to a penalty.

Motorsport • 07 Nov 15

Marquez and Rossi (46) come close before their clash in Malaysia

Rossi starts at back of the grid in title decider

Valentino Rossi’s hopes of claiming a first MotoGP World Championship title since 2009 were dealt a serious blow on Thursday.

Motorsport • 05 Nov 15

Jorge Lorenzo pipped his Italian rival to pole by just 0.081 seconds

Jorge Lorenzo in pole for Japanese MotoGP

Jorge Lorenzo grabbed pole ahead of MotoGP world championship leader Valentino Rossi at a dramatic qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.

Motorsport • 10 Oct 15

Jorge Lorenzo won the Aragon MotoGP to cut Valentino Rossi's championship lead

Lorenzo closes gap at top of championship table

Jorge Lorenzo stormed to victory in the Aragon MotoGP after leading from start to finish.

Motorsport • 27 Sep 15

Jorge Lorenzo on pole at San Marino GP

Jorge Lorenzo set a new lap record at Misano to claim pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 12 Sep 15

Jorge Lorenzo celebrates on the podium following his Czech victory

Jorge Lorenzo wins from pole at Czech MotoGP

Jorge Lorenzo joined team-mate Valentino Rossi at the top of the championship after winning the Czech MotoGP.

Motorsport • 16 Aug 15

Jorge Lorenzo (C) leaps onto the podium after winning the Grand Prix de Catalunya in Barcelona

Lorenzo holds off Rossi challenge in Barcelona

Jorge Lorenzo held off the late challenge of Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi to win the Grand Prix de Catalunya in Barcelona.

Motorsport • 14 Jun 15

Jorge Lorenzo leads ahead of team-mate Valentino Rossi

Lorenzo wins at Le Mans and Laverty points in 14th

Spain's Jorge Lorenzo celebrated his second successive MotoGP win with victory at the French Grand Prix, while Ireland's Eugene Laverty finished 14th and in doing so claimed his first ever MotoGP points.

Motorsport • 17 May 15

The Movistar Yamaha rider went round in one minute 33.238 seconds

Lorenzo in pole for San Marino MotoGP

Jorge Lorenzo secured pole position for Sunday's San Marino MotoGP on a track where he has tasted victory in each of the last three years.

Motorsport • 13 Sep 14

Marc Marquez has won the first six races this season

Marquez wins battle of Mugello

Marc Marquez continued his dominance of the MotoGP World Championship with victory at the Italian Grand Prix, his sixth successive victory.

Motorsport • 01 Jun 14

Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo (R) leads Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa on his way to victory

Lorenzo keeps title hopes alive with Japan win

Reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo ensured the 2013 MotoGP title battle will go down to next month's final race of the season in Valencia by claiming victory at the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan.

Motorsport • 27 Oct 13

Jorge Lorenzo signs autographs during the pit walk in Japan

Lorenzo on pole in Japan

World champion Jorge Lorenzo continued his desperate fight to keep his MotoGP title by taking pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 Oct 13

Marc Marquez leads the championship on 278 points

Marquez takes MotoGP win at Aragon

Spaniard Marc Marquez edged closer to the world title with a win at the Aragon MotoGP ahead of Jorge Lorenzo on Sunday, when another of his closest challengers Dani Pedrosa crashed out in spectacular fashion.

Motorsport • 29 Sep 13

Jorge Lorenzo passed Marc Marquez at the start

Lorenzo takes victory in San Marino

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the San Marino Grand Prix for Yamaha on Sunday but Marc Marquez extended his overall lead to 34 points after finishing second.

Motorsport • 15 Sep 13

Jorge Lorenzo: 'I prefer to focus on surgery to fix the plate that was unfortunately bent during the crash'

Lorenzo out of German grand prix

MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has withdrawn from Sunday's German grand prix and needs another operation.

Motorsport • 13 Jul 13

Lorenzo wins Italian Grand Prix

Yamaha's MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the Italian Grand Prix for the third year in a row today, while team mate Valentino Rossi crashed on the opening lap.

Motorsport • 02 Jun 13

Jorge Lorenzo takes the plaudits on the winners podium

Lorenzo starts MotoGP defence with victory

Jorge Lorenzo began the defence of his MotoGP title in style with a commanding victory in the Qatar Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 07 Apr 13

Lorenzo keeps up late MotoGP title push

Jorge Lorenzo's record-shattering late burst put the MotoGP championship leader on pole position for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit.

Motorsport • 20 Oct 12

Jorge Lorenzo left it late to take pole in Japan

Jorge Lorenzo leaves it late to take pole in Japan

Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo secured his sixth pole position of the MotoGP season with a record last-gasp spurt in qualifying for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 13 Oct 12