Jorge Lorenzo

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Jorge Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo
Nationality	Spanish
Date of birth	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04) (age 21)
Place of birth	Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Website	jorgelorenzo.com
MotoGP Record
Current team	Fiat Yamaha Team
Bike number	48
World Championships	250cc - 2006, 2007
Race starts	100
Race Wins	22
Podium finishes	42
Pole positions	29
Fastest laps	8
Championship Points	1141
2008 Championship position	3rd (94 pts) - In Progress

Jorge Lorenzo (born May 4, 1987 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He was the 2006 and 2007 250cc World Champion^[1].

Lorenzo made his championship debut on his fifteenth birthday, on the second qualifying day for the 2002 125cc Spanish Grand Prix - having to miss Friday practice as he was not allowed to race. He has a lollipop every time when he is on the podium, in deference to his sponsor Chupa Chups. Lorenzo dominated the 2007 250cc World Championship^[2]. His first six poles of the season all lead to victories.

Jorge's victory at Misano in 2007 was his 16th in the 250cc class, making him the most successful Spanish rider of all time in the 250cc GP class -- with one more victory than Dani Pedrosa and Sito Pons.

After being linked with a Yamaha MotoGP ride for 2008,^[3] on 25 July 2007 he was confirmed as Valentino Rossi's partner on a two year deal for the 2008 MotoGP season^[4][5]. Lorenzo made a great start to his MotoGP career, after qualifying on pole for the Qatar night race on March 8 and placing 2nd. He followed this up with pole at the second round in Jerez, Spain and 3rd Position, and pole in round 3 at Estoril, Portugal. He converted this pole into a victory, his maiden win in the Premier Class. In doing so, he became the youngest rider in MotoGP to finish on the podium in his first three races^[6], taking the record from compatriot (and bitter rival)^[7] Dani Pedrosa by a single day.

On May 1st 2008 Jorge Lorenzo was thrown from his bike during practice for the MotoGP Grand Prix of China. Lorenzo suffered a chipped bone and snapped ligament in his left ankle, and a fractured bone in his right.^[8]

Contents 1 By season 2 By class 3 Races by year 4 References 5 External links

[edit] By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2002	125cc	Derbi RS 125	14	0	0	0	0	21	21st
2003	125cc	Derbi RS 125	16	1	2	1	1	79	12th
2004	125cc	Derbi RSA 125	16	3	7	2	2	179	4th
2005	250cc	Honda RS250RW	15	0	6	4	0	167	5th
2006	250cc	Aprilia RSW 250	16	8	11	10	1	289	1st
2007	250cc	Aprilia RSW 250	17	9	12	9	3	312	1st
2008	MotoGP	Yamaha YZR-M1	6	1	4	3	1	94	3rd
Total			100	22	42	29	8	1141

[edit] By class

Class	Seas	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
125 cc	2002-2004	2002 Spain	2003 Brazil	2003 Brazil	46	4	9	3	3	279	0
250 cc	2005-2007	2005 Spain	2005 Italy	2006 Spain	48	17	29	23	4	768	2
MotoGP	2008	2008 Qatar	2008 Qatar	2008 Portugal	6	1	4	3	1	94	in Progress
Total	2002-2008				100	22	42	29	8	1141	2

[edit] Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Yr	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final Pos	Pts
2002	125 cc	Derbi	JPN	SAF	SPA 22	FRA 19	ITA 20	CAT 14	NED 16	GBR 13	GER 17	CZE 20	POR Ret	BRA 7	PAC 9	MAL 20	AUS Ret	VAL 22			21st	21
2003	125 cc	Derbi	JPN Ret	SAF 24	SPA 15	FRA Ret	ITA Ret	CAT 6	NED Ret	GBR Ret	GER 21	CZE 12	POR 6	BRA 1	PAC Ret	MAL 3	AUS 8	VAL 11			12th	79
2004	125 cc	Derbi	SAF 16	SPA Ret	FRA 3	ITA 10	CAT 5	NED 1	BRA Ret	GER 6	GBR 3	CZE 1	POR 3	JPN 7	QAT 1	MAL Ret	AUS 2	VAL Ret			4th	179
2005	250 cc	Honda	SPA 6	POR 10	CHN 9	FRA 5	ITA 2	CAT Ret	NED 3	GBR 8	GER Ret	CZE 2	JPN Ret	MAL Ex	QAT 2	AUS 3	TUR 4	VAL 2			5th	167
2006	250 cc	Aprilia	SPA 1	QAT 1	TUR Ret	CHN 4	FRA Ret	ITA 1	CAT 2	NED 1	GBR 1	GER 3	CZE 1	MAL 1	AUS 1	JPN 3	POR 5	VAL 4			1st	289
2007	250 cc	Aprilia	QAT 1	SPA 1	TUR 2	CHN 1	FRA 1	ITA 8	CAT 1	GBR Ret	NED 1	GER 4	CZE 1	SMR 1	POR 3	JPN 11	AUS 1	MAL 3	VAL 7		-	-
2008	MotoGP	Yamaha	QAT 2	SPA 3	POR 1	CHN 4	FRA 2	ITA Ret	CAT Inj	GBR -	NED -	GER -	USA -	CZE -	SMR -	IND -	JPN -	AUS -	MAL -	VAL -	-	-

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• jorgelorenzo.com - Official website

Preceded by Dani Pedrosa

250cc Motorcycle World Champion 2006–present

Incumbent

v • d • e Teams and Riders competing in the 2008 MotoGP World Championship Ducati Marlboro Repsol Honda Rizla Suzuki Fiat Yamaha Honda Gresini Alice Team Kawasaki Racing Yamaha Tech 3 Honda LCR JiR Team Scot 1 Stoner 33 Melandri 2 Pedrosa 69 Hayden 7 Vermeulen 65 Capirossi 46 Rossi 48 Lorenzo 15 de Angelis 56 Nakano 24 Elías 50 Guintoli 13 West 21 Hopkins 5 Edwards 52 Toseland 14 de Puniet   4 Dovizioso

v • d • e FIAT Yamaha Valentino Rossi (46) • Jorge Lorenzo (48) Grand Prix motorcycle : Yamaha YZR-M1

v • d • e 250 cc Motorcycle World Champions     1949 - B. Ruffo 1950 - D. Ambrosini 1951 - B. Ruffo 1952 - E. Lorenzetti 1953 - W. Haas 1954 - W. Haas 1955 - H. Müller 1956 - C. Ubbiali 1957 - C. Sandford 1958 - T. Provini 1959 - C. Ubbiali 1960 - C. Ubbiali 1961 - M. Hailwood 1962 - J. Redman 1963 - J. Redman 1964 - P. Read 1965 - P. Read 1966 - M. Hailwood 1967 - M. Hailwood 1968 - P. Read 1969 - K. Carruthers 1970 - R. Gould 1971 - P. Read 1972 - J. Saarinen 1973 - D. Braun 1974 - W. Villa 1975 - W. Villa 1976 - W. Villa 1977 - M. Lega 1978 - K. Ballington 1979 - K. Ballington 1980 - A. Mang 1981 - A. Mang 1982 - J. Tournadre 1983 - C. Lavado 1984 - C. Sarron 1985 - F. Spencer 1986 - C. Lavado 1987 - A. Mang 1988 - S. Pons 1989 - S. Pons 1990 - J. Kocinski 1991 - L. Cadalora 1992 - L. Cadalora 1993 - T. Harada 1994 - M. Biaggi 1995 - M. Biaggi 1996 - M. Biaggi 1997 - M. Biaggi 1998 - L. Capirossi 1999 - V. Rossi 2000 - O. Jacque 2001 - D. Kato 2002 - M. Melandri 2003 - M. Poggiali 2004 - D. Pedrosa 2005 - D. Pedrosa 2006 - J. Lorenzo 2007 - J. Lorenzo