Spanish motorcycle racer Jorge Lorenzo introduced on Tuesday that he would be producing the switch to 4-wheeled racing full-time from right here on out, pursuing his 2019 retirement from MotoGP soon after successful 5 motorbike entire world championships (a few times in MotoGP with Yamaha, and 2 times in the 250cc group with Aprilia).
Legendary Lorenzo will move aboard a Porsche 911 Carrera Cup racer for the Italian championship this time. The two-wheeled champ has signed a offer with former F1 racer Piercarlo Ghinzani to race for the Group Ghinzani Arco staff sponsored by Q8 Hi Perform.
“A new and thrilling phase of my existence commences,” Lorenzo wrote on social media. “I want to thank the Q8 Hi Accomplish group for welcoming me and deciding upon me as an official driver for the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy. We are a sturdy, united and bold crew and I am keen to get concerned and show that I can also be competitive on 4 wheels.”
Lorenzo follows fellow MotoGP competitors Valentino Rossi, Dani Pedrosa, and Andrea Dovizioso make the soar from two wheels to 4. Rossi himself is racing in a DTM Ferrari with Red Bull backing, although Pedrosa will choose on the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe collection.
Jorge, like Rossi experienced, invested some of his time in MotoGP dabbling with four-wheeled racing initiatives. He raced and won his class at the 24 Several hours of Barcelona, and entered the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi. He’s also used time onboard a then-latest GP2 motor vehicle in 2012, and tested the Mercedes championship-profitable F1 motor vehicle in 2016. By comparison, a sprint race in a Porsche cup motor vehicle should really be a walk in the park!
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy is normally a really sturdy industry of level of competition, having developed current champions like Alessandro Balzan, Mateo Cairoli, Côme Ledogar, and Alessio Rovera. The 2021 winner, Alberto Cerqui, raced for the really exact same Q8 Hi Accomplish Crew that Lorenzo will climb aboard in 2022.
The period kicks off at Imola in Could, and will go on to pay a visit to tracks that Lorenzo is fairly acquainted with, like Misano, Mugello, and Monza. There is no telling but regardless of whether Lorenzo can parlay his motorbike achievement into a profession in tin tops, but we’ll have a a great deal improved plan after the six rounds of this championship.