Jorge Lorenzo converts to Porsche Carrera Cup Italia

Retired from the circuits of MotoGP à seulement 32 ans fin 2019, Jorge Lorenzo effectue son retour à la compétition… sur quatre roues. Le Majorquin remettra en effet le couvert dans le cadre de la Porsche Carrera Cup italienne en 2022.

Three-time world champion in the premier category with Yamaha (2010, 12, 15), the former Spanish motorcyclist discovered motorsport at the age of 34, after a total retirement from all competitive sporting activity. since 2019. Jorge Lorenzo is a sports car fan. On his Instagram account, he has the habit of showing his subscribers the cars in his garage like a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ63.

« A new and exciting stage of my life begins, he wrote on Facebook. I would like to thank the Q8 Hi Perform team for welcoming me and choosing me as an official driver for the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. We are a strong, united and ambitious team and I can't wait to get involved and prove that I can also be competitive on four wheels. »

The former great rival of Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner or Dani Pedrosa are rightly following the new fashion launched by “The Doctor” to try their hand at Grand Touring competition. Indeed, Valentino Rossi started the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance season with an Audi R8 LMS from Team WRT while Dani Pedrosa tries his hand at Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe.

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2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Calendar:
May 7-8: Imola
June 4-5: Misano
July 16-17: Mugello
September 17-18: Vallelunga
October 1-2: Franciacorta
October 8-9: Monza