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Three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has decided to hang his racing boots, as he announced his retirement from the grand prix racing at the end of this season. The announcement came ahead of the season finale Valencia GP this weekend, and amidst the worst season for the Honda rider plagued by multiple injuries. Furthermore, the difficulty to adapt to the Honda RC213V further made things complicated, which meant he hasn't had a top-10 finish this season. This definitely comes as a surprise to Lorenzo's fans who still thought he had a couple of seasons left behind before calling it quits.

MotoGP: Three Time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo Announces Retirement

Honda rider Jorge Lorenzo suffered a back injury during the first practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix earlier this year, and the injury will keep the three-time MotoGP world champion out of action longer than anticipated. The rider will go on to miss the next two Grand Prix next month. This includes the Brno GP slated on August 4 along with the Austrian GP scheduled the subsequent weekend - August 11. He is now slated to make a comeback with the British GP on August 25, 2019.

MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo To Miss 2 GP Races Due To Back Injury

Yamaha's Maverick Vinales will be kick-starting the first race of the 2019 MotoGP season on pole. The Qatar GP qualifying saw the rider off to a brilliant start setting the fastest time on Saturday, as teammate Valentino Rossi dropped out in Q1. The rider set a lap time of 1m53.546s at the Losail circuit, 0.198s ahead of Andrea Dovuzioso if Ducati who starts second followed by reigning world champion Marc Marquez of Honda in third place, who was just a thousandth of a second slower than the Ducati rider.

MotoGP: Vinales To Start 2019 Qatar GP On Pole; Marquez Starts 3rd

Honda's Marc Marquez extended his championship lead in the 2018 MotoGP championship taking an absolutely fantastic win in the Aragon Grand Prix. The Honda rider battled race leader Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati to take the win, as pole-sitter Jorge Lorenzo crashed out of contention early on. The race also ended on a brilliant note for Suzuki's Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins as they clenched third and fourth spots respectively. With a brilliant win, Marquez is now 72 points ahead of Dovi, while Yamaha's Valentino Rossi sits third after finishing at P8 in the race.

MotoGP: Marquez Duels Dovizioso To Win Aragon GP As Lorenzo Crashes

The 2018 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix will see Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo start on pole after a smashing qualifying session. The Spaniard lead the Aragon GP qualifying on Saturday by 0.014s over teammate Andrea Dovizioso, while Honda's Marc Marquez could only set the third fastest lap time, managing a front row start. Both Lorenzo and Dovizioso set their fastest laps times on their last runs in Q2. For Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, this was his worst qualifying session for the year after being eliminated in Q1 itself.

MotoGP: Lorenzo Beats Dovizioso To Pole In Aragon GP

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