Repsol Honda
He won the 2006 and 2007 250 cc World Championships, and the , and MotoGP World Championship. In the premier class he rode exclusively for factory teams, riding for Yamaha from 2008 to 2016, for Ducati from 2017 to 2018, and for Repsol Honda in 2019. During a difficult 2019 plagued by major injuries, he announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2019 season after only one year at Repsol Honda, cutting short his original contract. His titles aside, Lorenzo finished as championship runner-up in the premier class on three occasions.