Yamaha
'Special moment' as Rossi set for emotional farewell in MotoGP finale
Rossi will join Yamaha's satellite Petronas team, leaving the factory to go ahead with Fabio Quartararo alongside Maverick Vinales in 2021.
Valentino Rossi, a nine-time world champion, was left shaken after Franco Morbidelli's cartwheeling Yamaha, travelling at around 300 km/h (187mph), flew across the track just centimetres in front of him.
Marquez, the 27-year-old Spaniard who won MotoGP world titles in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, is determined to continue demolishing the competition on his Honda, with his younger brother Alex, who won last year's Moto2 title, as his team-mate for just one season.
Starting from the MotoGP shakedown test in Sepang at the start of February, Lorenzo will ride the YZR-M1.
The 32-year-old Spaniard, who rides for Honda and claimed the world title in 2010, 2012 and 2015, told a press conference he was pulling out following Sunday's race.
With six races to go, the Spaniard has a comfortable 93-point lead over his closest rival Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati.
The Honda rider, started on the second row, but snatched victory on the final lap from France's Fabio Quartararo, on a Yamaha-SRT, who had the lead for most of the race.
The Honda rider led from the first corner to chequered flag at the Jerez circuit, heading a Spanish one-two-three with Suzuki’s Alex Rins 1.654 seconds behind as runner-up and Maverick Vinales third for Yamaha.
Marc Marquez won his home Spanish Grand Prix and took the overall MotoGP lead on Sunday after the reigning champion’s main rivals collided spectacularly.
Valentino Rossi won his sixth premier class Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Italian MotoGP great is set to see out his career with Yamaha after signing a two-year deal.