MotoGP world champion Jorge
Lorenzo on Monday reached a deal taking him from Yamaha to
Italian team Ducati.
Ducati said Lorenzo would ride for them in 2017 and 2018.
Lorenzo, who will be 29 next month, has won five world
titles - two in the 250 class and three in MotoGP.
Yamaha said earlier the Spanish rider was set to leave
them.
"Jorge Lorenzo and Yamaha will part ways after the 2016
season," a statement said.
"Since Lorenzo joined the Yamaha Factory Racing Team in
2008, Lorenzo and Yamaha have enjoyed eight fantastic seasons of
racing together, during which time they have won three MotoGP
World Championships (2010, 2012 and 2015), clinched 41 race wins
and have been on the podium 99 times out of 141 races contested.
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