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Lorenzo to make MotoGP Virtual Race debut at Silverstone

  • Darshan Chokhani
    • Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP

    Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo will make his MotoGP Virtual Race debut at Silverstone as Moto2 and Moto3 returns to action.

    It is the third Virtual GP whereas the fifth Virtual Race for MotoGP as Yamaha is to field Lorenzo this time at Silverstone with no Maverick Vinales for the first time which is same for Honda as well with no Marc and Alex Marquez in the line-up.

    The riders’ continuing from the last round are Petronas SRT’s Fabio Quartararo, Pramac Racing’s Francesco Bagnaia, Reale Avintia Racing’s Tito Rabat, Ducati’s Joan Mir, Ducati’s Michele Pirro and Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori.

    LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami returns to action with only eight riders in all. The British Virtual GP will take place on May 31 at 15:00 local time, with the MotoGP race to run for 10 laps and Moto2 & Moto3 racers to run for six on the new 2020 Milestone game.

    As usual, fans can watch on motogp.com and esport.motogp.com, on selected TV broadcasters, and across social media platforms including YouTube, MotoGP eSport Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Twitch.

    The broadcast partners include Sky Italy, Canal+ in France, DAZN (in Spain, Italy and DACHS), BT Sport in the UK, ServusTV in Austria and Germany, Fox Asia, Fox Australia, Viasat in Sweden, NBC in the USA, Fox Brazil and ESPN in Latin America, Motorsport TV Russia, Eurosport India, TEN, and SuperSport across Africa.

    Here’s Moto2 line-up:

    Red Bull KTM Ajo: Tetsuta Nagashima
    Flexbox HP 40: Hector Garzo
    Liqui Moly Intact GP: Marcel Schrötter
    ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team: Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin
    Petronas Sprinta Racing: Xavi Vierge
    NTS RW Racing GP: Bo Bendsneyder
    Sky Racing Team VR46: Marco Bezzecchi
    MV Agusta Forward Racing: Stefano Manzi
    Federal Oil Gresini Moto2: Nicolo Bulega
    EG 0,0 Marc VDS: Augusto Fernandez

    Here’s Moto3 line-up:

    Aspar Team Gaviota: Stefano Nepa
    Petronas Sprinta Racing: John McPhee
    Leopard Racing: Jaume Masia
    Kömmerling Gresini Moto3: Jeremy Alcoba
    Honda Team Asia: Yuki Kunii
    Red Bull KTM Ajo: Kaito Toba
    Red Bull KTM Tech 3: Ayumu Sasaki
    Reale Avintia Racing: Carlos Tatay
    CIP Green Power: Maximilian Kofler
    CarXpert Prüstel GP: Barry Baltus

    Here’s Cal Crutchlow on Marc Marquez

    Here’s details of MotoGP riders returning to training

    Here’s how Misano Virtual Race was done

    Here’s MotoGP on wildcard ban and concession changes

    Here’s the idea of two round at Jerez

    Here’s Jorge Lorenzo after meeting with Andrea Iannone