Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero was born on the 4th May 1987, in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, and is a professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, who is best recognized for being the 250cc World Champion twice and MotoGP World Champion thrice, being the first Spanish rider to win multiple premier classes. As of 2017, he competes for the Ducati Team. His professional career has been active since 2002.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Jorge Lorenzo is, as of early 2017? It is estimated by authoritative sources that Jorge counts his net worth at the amount of $20 million, with the main source being his career as a professional motorcycle road racer. Jorge also endorsed the China based Zopo Speed 7 GP smartphone by Zopo Mobile, which has increased his fortune, as well as the fact that he was the cover face for a lot of motorcycle equipment companies.
Jorge Lorenzo Net Worth $20 Million
Jorge Lorenzo spent his childhood in his hometown, began riding a motorcycle when he was only three years old, and after only a few months he was competing in his first minicross races. At the age of eight, he won the Balearic title and next year he took the Island’s minicross, trial, minimoto and junior motocross titles. In the following year he began competing in national leagues and won the Aprilia 50cc Cup. Even though he was too young, he was allowed to compete in the Spanish 125cc series when he was only 13 years old and by the age of 14, Jorge became the youngest winner ever of the European 125cc race.
In 2002, he made his first step on the world’s motorbike race stage, with Derbi at Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. He had to miss the first day of the practice because he didn’t turn 15 yet, but the next day he started competing and gained enormous popularity thanks to his skills and the fact that he was even able to qualify for the race despite being so young. In the following years he was making his way to the top of the motorcycle road races world. By 2007 he was dominating the 250cc class with eight wins and ten poles, took two world titles and became the most successful 250cc Spanish rider of all time, which added a considerable amount to his net worth.
However, in 2008 he was linked with Yamaha MotoGP as Valentino Rossi’s partner; the beginning of this season was very successful for Lorenzo as he became the youngest MotoGP rider to take one of the medals in his first three races, which added a considerable amount to his net worth. But, as of mid- 2008 he suffered a lot of injuries due to seven crashes in just a couple of months. Despite serious injuries, he was able to finish most of his races ending up sixth overall, and winning one race.
In the following years, he stayed with Yamaha, and won the World Championship in 2010, 2012 and 2015, despite a few injuries.
In recent years, he is still at the top of the motorbike road races world. The season 2016 he started with a win, but then failed to grab a win three times in a row, so he fell down in the title race. However, he managed to put himself back in front of the championship, showing the whole world that he is still in the same shape as he was at the peak of his career, and he will certainly increase his net worth.
Additional to his successful career, a character in the video game “Halo: Reach” is named after him, and the Circuito de Jerez renamed the thirteenth corner “Curva Lorenzo”.
Speaking about Jorge Lorenzo’s personal life, little is known in the media about it, as he obviously keeps it private. In free time, he enjoys collaborating with various charities, reading books, and listening to music.
