Petronas Yamaha have signed Franco Morbidelli for two more seasons, meaning he stays with the team until the end of MotoGP 2022.
Morbidelli was MotoGP Rookie of the Year in 2018, joining Petronas in 2019 for the team’s debut MotoGP season.
The year saw Morbidelli make four front row starts and claim seven top-six finishes aboard his Yamaha YZR-M1. In addition to this, he also helped to secure the 2019 Top Independent Team honours for the team, finishing 10th in the riders’ championship with 115 points to his name.
“I’m very pleased to be renewing with Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team as we had such a great season together last year, working with a great drive to achieve success,” said Morbidelli.
“I think it’s important for me to continue with the same team, bike and environment going forward as it feels great to work with them. We all work well together and it’s great fun to work with all the Petronas SRT crew.
“I want to thank them for this opportunity that they are giving me as it’s such an honour to ride for them. I will be working hard to give them even more and even better results than we achieved in our first year together.
“I’m now looking forward to getting racing again to show our potential and I’m just so happy to have the chance to keep on doing what I love to do with a team I love.”
