Motorcycling-Morbidelli to join Pramac Racing for 2024 season

FILE PHOTO: Motorcycling - MotoGP - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 5, 2023 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Franco Morbidelli during qualifying Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

(Reuters) - Italian rider Franco Morbidelli is moving to Pramac Racing next season, the MotoGP team said on Monday.

Morbidelli joins from Yamaha as team mate to Spaniard Jorge Martin, who is second in the championship standings. He will replace the LCR Honda-bound Johann Zarco.