Via an Instagram post on Sunday 24 November, Karel Abraham has confirmed he has left Reale Avintia Racing and will therefore not ride in the MotoGP™ World Championship in 2020.
The Czech rider made his World Championship debut in 2005 in the 125cc category, before a move to the intermediate class came in 2007. Abraham would stay in the intermediate class until the end of 2010 – the first year of Moto2™ - which was a season that saw him claim two podiums, including a Grand Prix victory in Valencia before making the step up to MotoGP™ in 2011. Abraham has competed in the premier class between 2011-2019, with a brief WorldSBK stint coming in 2016.
Reale Avintia Racing have yet to confirm who will replace Abraham for the 2020 season, with the 29-year-old now saying: “I am very sad and disappointed, but need to move on and focus on what’s coming next.”