The 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 November 2011 at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo. It was the first race after the death of Marco Simoncelli in Sepang. It was the final race for the current formula in the premier (MotoGP) and lightweight classes (now known as Moto3). In the premier class, the 800cc engines would be replaced by 1000cc engines. Honda also would change motorcycles at the end of the season, as the Honda RC212V that débuted at the 2007 Qatar Grand Prix would be replaced by the RC213V for the following season. In the lightweight class, the 125cc two-stroke motorcycle formula would be replaced by 250cc four-strokes for 2012. This was also the final race for Suzuki as a factory team until their return in 2015.
On Saturday, Stefan Bradl officially became Moto2 World Champion after his only rival, Marc Márquez, could not go on the track during the free practices and the qualifying session, because of injuries sustained in Malaysia.[4][5]
Although Gresini Racing originally pulled out of the Valencia race after Simoncelli's fatal accident,[9] it was later decided that the team would race.[10] As tribute to Marco Simoncelli, Loris Capirossi, in his final MotoGP race, participated wearing Simoncelli's racing number 58 instead of his usual racing number 65,[11] although on the official reports he was still listed as #65. All riders from MotoGP, Moto2 and the 125cc races participated in a parade lap on Sunday morning after the warm-up session with 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz riding Simoncelli's bike.[12][13]Valentino Rossi wore a tribute helmet.[14]
The finish was one of the tightest in MotoGP history as already crowned World Champion Casey Stoner came from a long way back on acceleration out of the last corner to leapfrog Ben Spies at the finish line by just 0.015 seconds.[15]
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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The 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season It took place on the weekend of 4 6 November 2011 at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo It was the first race after the death of Marco Simoncelli in Sepang It was the final race for the current formula in the premier MotoGP and lightweight classes now known as Moto3 In the premier class the 800cc engines would be replaced by 1000cc engines Honda also would change motorcycles at the end of the season as the Honda RC212V that debuted at the 2007 Qatar Grand Prix would be replaced by the RC213V for the following season In the lightweight class the 125cc two stroke motorcycle formula would be replaced by 250cc four strokes for 2012 This was also the final race for Suzuki as a factory team until their return in 2015 2011 Valencian Community Grand PrixRace detailsRace 18 of 18 races in the2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasonDate6 November 2011Official nameGran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana 1 2 3 LocationCircuit Ricardo TormoCoursePermanent racing facility4 005 km 2 489 mi MotoGPPole positionRiderCasey StonerHondaTime1 31 861Fastest lapRiderAndrea DoviziosoHondaTime1 34 167PodiumFirstCasey StonerHondaSecondBen SpiesYamahaThirdAndrea DoviziosoHondaMoto2Pole positionRiderMichele PirroMoriwakiTime1 37 067Fastest lapRiderAndrea IannoneSuterTime1 39 730PodiumFirstMichele PirroMoriwakiSecondMika KallioSuterThirdDominique AegerterSuter125 ccPole positionRiderDanny WebbMahindraTime1 45 898Fastest lapRiderMaverick VinalesApriliaTime1 42 882PodiumFirstMaverick VinalesApriliaSecondNicolas TerolApriliaThirdHector FaubelApriliaOn Saturday Stefan Bradl officially became Moto2 World Champion after his only rival Marc Marquez could not go on the track during the free practices and the qualifying session because of injuries sustained in Malaysia 4 5 Contents 1 MotoGP classification 2 Moto2 classification 3 125 cc classification 4 Championship standings after the race MotoGP 5 ReferencesMotoGP classification EditColin Edwards had an injured shoulder and was replaced by 2011 AMA Pro Superbike champion Josh Hayes on the Yamaha Tech 3 6 and Jorge Lorenzo was replaced for the second time by test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga 7 Loris Capirossi retired from motorcycle racing following the race 8 Although Gresini Racing originally pulled out of the Valencia race after Simoncelli s fatal accident 9 it was later decided that the team would race 10 As tribute to Marco Simoncelli Loris Capirossi in his final MotoGP race participated wearing Simoncelli s racing number 58 instead of his usual racing number 65 11 although on the official reports he was still listed as 65 All riders from MotoGP Moto2 and the 125cc races participated in a parade lap on Sunday morning after the warm up session with 1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz riding Simoncelli s bike 12 13 Valentino Rossi wore a tribute helmet 14 The finish was one of the tightest in MotoGP history as already crowned World Champion Casey Stoner came from a long way back on acceleration out of the last corner to leapfrog Ben Spies at the finish line by just 0 015 seconds 15 Pos No Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 27 nbsp Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Team Honda 30 48 18 645 1 252 11 nbsp Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 30 0 015 3 203 4 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team Honda 30 5 936 8 164 35 nbsp Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 30 8 718 11 135 26 nbsp Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 30 9 321 2 116 89 nbsp Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 30 23 818 15 107 41 nbsp Josh Hayes Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 30 33 118 16 98 17 nbsp Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 30 37 952 10 89 65 nbsp Loris Capirossi Pramac Racing Team Ducati 30 48 953 12 710 24 nbsp Toni Elias LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 30 52 501 13 611 8 nbsp Hector Barbera Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 30 1 06 519 9 512 7 nbsp Hiroshi Aoyama San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 30 1 08 760 14 4Ret 14 nbsp Randy de Puniet Pramac Racing Team Ducati 0 Collision 4Ret 19 nbsp Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 0 Collision 5Ret 46 nbsp Valentino Rossi Ducati Team Ducati 0 Collision 6Ret 69 nbsp Nicky Hayden Ducati Team Ducati 0 Collision 7Sources 16 17 18 Moto2 classification EditPos No Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 51 nbsp Michele Pirro Moriwaki 27 46 22 205 1 252 36 nbsp Mika Kallio Suter 27 6 150 3 203 77 nbsp Dominique Aegerter Suter 27 6 363 7 164 13 nbsp Anthony West MZ RE Honda 27 8 843 22 135 9 nbsp Kenny Noyes FTR 27 9 229 23 116 68 nbsp Yonny Hernandez FTR 27 9 926 20 107 63 nbsp Mike Di Meglio Tech 3 27 10 115 9 98 19 nbsp Xavier Simeon Tech 3 27 10 385 8 89 76 nbsp Max Neukirchner MZ RE Honda 27 13 018 24 710 60 nbsp Julian Simon Suter 27 13 685 21 611 29 nbsp Andrea Iannone Suter 27 14 686 25 512 15 nbsp Alex de Angelis Motobi 27 15 200 5 413 16 nbsp Jules Cluzel Suter 27 18 428 19 314 44 nbsp Pol Espargaro FTR 27 19 177 13 215 71 nbsp Claudio Corti Suter 27 20 356 26 116 4 nbsp Randy Krummenacher Kalex 27 26 031 2717 12 nbsp Thomas Luthi Suter 27 27 160 618 18 nbsp Jordi Torres Suter 27 33 813 1519 25 nbsp Alex Baldolini Moriwaki 27 46 003 1820 54 nbsp Kenan Sofuoglu Suter 27 49 635 2921 40 nbsp Aleix Espargaro Pons Kalex 27 1 12 187 1122 64 nbsp Santiago Hernandez FTR 27 1 14 567 3123 38 nbsp Bradley Smith Tech 3 27 1 15 394 1224 39 nbsp Robertino Pietri Suter 27 1 16 767 3325 82 nbsp Elena Rosell Suter 27 1 19 893 3526 6 nbsp Joan Olive FTR 27 1 22 339 3227 95 nbsp Mashel Al Naimi Moriwaki 26 1 lap 3728 61 nbsp oscar Climent MIR Racing 26 1 lap 3429 96 nbsp Nasser Al Malki Moriwaki 26 1 lap 3830 45 nbsp Scott Redding Suter 26 1 lap 14Ret 35 nbsp Raffaele de Rosa Suter 25 Accident 28Ret 3 nbsp Simone Corsi FTR 25 Retirement 10Ret 53 nbsp Valentin Debise FTR 20 Retirement 30Ret 14 nbsp Ratthapark Wilairot FTR 13 Retirement 36Ret 75 nbsp Mattia Pasini FTR 10 Accident 17Ret 34 nbsp Esteve Rabat FTR 6 Retirement 16Ret 72 nbsp Yuki Takahashi Moriwaki 5 Accident 2Ret 65 nbsp Stefan Bradl Kalex 4 Accident 4DNS 80 nbsp Axel Pons Pons Kalex Did not startWD 93 nbsp Marc Marquez Suter WithdrewOFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT125 cc classification EditPos No Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 25 nbsp Maverick Vinales Aprilia 24 41 44 138 8 252 18 nbsp Nicolas Terol Aprilia 24 3 216 9 203 55 nbsp Hector Faubel Aprilia 24 7 460 6 164 7 nbsp Efren Vazquez Derbi 24 14 560 13 135 94 nbsp Jonas Folger Aprilia 24 18 451 10 116 23 nbsp Alberto Moncayo Aprilia 24 36 472 14 107 39 nbsp Luis Salom Aprilia 24 52 614 4 98 31 nbsp Niklas Ajo Aprilia 24 1 00 138 19 89 3 nbsp Luigi Morciano Aprilia 24 1 00 253 22 710 96 nbsp Louis Rossi Aprilia 24 1 03 258 2 611 60 nbsp Manuel Tatasciore Aprilia 24 1 09 892 20 512 77 nbsp Marcel Schrotter Mahindra 24 1 12 741 23 413 19 nbsp Alessandro Tonucci Aprilia 24 1 18 337 17 314 71 nbsp John McPhee Aprilia 24 1 18 434 25 215 30 nbsp Giulian Pedone Aprilia 24 1 20 580 30 116 50 nbsp Sturla Fagerhaug Aprilia 24 1 21 155 2117 52 nbsp Danny Kent Aprilia 24 1 27 770 1818 56 nbsp Peter Sebestyen Aprilia 24 1 33 406 2819 34 nbsp Daniel Ruiz Honda 24 1 34 593 3120 53 nbsp Jasper Iwema Aprilia 24 1 34 832 2721 40 nbsp Marco Colandrea Aprilia 23 1 lap 3322 10 nbsp Alexis Masbou KTM 23 1 lap 523 86 nbsp Kevin Hanus Honda 23 1 lap 3224 84 nbsp Jakub Kornfeil Aprilia 23 1 lap 2425 63 nbsp Zulfahmi Khairuddin Derbi 21 3 laps 15NC 26 nbsp Adrian Martin Aprilia 24 2 16 952 11Ret 17 nbsp Taylor Mackenzie Aprilia 18 Accident 26Ret 14 nbsp Brad Binder Aprilia 17 Accident 34Ret 28 nbsp Josep Rodriguez Aprilia 15 Retirement 16Ret 11 nbsp Sandro Cortese Aprilia 11 Accident 7Ret 99 nbsp Danny Webb Mahindra 11 Accident 1Ret 21 nbsp Harry Stafford Aprilia 7 Retirement 29Ret 8 nbsp Jack Miller KTM 3 Retirement 12Ret 5 nbsp Johann Zarco Derbi 2 Accident 3DNS 13 nbsp Juan Francisco Guevara Aprilia Did not startDNQ 22 nbsp Emil Petersen Honda Did not qualifyOFFICIAL 125cc REPORTChampionship standings after the race MotoGP EditBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eighteen has concluded 19 Riders Championship standingsPos Rider Points1 nbsp Casey Stoner 3502 nbsp Jorge Lorenzo 2603 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso 2284 nbsp Dani Pedrosa 2195 nbsp Ben Spies 176 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 nbsp Honda 4052 nbsp Yamaha 3253 nbsp Ducati 1804 nbsp Suzuki 73 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References Edit 2011 Valencia MotoGP Motorsportmagazine com 13 June 2017 Retrieved 22 May 2018 2011 MotoGP Class FIM Grand Prix World Championship Programmes The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project www progcovers com Valencia Ricardo Tormo The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project www progcovers com Marquez team confirms Valencia GP withdrawal motogp com 5 November 2011 Pirro on pole in rain hindered qualifying Bradl claims Moto2 title motogp com 5 November 2011 Josh Hayes to join Monster Yamaha Tech 3 in Valencia motogp com 31 October 2011 Jorge Lorenzo to miss season finale at Valencia motogp com 2 November 2011 Final GP for Capirossi in Valencia motogp com 2 November 2011 Gresini Racing pull out of Valencia GP after Marco Simoncelli s death Guardian 25 October 2011 Retrieved 6 November 2011 Beer Matt 31 October 2011 Gresini decides to race at Valencia in tribute to Marco Simoncelli Autosport Retrieved 6 November 2011 Birt Matthew 3 November 2011 Loris Capirossi to race Marco Simoncelli s number 58 in Valencia MCN Retrieved 6 November 2011 Young Colin 5 November 2011 MOTOGP Schwantz To Lead Simoncelli Tribute Speed Valencia Retrieved 6 November 2011 World championship field to take part in tribute parade for Marco Simoncelli Autosport 5 November 2011 Retrieved 6 November 2011 Rossi Wearing Special Simoncelli Tribute Helment at Valencia RoadracingWorld 5 November 2011 Retrieved 6 November 2011 Stoner wins dramatic Valencia GP at the line Dovizioso seals third in the Championship Dorna Sports 6 November 2011 Retrieved 25 November 2017 2011 Valencia MotoGP Motorsport Database Motorsport Database Motor Sport Magazine motogp com GP GENERALI DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA MotoGP Race Classification 2011 www motogp com Cheste 6 November 2011 GP Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana Race Classification after 30 laps 120 15 km General GP of the Valencian Community Race Classification after 30 laps 120 15 km PDF resources motogp com Archived PDF from the original on 2011 11 11 Retrieved 2021 05 04 Standings PDF resources motogp com 2011 Retrieved 2019 08 25 Previous race 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix FIM Grand Prix World Championship2011 season Next race 2012 Qatar Grand PrixPrevious race 2010 Valencian Grand Prix Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Next race 2012 Valencian Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix amp oldid 1179317464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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