2016 MotoGP Valencia GP
Valencia MotoGP - Race
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Lorenzo on a Ducati, Vinales on a Yamaha, Iannone on a Suzuki - exciting, isn't it?
Lorenzo: "Very happy, very very happy. Now I can stay quiet, I can relax, I can sleep well because I had a perfect end to my Yamaha stage, these nine years.
"Before the race I didn't expect to win, but luckily I could open the gap at the beginning.
"I suffered so much in the last 10 laps. But finally by one second I could win the race and make this last present to Yamaha. Today we're going to have a big celebration."
Marquez: "The biggest problem with the race was the start - I had a problem with the clutch, I lose a lot of positions.
"But then it was so difficult to overtake the others, because on the acceleration I was losing a lot, the braking point was on the limit. But step by step, when I saw the opportunity, I attacked.
"Maybe it was possible, but Jorge did an incredible race, he deserves it."
Iannone: "I think for me, this race is very very difficult, I had a lot of pain for half the race. When I look at the dashboard and I see 16 laps, I think 'no, it's impossible'.
"I focus a lot, I ride very well. For me it was very difficult race, I didn't have the energy to brake very hard.
"But I think a lot, I stay in front, I relax and reduce my pace. When Vale passed me, I accelerated a bit more to overtake again. I think it's great, a good battle with him.
"For me this podium is very very important. Thank you Ducati for all these years. I think I'll remember this moment and these years for all my life."
He looks like he gave that race his all. Fantastic stuff, Andrea.
Riders' championship
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marc Marquez |
298 |
| 2 |  Valentino Rossi |
249 |
| 3 | Jorge Lorenzo |
233 |
| 4 | Maverick Viñales |
202 |
| 5 | Andrea Dovizioso |
171 |
| 6 | Dani Pedrosa |
155 |
| 7 |  Cal Crutchlow |
141 |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro |
134 |
| 9 | Andrea Iannone |
112 |
| 10 | Hector Barbera |
102 |
| 11 | Aleix Espargaro |
93 |
| 12 | Alvaro Bautista |
82 |
| 13 |  Eugene Laverty |
77 |
| 14 | Danilo Petrucci |
75 |
| 15 | Scott Redding |
74 |
| 16 |  Stefan Bradl |
63 |
| 17 | Bradley Smith |
62 |
| 18 |  Jack Miller |
57 |
| 19 | Michele Pirro |
36 |
| 20 |  Loris Baz |
35 |
| 21 | Tito Rabat |
29 |
| 22 |  Yonny Hernandez |
20 |
| 23 |  Katsuyuki Nakasuga |
5 |
| 24 | Alex Lowes |
3 |
| 25 | Hiroshi Aoyama |
1 |
| 26 |  Nicky Hayden |
1 |
| 27 | Mike Jones |
1 |
| 28 |  Mika Kallio |
0 |
| 29 | Xavi Forés |
0 |
1 Lorenzo
2 Marquez
3 Iannone
4 Rossi
5 Vinales
6 P. Espargaro
7 Dovizioso
8 A. Espargaro
9 Smith
10 Bautista
11 Barbera
12 Petrucci
13 Bradl
14 Redding
15 Miller
16 Laverty
17 Rabat
18 Baz
Two to go, Lorenzo leads Marquez by 2.2s.
The Honda is gaining time in the first two sectors, but Lorenzo is managing to keep pace through the rest of the lap.
Iannone takes Rossi into Turn 1.
Marquez is two seconds in the clear and continuing to gain a few tenths per lap on Lorenzo.
Marquez now the quickest rider on track, but he's not gaining quite enough time.
Four tenths quicker than Lorenzo on that lap.
1 Lorenzo
2 Marquez
3 Iannone
4 Rossi
5 Vinales
6 Dovizioso
7 P. Espargaro
8 A. Espargaro
9 Smith
10 Bautista
11 Barbera
12 Petrucci
13 Redding
14 Bradl
15 Miller
16 Laverty
17 Baz
18 Rabat
19 Kallio (in the pits)
10 laps to go, can Marc Marquez, with a harder front tyre, do something about Jorge Lorenzo's five-second lead?
You'd have to imagine he can't. The gap is 5.3s.
Vinales now fighting Rossi for fourth.
Marquez is following Iannone close.
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