MotoGP News – Nov. 12, 2012

Pedrosa wins dramatic Valencian GP as Stoner says goodbye
In the final MotoGP™ race at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana it was Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa who took victory in a dramatic race that was marred with awkward conditions and crashes ahead of Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Casey Stoner, who was later named the 20th MotoGP Legend. Read more.

Sublime Márquez wins from last spot in stunning Valencia race
Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol’s Marc Márquez rode a phenomenal race at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana as he charged his way to victory from last on the grid ahead of Julián Simón and Nico Terol. Read more.

Kent storms to stunning victory in Valencia season finale
In a thrilling final Moto3™ encounter in the wet at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana it was Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Danny Kent who put in a stunning ride to take victory ahead of Sandro Cortese and Zulfahmi Khairuddin. Read more.

FIM Awards Ceremony in Valencia rounds off 2012 season
The 2012 MotoGP™ season was brought to an end this evening at the FIM Awards Ceremony, where among others, Jorge Lorenzo picked up his World Champion trophy at the Auditori Mar Rojo de L’Oceanogràfic in the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciencies. Read more.

The 2013 season gets underway in Valencia with Live MotoGP™ Test
The 2012 season might have come to an end, but the 2013 campaign is not even 24hrs away, as Valencia hosts three days of official MotoGP™ testing from Monday through to Wednesday, with exclusive Live Test Coverage from motogp.com. Read more.

Stoner named as the 20th MotoGP™ Legend
Two-time MotoGP™ World Champion Casey Stoner was nominated as a MotoGP™ Legend on Sunday in Valencia, right after making his final appearance in the premier class before retiring from the sport. Read more.

Pedrosa wins season finale in Valencia
The 2012 MotoGP World Championship came to an exciting climax today with a fantastic display from the Repsol Honda Team. Dani Pedrosa took victory in the Grand Prix Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana (his sixth at this track) and finishes the season runner-up to champion Jorge Lorenzo by just 18 points but with the most victories of the championship, with a total of seven. Read more.

Wildcard Nakasuga storms to second in Valencia
Katsuyuki Nakasuga stole the show today in an incident packed race, delivering an incredible performance to take second place on the podium for the Grand Prix of Valencia. Read more.

Stoner signs off with a podium
2011 World Champion Casey Stoner completed the final GP of his career and took third place, his tenth podium of the year. Read more.

Espargaró and Rins to be awarded Michael Metraux Trophy
At this evening’s FIM MotoGP Awards Ceremony in Valencia following the final round of the MotoGP™ World Championship, the 2012 Michael Metraux Trophy will be presented to Pol Espargaró and Alex Rins. Read more.

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