Qualifying Results - Valencia MotoGP

Dani Pedrosa will start from the top on the grid in the MotoGP 2012 season final race for Valencia Grand Prix especially he set Pole ahead of world champion Jorge Lorenzo in the final Grand Prix of the MotoGP season in Valencia this afternoon.

Pedrosa, the only rider who has won at Valencia in all three classes, set a new pole record on his last flying lap (1'30.844) beating Valentino Rossi's old record by 0.158 seconds (1'31.002), which Rossi recorded using qualifying tyres in 2006.


1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 30.844s
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 31.195s
3. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda (RC213V) 1m 31.428s
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 31.512s
5. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 1m 31.757s
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 31.795s
7. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (GP12) 1m 32.503s
8. Alvaro Bautista ESP San Carlo Honda Gresini (RC213V) 1m 32.585s
9. Hector Barbera ESP Pramac Racing (GP12) 1m 32.605s
10. Aleix Espargaro ESP Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT) 1m 32.834s
11. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team (GP12) 1m 32.877s
12. Randy De Puniet FRA Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT) 1m 33.346s
13. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (GP12) 1m 33.442s
14. Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (Suter-BMW CRT) 1m 33.453s
15. Michele Pirro ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT) 1m 33.971s
16. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 1m 33.979s
17. Danilo Petrucci ITA Came IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT) 1m 33.980s
18. Ivan Silva ESP Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 34.407s
19. Roberto Rolfo ITA Speed Master (ART CRT) 1m 34.866s
20. James Ellison GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT) 1m 34.918s
21. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 35.363s
22. Claudio Corti ITA Avintia Blusens (Inmotec-Kawasaki CRT) 1m 36.531s

Official Valencia MotoGP records:

Best lap:Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 31.002s (2006)

Fastest race lap:Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 1m 32.582s (2008)

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Dani Pedrosa set Valencia MotoGP Pole

Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa seized pole position ahead of world champion Jorge Lorenzo in the final Grand Prix of the MotoGP season in Valencia this afternoon.

Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner will start second and third, but the Repsol Honda rider takes the plaudits after posting a sensational time.

(MotoGP) Pedrosa, the only rider who has won at Valencia in all three classes, set a new pole record on his last flying lap (1'30.844) beating Valentino Rossi's old record by 0.158 seconds (1'31.002), which Rossi recorded using qualifying tyres in 2006.

Dani Pedrosa: "It was almost a perfect lap and I gave 100% because I knew I wouldn't be able to improve any more as the tyres were very good for the first lap and then the drop in grip was quite severe. I'm very happy with the pole position and the new record because Valentino's old record was done with qualifying tyres.”

“We had only one dry session to test the new asphalt and we saw that the grip level is a little better but the tyres dropped down very quick. We still have to decide on the tyres for tomorrow because we have used only the soft compound, but it depends on the weather - if it rains we will need to take what we learned yesterday. I really would like to win here and finish the season with a good race.”

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Latest Updated 2013 MotoGP calendar

The International Motorcycling Federation has updated the 2013 MotoGP calendar, latest update set that Texas will be round three of the season.

Also one event date modify, with the German Grand Prix moved one week earlier to July 7, while the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez leftovers Subject To agreement.

<b>Restructured Provisional 2013 MotoGP calendar</b>

Round 1:31 March Qatar* Losail
Round 2: 14 April TBC TBC
Round 3: 21 April Americas Austin
Round 4: 5 May Spain (STC) Jerez
Round 5: 19 May France Le Mans
Round 6: 2 June Italy Mugello
Round 7: 16 June Catalunya Catalunya
Round 8: 29 June Netherlands** Assen
Round 9: 7 July Germany Sachsenring
Round 10: 21st July United States***Laguna Seca
Round 11: 18 August Indianapolis Indianapolis
Round 12: 25 August Czech Republic Brno
Round 13: 1 September Great Britain Silverstone
Round 14: 15 September San Marino Misano
Round 15: 29 September Aragon Aragon
Round 16: 13 October Malaysia Sepang
Round 17: 20 October Australia Phillip Island
Round 18: 27 October Japan Motegi
Round 19: 10 November Valencia Valencia

<i>* Evening Race
** Saturday Race
*** Only MotoGP class
STC (Subject to the Contract)
TBC (To be confirme
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Casey Stoner: Valencia should be a little better for me again

MotoGP 2012 Season final grand prix seized at Valencia this weekend. Second runner-up Casey Stoner expecting that Valencia should be a well again for him. The Australian Grand Prix winner not expecting top place in the podium but he hopeful anti-clockwise nature circuit will more compactable for him.

Repsol Honda Team locked the constructors championship at the Malaysian Grand Prix and Honda will be hoping to win the constructor championship this weekend - Honda lead the standings with 387 points, with Yamaha in second position on 366.


“Valencia should be a little better for me again, not as good as Phillip Island, but I've always had great success there - many pole positions and race wins,” says the outgoing World Champion, who won at the Cheste-based venue in both 2008 and 2011.

“I hope we can be competitive there and, with the track going left, it should suit our bike and me a little better at this point. It's not going to be easy but it would be nice to get another good result at my final race in MotoGP.”

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