MotoGP: Lorenzo wins at Valencia, Marquez seals the MotoGP Title

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With 13 points separating Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP title went to wire in Valencia since 2006. Both the riders showed their own pace since free practice to clinch the title.

Marquez qualified in front of Lorenzo and started the race from pole, but Lorenzo displayed a brilliant riding tactics and made brilliant passes to keep the lead. Meanwhile Marquez’s team mate Dani Pedrosa tried to pass Jorge Lorenzo but Lorenzo immediately responded and this duo fought very hard for the first place. At the end of the race Lorenzo won the race with Dani Pedrosa in second and Marc Marquez in third which handed Marquez the world title by just four points.

Marquez is the first rookie since Kenny Roberts to get the MotoGP world title in the Rookie season.

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1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 46m 10.302s
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 46m 14.236s
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 46m 17.659s
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1) 46m 20.881s
5. Alvaro Bautista ESP Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V) 46m 25.267s
6. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 46m 34.701s
7. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 46m 39.345s
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (GP13) 46m 50.195s
9. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP13) 47m 3.498s
10. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Test Team (GP13) 47m 13.285s
11. Aleix Espargaro ESP Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT) 47m 14.499s
12. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 47m 17.128s
13. Claudio Corti ITA NGM Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 47m 21.783s
14. Danilo Petrucci ITA Came IodaRacing Project (Suter-BMW CRT) 47m 23.945s
15. Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 47m 34.551s
16. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 47m 43.312s
17. Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT) 1 lap
18. Luca Scassa ITA Cardion AB Motoracing (ART CRT) 1 lap
19. Bryan Staring AUS Go&Fun Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT) 1 lap
20. Martin Bauer AUT Remus Racing Team (S&B Suter-BMW CRT) 1 lap 

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