2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last race of the 2006 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 October 2006 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The MotoGP riders' championship was decided at this race, as Nicky Hayden's third place ensured he completed the season with more points than his rival, and polesitter for the race, Valentino Rossi, who finished down in thirteenth after he fell during the race.
The race was also notable for two lasts; the last race with the 990cc (60.4 cu in) engines which débuted in 2002, and the last race for the Honda RC211V, as the engines switched to 800cc (48.8 cu in) in capacity and Honda would field the RC212V from 2007.
MotoGP classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Troy Bayliss | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 30 | 46:55.415 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 65 | Template:Flagicon Loris Capirossi | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 30 | +1.319 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | 69 | Template:Flagicon Nicky Hayden | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 30 | +9.230 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 26 | Template:Flagicon Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 30 | +12.065 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 33 | Template:Flagicon Marco Melandri | Fortuna Honda | Honda | 30 | +16.306 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | 24 | Template:Flagicon Toni Elías | Fortuna Honda | Honda | 30 | +17.390 | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | 56 | Template:Flagicon Shinya Nakano | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 30 | +19.329 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Kenny Roberts Jr. | Team Roberts | KR211V | 30 | +23.174 | 14 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards | Camel Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30 | +26.072 | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | 7 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Checa | Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 30 | +28.194 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | 21 | Template:Flagicon John Hopkins | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 30 | +29.364 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Makoto Tamada | Konica Minolta Honda | Honda | 30 | +29.707 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | 46 | Template:Flagicon Valentino Rossi | Camel Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30 | +38.546 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 77 | Template:Flagicon James Ellison | Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 30 | +1:20.013 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy | Ilmor SRT | Ilmor X3 | 23 | +7 laps | 20 | 1 |
| Ret | 27 | Template:Flagicon Casey Stoner | Honda LCR | Honda | 23 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 71 | Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 13 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 30 | Template:Flagicon José Luis Cardoso | Pramac d'Antin MotoGP | Ducati | 12 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 66 | Template:Flagicon Alex Hofmann | Pramac d'Antin MotoGP | Ducati | 9 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Template:Flagicon Randy de Puniet | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 5 | Accident | 11 | |
| Sources: [1][2][3] | ||||||||
250 cc classification
125 cc classification
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.[6]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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