GP Generali De La Comunitat Valenciana
Dani Pedrosa took his second win of the season in the final race of the year with a win at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, as Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo completed the podium. It was a victory on home soil for Dani Pedrosa at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana, as the Repsol Honda man enjoyed a start-to-finish win. The drama started before the race had even commenced, as pole sitter Casey Stoner’s high-side crash on the warm-up lap meant he was unable to take his place on the grid. This made things even more easier for Pedrosa who lead going into the first corner, and never had to give away the race lead. World Champion Valentino Rossi followed the Spaniard home in second place, finishing 2.630s behind Pedrosa as he ended his title-winning season with his 13th podium of the campaign. The Italian’s Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who did well to hold onto his bike when a moment on the opening lap almost threw him off, was a further 0.283s behind as he took third, having already sealed second spot in the Championship by virtue of Stoner’s non-start.
A dramatic last-ever 250cc race ended with Hiroshi Aoyama claiming the
World title at Valencia after defending champion Marco Simoncelli crashed out when in the lead, as Héctor Barberá took the race victory. Aoyama took seventh position, and that was enough to seal his championship victory as Simoncelli lost the front of his bike when going into turn two with seven laps to go, thus ending his race. Álvaro Bautista (Mapfre Aspar Team) and Raffaele de Rosa (Scot Racing) completed the podium, as Barberá won by a margin of 3.663s and sealed second spot in the World Championship standings ahead of Marco Simoncelli. Aoyama survived a run-off in lap nine, which dropped him down to eleventh position – the lowest finish he could afford in order to claim the title. He then clawed his way back to seventh place and championship triumph.
In the 125cc segment, Julián Simón and Bradley Smith were again involved in a final-lap battle for victory, with the 125cc 2009 World Champion coming out on top for the third successive race. Thus, the Bancaja Aspar team-mates again finished 1-2, as Simón finished 0.220s ahead. Pol Espargaró (Derbi Racing Team) completed the podium after riding a lonely race in third, confirming his fourth place in the World Championship.
Thus, the Valencia race weekend concludes the 2009 MotoGP World Championship. It was a real roller-coaster of a season, with thrill and spills all along the way. We saw some rally close-fought battles all through the year, and can only hope the circus returns with bigger and better action-packed races in 2010. Until then, everybody ride safe!!!
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