Movistar Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo decimated his own lap record with a 1'29.401 at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia to take his final pole position with Factory Yamaha team. 2016 World Champion Marc Marquez starts at P2 tomorrow, despite a crash at Turn 6 in the FP4. Valentino Rossi was back in full pace after some Free Practice woes and took a quick P3, to complete the first row of the grid. With most of the grid in 1.30's, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez were the only two riders to get under the 1.29 mark.Maverick Viñales starts at P4 of the grid on his final race with Suzuki Factory team. Viñales was closely followed by the Sepang GP winner Andrea Dovizioso. The second row of the grid was completed by Pol Espargaro, who rides his last race with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team.Suzuki bound Andrea Iannone took an impressive P7 on his DesmoGP, despite recovering from a damaged vertebrae. Repsol Hondas Dani Pedrosa is back at Valencia after succumbing to a injury at Japan. Pedrosa starts at P8 tomorrow, while his body conditions would be a matter of concern during the race distance.
Aleix Espargaro and Bradley Smith completed the top ten, and both riders switch teams for 2017 as well. British rider Cal Crutchlow starts at P11, after suffering a blow in Q1 and Octo Pramac rider Danilo Perrucci finished his Q2 at P12. KTM Factory racing team is up for a Wildcard entry at the Valencia GP. KTM Test rider Mika Kallio finished at P20 in 1.32's, which wasn't so bad considering the development so far.With this race the 2016 World Championship is wrapped, and all riders would look to finish on the top step. In two more days time, testing for 2017 begins with most of the riders on different bikes. Stay tuned to BikesIndia for updates on the Valencia GP.
By: Aravind Rb