Valencia MotoGP

Andrea Dovizioso feels his dominant Valencia victory in the restarted wet race wasn’t solely down to Ducati set-up tweaks but the ‘mentality’ of riders meaning he was able to maintain a better pace than his rivals.

Full Valencia MotoGP race results

The 2018 Valencia MotoGP race has been suspended midway through due to heavy rain with a number of riders falling in treacherous conditions. After rain soaked the morning warm-up sessions, the weather eased off during the Moto3 and Moto2 races to see the track slowly begin to dry out.

Warm-up results from the Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Stefan Bradl fills in for the injured Cal Crutchlow at LCR Honda after the British rider suffered a fractured right ankle during Australian MotoGP race weekend. Xavier Simeon has been declared unfit after his Friday fall.

Andrea Dovizioso feels the varying levels of dry or wet weather for the Valencia MotoGP will be key to his race pace but fears Marc Marquez still holds an advantage after qualifying.

Alex Rins has explained how he shook off the “washing machine” crash during the final practice session to bolt to the front row in qualifying for Suzuki at the Valencia MotoGP.

Maverick Vinales has conceded a conservative target if the 2018 Valencia MotoGP is hit by the forecasted rain tomorrow despite starting from pole position for Movistar Yamaha.

Qualifying results from the Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Full MotoGP qualifying results from Valencia

Free Practice (3) results from the Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Danilo Petrucci has demonstrated his impressive pace in tricky wet conditions ahead of his final race for Pramac Ducati to edge out Friday’s fastest rider Marc Marquez while both Movistar Yamaha riders toiled to miss out on the top 10.

Maverick Vinales says he’s switched his racing number to #12 next season as part of his fresh start with Movistar Yamaha after “the worst two years”.

Johann Zarco is optimistic of targeting an automatic Q2 place despite seeing his Friday practice momentum halted by the heavy rain and an FP2 crash in Valencia.

Dani Pedrosa feels confident he was able to rediscover a rhythm and feeling with his Repsol Honda in wet conditions during Friday practice in Valencia ahead of his final MotoGP race before retiring.

Jack Miller says Valencia track conditions were “night and day” wetter compared to Silverstone when the British MotoGP cancelled earlier this year but the track was much safer given the grip riders could find from the circuit surface.

Free Practice (2) results from the Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Full MotoGP FP2 results from Valencia

Free Practice (1) results from the Valencia Moto2 Grand Prix, round 19 of 19.

Full MotoGP FP1 results from Valencia

Valentino Rossi is eager to assess Yamaha’s competitiveness at ‘one of the most difficult tracks of the season’ at Valencia before an intensive winter testing period begins in preparation for 2019.

Jorge Lorenzo has declared he feels fit enough to be competitive at the Valencia MotoGP on his final outing for Ducati before switching to Repsol Honda next season.