Race results - Valencia MotoGP
Race results from the Valencia MotoGP, the 18th and final round.
Casey Stoner overtook Ben Spies on the run to the finish line.
Alvaro Bautista, Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden and Randy de Puniet crashed out at the first turn.
Colin Edwards, injured in Marco Simoncelli's fatal accident at Sepang, was replaced by reigning AMA Superbike champion Josh Hayes.
Injured 2010 world champion Jorge Lorenzo was again being replaced by Yamaha test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga. Loris Capirossi was riding with Simoncelli's #58 for his final grand prix appearance.
Today's race was the last of the 800cc era.
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Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda
48m 18.645s 2.
Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing
48m 18.660s 3.
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda
48m 24.581s 4.
Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3
48m 27.363s 5.
Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda
48m 27.966s 6.
Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Factory Racing
48m 42.463s 7.
Josh Hayes USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3
48m 51.763s 8.
Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing
48m 56.597s 9.
Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing
49m 7.598s 10.
Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda
49m 11.146s 11.
Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar
49m 25.164s 12.
Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini
49m 27.405s DNF: Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing
Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro
Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro
Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki