Valencia | Final Round

Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha M1) signed off a hugely successful 2010 campaign with his ninth win of the year today, taking victory at Valencia in front of a delighted home crowd.

The MotoGP World Champion, who before this weekend had never won at the circuit, eventually crossed the finish line 4.576 seconds clear of Casey Stoner (Ducati GP10), who was followed onto the podium by Valentino Rossi (Yamaha M1).

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) - who sealed runner-up spot in the Championship with seventh - Héctor Barberá (Páginas Amarillas Aspar), Álvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) and Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda RC212V) ended their 2010 seasons with top-ten finishes.

Aleix Espargaró (Pramac Ducati Racing), Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), Marco Melandri (San Carlo Honda Gresini Team), Hiroshi Aoyama (Interwetten Honda MotoGP) and Carlos Checa (Pramac Ducati Racing) completed the 15 finishers.

There was disappointment for Nicky Hayden (Ducati GP10) who crashed out at the start having risen to second position, whilst Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) retired from the race with 17 laps remaining.

Lorenzo's final points tally of 383 is also a new record for the most points scored in a single season in the MotoGP class. His win was also the first at Valencia for Yamaha in the 800cc era.

2010 Final MotoGP Championship Standings