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2023 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2023 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana) was the twentieth and final round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste on 26 November 2023.

Valencian Community  2023 Valencian Community Grand Prix
Race details
Race 20 of 20 races in the
2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date26 November 2023
Official nameGran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana
LocationCircuit Ricardo Tormo
Cheste, Valencia, Spain
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Maverick Viñales[a] Aprilia
Time 1:28.931
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Time 1:30.145 on lap 3
Podium
First Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati
Second France Johann Zarco Ducati
Third South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Arón Canet Kalex
Time 1:33.314
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro
Time 1:33.665 on lap 8
Podium
First Spain Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro
Second Spain Arón Canet Kalex
Third Spain Alonso López Boscoscuro
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Netherlands Collin Veijer Husqvarna
Time 1:38.311
Fastest lap
Rider Colombia David Alonso Gas Gas
Time 1:38.438 on lap 14
Podium
First Japan Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna
Second Colombia David Alonso Gas Gas
Third Spain Iván Ortolá KTM

In the MotoGP class, Francesco Bagnaia successfully defended his Riders' Championship by winning the Grand Prix and with closest title contender Jorge Martín crashing out.[2]

In the Moto3 class, Intact GP won their first Teams' Championship.[3]

Practice session

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MotoGP

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Combined Free Practice 1-2

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Free Practice sessions on Friday and Saturday do not determine riders to qualify for Q2.

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Free practice times
FP1[4] FP2[5]
1 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1:30.490 1:30.167
2 73   Álex Márquez Ducati 1:30.857 1:30.186
3 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 1:30.191 1:30.445
4 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:30.969 1:30.193
5 93   Marc Márquez Honda 1:30.564 1:30.213
6 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:30.556 1:30.217
7 89   Jorge Martín Ducati 1:30.450 1:30.272
8 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:31.252 1:30.274
9 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:30.534 1:30.314
10 25   Raúl Fernández Aprilia 1:31.046 1:30.330
11 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:30.378 1:30.403
12 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:30.811 1:30.482
13 37   Augusto Fernández KTM 1:30.567 1:30.614
14 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:31.112 1:30.587
15 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:31.514 1:31.600
16 10   Luca Marini Ducati 1:31.297 1:30.701
17 43   Jack Miller KTM 1:30.901 1:30.702
18 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:31.443 1:30.821
19 44   Pol Espargaró KTM 1:30.874 1:30.891
20 42   Álex Rins Honda 1:31.488 1:30.970
21 36   Joan Mir Honda 1:31.553
22 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:31.997 1:31.769
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Practice

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The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Pos. No. Biker Constructor
Time results[6]
1 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia 1:29.142
2 89   Jorge Martín Ducati 1:29.289
3 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 1:29.296
4 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 1:29.395
5 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 1:29.396
6 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:29.402
7 93   Marc Márquez Honda 1:29.459
8 25   Raúl Fernández Aprilia 1:29.470
9 43   Jack Miller KTM 1:29.481
10 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:29.571
11 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:29.573
12 73   Álex Márquez Ducati 1:29.614
13 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:29.615
14 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:29.775
15 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:29.801
16 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:30.002
17 10   Luca Marini Ducati 1:30.343
18 37   Augusto Fernández KTM 1:30.445
19 42   Álex Rins Honda 1:30.464
20 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:30.795
21 44   Pol Espargaró KTM 1.30.940
36   Joan Mir Honda NC
OFFICIAL MOTOGP PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Moto2

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Combined Practice 1-2-3

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The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Free practice times
P1[7] P2[8] P3[9]
1 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1:34.185 1:33.900 1:33.264
2 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 1:34.399 1:34.122 1:33.429
3 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 1:33.238 1:32.686 1:33.035
4 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 1:34.838 1:33.472 1:32.708
5 21   Alonso López Boscoscuro 1:34.938 1:34.354 1:33.751
6 37   Pedro Acosta Kalex 1:34.024 1:33.768 1:34.103
7 18   Manuel González Kalex 1:35.182 1:34.470 1:33.856
8 40   Arón Canet Kalex 1:34.200 1:33.951 1:33.889
9 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 1:34.496 1:34.004 1:33.193
10 71   Dennis Foggia Kalex 1:34.540 1:34.317 1:33.923
11 75   Albert Arenas Kalex 1:34.637 1:35.054 1:33.956
Source : OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Moto3

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Combined Practice 1-2-3

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The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Practice times
P1[10] P2[11] P3[12]
1 66   Joel Kelso CFMoto 1:40.161 1:39.080 1:38.569
2 71   Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 1:39.956 1:39.434 1:38.623
3 96   Daniel Holgado KTM 1:38.919 1:38.706 1:38.669
4 21   Vicente Pérez KTM 1:40.605 1:39.312 1:38.733
5 6   Ryusei Yamanaka GasGas 1:39.847 1:39.187 1:38.889
Source : OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Qualifying

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MotoGP

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[13] Q2[14]
1 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:28.931 1 1
2 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:29.054 1:29.023 2
3 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.144 3
4 43   Jack Miller KTM Qualified in Q2 1:29.161 4 2
5 33   Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 1:29.171 5
6 89   Jorge Martín Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.182 6
7 72   Marco Bezzecchi Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.223 7 3
8 73   Álex Márquez Ducati 1:29.196 1:29.261 8
9 93   Marc Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 1:29.275 9
10 25   Raúl Fernández Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:29.438 10 4
11 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:29.510 11
12 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:29.797 12
13 37   Augusto Fernández KTM 1:29.233 N/A 13 5
14 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati 1:29.389 N/A 14 6
15 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:29.613 N/A 15 5
16 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:29.864 N/A 16
17 10   Luca Marini Ducati 1:29.901 N/A 17 6
18 44   Pol Espargaró KTM 1:29.953 N/A 18
19 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:30.045 N/A 19 7
20 42   Álex Rins Honda 1:30.257 N/A 20
21 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:31.044 N/A 21
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto2

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Fastest session lap
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[15] Q2[16]
1 40   Arón Canet Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:33.314 1 1
2 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro Qualified in Q2 1:33.488 2
3 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:33.508 3
4 22   Sam Lowes Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:33.573 4 2
5 96   Jake Dixon Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:33.648 5
6 37   Pedro Acosta Kalex Qualified in Q2 1:33.762 6
7 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 1:33.944 1:33.773 7 3
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto3

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Collin Veijer set the pole position 1:38.311 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Ayumu Sasaki and Deniz Öncü.[17][18]

MotoGP Sprint

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Podium finishers of the sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on 25 November.

Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 89   Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 13 19:38.827 6 12
2 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 13 0.190 5 9
3 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 13 2.122 9 7
4 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 13 3.106 1 6
5 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 13 4.253 2 5
6 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 13 4.400 11 4
7 72   Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 13 4.502 7 3
8 73   Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 13 5.578 8 2
9 5   Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 13 5.910 3 1
10 37   Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 13 6.095 13
11 25   Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 13 7.674 10
12 43   Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 13 8.098 4
13 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 13 9.513 12
14 44   Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 13 12.453 18
15 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 13 12.599 14
16 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 13 13.787 16
17 10   Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 13 13.887[b] 17
18 21   Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 13 14.943[b] 19
19 42   Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 13 20.378 20
20 32   Lorenzo Savadori CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 13 25.017 21
Ret 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 4 Accident 15
DNS 36   Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda Did not start
Fastest sprint lap:   Marc Márquez (Honda) – 1:29.809 (lap 4)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT
  • Joan Mir was declared unfit due to neck pain from a crash in Free Practice 1 and withdrew from the rest of the weekend.[19]

Warm up practice

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MotoGP

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Johann Zarco set the best time 1:29.984 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of Brad Binder and Jorge Martín.[20]

Race

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MotoGP

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Pos. No. Rider Team Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 27 40:58.535 1 25
2 5   Johann Zarco Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 27 0.360 2 20
3 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 2.347 5 16
4 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 27 3.176[c] 11 13
5 25   Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 27 4.636 10 11
6 73   Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati 27 4.708 8 10
7 21   Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 4.736 19 9
8 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Aprilia 27 8.014 12 8
9 10   Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 27 9.486 17 7
10 12   Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia 27 10.556 4[a] 6
11 20   Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 12.001 15 5
12 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 27 21.695 16 4
13 32   Lorenzo Savadori CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Aprilia 27 43.297 21 3
14 44   Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 25 2 laps 18 2
Ret 42   Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda 19 Accident 20
Ret 43   Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 18 Accident 3
Ret 23   Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 9 Accident 14
Ret 37   Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 9 Accident 13
Ret 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 5 Collision 9
Ret 89   Jorge Martín Prima Pramac Racing Ducati 5 Collision 6
Ret 72   Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati 0 Accident 7
DNS 36   Joan Mir Repsol Honda Team Honda Did not start
Fastest lap:   Brad Binder (KTM) – 1:30.145 (lap 3)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2

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Pos. No. Rider Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 54   Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 22 34:33.384 2 25
2 40   Arón Canet Kalex 22 3.986 1 20
3 21   Alonso López Boscoscuro 22 6.455 14 16
4 24   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 22 6.476 3 13
5 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 22 7.060 10 11
6 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 22 7.864 5 10
7 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 22 8.924 4 9
8 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 22 11.842 7 8
9 71   Dennis Foggia Kalex 22 12.096 12 7
10 75   Albert Arenas Kalex 22 12.549 9 6
11 79   Ai Ogura Kalex 22 13.527 17 5
12 37   Pedro Acosta Kalex 22 14.044 6 4
13 18   Manuel González Kalex 22 15.570 18 3
14 7   Barry Baltus Kalex 22 15.861 16 2
15 52   Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 22 18.539 23 1
16 14   Tony Arbolino Kalex 22 18.608 19
17 12   Filip Salač Kalex 22 25.356 8
18 84   Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex 22 26.716 20
19 44   Matteo Ferrari Kalex 22 31.074 24
20 15   Darryn Binder Kalex 22 33.307 25
21 33   Rory Skinner Kalex 22 35.853 26
22 23   Taiga Hada Kalex 22 36.352 29
23 17   Álex Escrig Forward 22 36.955 22
24 64   Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 22 41.137 27
25 9   Mattia Casadei Kalex 22 42.309 30
26 4   Sean Dylan Kelly Forward 22 55.828 32
Ret 45   Héctor Garzó NTS 16 Accident 28
Ret 13   Celestino Vietti Kalex 6 Accident damage 11
Ret 3   Lukas Tulovic Kalex 4 Accident 21
Ret 11   Sergio García Kalex 0 Accident 13
Ret 28   Izan Guevara Kalex 0 Accident 15
Ret 5   Kohta Nozane Kalex 0 Accident 31
Fastest lap:   Fermín Aldeguer (Boscoscuro) – 1:33.665 (lap 8)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

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Pos. No. Rider Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 71   Ayumu Sasaki Husqvarna 20 33:03.409 2 25
2 80   David Alonso Gas Gas 20 0.082 5 20
3 48   Iván Ortolá KTM 20 0.128 6 16
4 95   Collin Veijer Husqvarna 20 0.266 1 13
5 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 20 0.384 3 11
6 99   José Antonio Rueda KTM 20 3.589 7 10
7 66   Joel Kelso CFMoto 20 4.623 4 9
8 96   Daniel Holgado KTM 20 6.105 18 8
9 44   David Muñoz KTM 20 6.305 9 7
10 6   Ryusei Yamanaka Gas Gas 20 6.907 10 6
11 72   Taiyo Furusato Honda 20 9.166 16 5
12 7   Filippo Farioli KTM 20 9.663 14 4
13 5   Jaume Masià Honda 20 10.446 8 3
14 31   Adrián Fernández Honda 20 10.556 12 2
15 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 20 11.462 11 1
16 55   Romano Fenati Honda 20 13.966 20
17 54   Riccardo Rossi Honda 20 14.000 15
18 18   Matteo Bertelle Honda 20 25.472 19
19 43   Xavier Artigas CFMoto 20 28.354 22
20 27   Kaito Toba Honda 20 28.420 21
21 38   David Salvador KTM 20 33.908 23
22 69   Marcos Ruda Husqvarna 20 36.632 25
23 64   Mario Aji Honda 20 36.785 26
Ret 20   Lorenzo Fellon KTM 2 Accident 24
Ret 21   Vicente Pérez KTM 0 Accident 13
Ret 10   Diogo Moreira KTM 0 Accident 17
DNS 63   Syarifuddin Azman KTM Did not start
DNS 19   Scott Ogden Honda Did not start
WD 92   David Almansa Husqvarna Withdrew
Fastest lap:   David Alonso (Gas Gas) – 1:38.438 (lap 14)
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Syarifuddin Azman suffered a fractured right wrist from a crash in Practice 2 and withdrew from the weekend.[21]
  • Scott Ogden suffered a dislocated shoulder from a crash in Practice 3 and withdrew from the weekend.[22]
  • David Almansa was entered as a wildcard, but suffered an injury in Practice 1 and was replaced for the rest of the weekend by Marcos Ruda.[22]

Championship standings after the race

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Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[23][24][25]

MotoGP

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Moto2

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Moto3

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Maverick Viñales, who set the fastest time in qualifying and started the sprint on pole, received a three-place grid penalty for the main race for not respecting the black flag with orange disk during the warm up practice.[1] As a result, Francesco Bagnaia started the race from pole position, although Viñales was still credited with the pole position statistic.
  2. ^ a b Three-second penalty for spending more than one third of the race distance under the minimum tyre pressure.
  3. ^ Three-second penalty for spending more than half of the race distance under the minimum tyre pressure.

References

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  1. ^ "Bagnaia to start on pole as Viñales handed grid penalty". Motogp.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Bagnaia clinches title with a win as Martin & Marc Marquez crash out". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Triumphant final victory crowns Sasaki as runner-up in Valencia". intactgp.de. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023. The LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP Team wins the 2023 Team World Championship title in Valencia...
  4. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana MotoGP Practice Classification 2023" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto2 Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  8. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto2 Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  9. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto2 Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  10. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto3 Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  11. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto3 Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  12. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto3 Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  13. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  14. ^ "MGran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  15. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  16. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto2 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  17. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  18. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Moto3 Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  19. ^ "Mir to miss the remainder of Valencia GP". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana MotoGP Warm Up Practice Classification 2023" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  21. ^ "Damok's Moto3 season ends after hand fracture". freemalaysiatoday.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  22. ^ a b Lewis, Lisa (25 November 2023). "Valencia Moto3: Veijer on pole in team 1-2 for Husqvarna". Crash.net. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  23. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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