2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last race of the 2006 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 October 2006 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The MotoGP riders' championship was decided at this race, as Nicky Hayden's third place ensured he completed the season with more points than his rival, and polesitter for the race, Valentino Rossi, who finished down in thirteenth after he fell during the race.
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| Race 17 of 17 races in the 2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 29 October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran Premio bwin.com de la Comunitat Valenciana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was also notable for two lasts; the last race with the 990cc (60.4 cu in) engines which débuted in 2002, and the last race for the Honda RC211V, as the engines switched to 800cc (48.8 cu in) in capacity and Honda would field the RC212V from 2007.
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