2011 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2011 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 October 2011 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
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| Race 16 of 18 races in the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 16 October 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Iveco Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australian rider Casey Stoner clinched the 2011 MotoGP World Championship with his fifth consecutive victory at his home Grand Prix on his 26th birthday. Italian rider Marco Simoncelli recorded his final podium finish at this event before being fatally injured at the following race in Malaysia.
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