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| Race 18 of 18 races in the 2017 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 12 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Gran PremioMotul de la Comunitat Valenciana[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2017 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighteenth and final round of the2017 MotoGP season. It was held at theCircuit Ricardo Tormo inValencia on 12 November 2017.
In the MotoGP class,Dani Pedrosa took the victory after overtakingJohann Zarco on the final lap, whileMarc Márquez clinched his fourth premier class title and sixth overall with a third place finish after rivalAndrea Dovizioso crashed out. The victory would prove to be Pedrosa's last in MotoGP, as well as his final podium finish.
In the Moto3 class, this was the final race for both thePeugeot andMahindra MGP3O chassis packages, as the teams that used those bikes, CIP,Ángel Nieto Team, and Redox PrüstelGP all switched toKTM for2018.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 26 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 30 | 46:08.125 | 5 | 25 | |
| 2 | 5 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 30 | +0.337 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 93 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 30 | +10.861 | 1 | 16 | |
| 4 | 42 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 30 | +13.567 | 10 | 13 | |
| 5 | 46 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 30 | +13.817 | 7 | 11 | |
| 6 | 29 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 30 | +14.516 | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | 43 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 30 | +17.087 | 12 | 9 | |
| 8 | 35 | LCR Honda | Honda | 30 | +17.230 | 16 | 8 | |
| 9 | 51 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 30 | +25.942 | 6 | 7 | |
| 10 | 53 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 30 | +27.020 | 14 | 6 | |
| 11 | 38 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 30 | +30.835 | 17 | 5 | |
| 12 | 25 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 30 | +35.012 | 13 | 4 | |
| 13 | 9 | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 30 | +38.076 | 15 | 3 | |
| 14 | 17 | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 30 | +41.988 | 18 | 2 | |
| 15 | 8 | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 30 | +47.703 | 20 | 1 | |
| 16 | 76 | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 30 | +47.709 | 23 | ||
| 17 | 60 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 30 | +52.134 | 25 | ||
| Ret | 44 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 25 | Accident | 11[N 1] | ||
| Ret | 4 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 25 | Retired | 9 | ||
| Ret | 99 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 24 | Accident | 4 | ||
| Ret | 22 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 22 | Accident | 24 | ||
| Ret | 19 | Pull&Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 14 | Accident | 21 | ||
| Ret | 45 | Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | 4 | Accident | 22 | ||
| Ret | 41 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 3 | Accident | 8 | ||
| Ret | 36 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 2 | Accident | 19 | ||
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Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eighteen has concluded.[5]
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| Pos. | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | 308 | |
| 2 | 243 | |
| 3 | 241 | |
| 4 | 201 | |
| 5 | 174 | |
| 6 | 148 | |
| 7 | 137 | |
| 8 | 125 | |
| 9 | 117 | |
| 10 | 106 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
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| 1 | 341 | |
| 2 | 248 | |
| 3 | 199 | |
| 4 | 196 | |
| 5 | 153 | |
| 6 | 141 | |
| 7 | 131 | |
| 8 | 123 | |
| 9 | 118 | |
| 10 | 105 |
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| Previous race: 2016 Valencian Grand Prix | Valencian motorcycle Grand Prix | Next race: 2018 Valencian Grand Prix |