2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

  2006 Valencian Community Grand Prix

Race details
Race 17 of 17 races in the 2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	29 October 2006
Official name	GP bwin.com de la Comunitat Valenciana
Location	Valencia
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position Rider Valentino Rossi Time 1:31.002 Fastest lap Rider Loris Capirossi Time 1:32.924 Podium First Troy Bayliss Second Loris Capirossi Third Nicky Hayden
250 cc
Pole position Rider Hiroshi Aoyama Time 1:35.109 Fastest lap Rider Alex de Angelis Time 1:36.441 Podium First Alex de Angelis Second Roberto Locatelli Third Héctor Barberá
125 cc
Pole position Rider Álvaro Bautista Time 1:39.058 Fastest lap Rider Héctor Faubel Time 1:39.574 Podium First Héctor Faubel Second Mika Kallio Third Sergio Gadea

Pole position
Rider	Valentino Rossi
Time	1:31.002
Fastest lap
Rider	Loris Capirossi
Time	1:32.924
Podium
First	Troy Bayliss
Second	Loris Capirossi
Third	Nicky Hayden

Pole position
Rider	Hiroshi Aoyama
Time	1:35.109
Fastest lap
Rider	Alex de Angelis
Time	1:36.441
Podium
First	Alex de Angelis
Second	Roberto Locatelli
Third	Héctor Barberá

Pole position
Rider	Álvaro Bautista
Time	1:39.058
Fastest lap
Rider	Héctor Faubel
Time	1:39.574
Podium
First	Héctor Faubel
Second	Mika Kallio
Third	Sergio Gadea

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 Valencia circuit. 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.

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