Monday 10 November 2014

2014 Valencia MotoGP Review, Álex Márquez Moto3 Champion!

Review of round eighteen and the final round of the 2014 MotoGP season at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia for the Valencia GP.

In the MotoGP race (V-twin, V4, or Inline-four 1000cc four stroke class), that was won by Repsol Honda Team rider and current double MotoGP champion Marc Márquez on his works Honda RC213V. It was Marquez's 13th race win of the season as the 21-year-old set another premier class record, eclipsing the previous benchmark of 12 victories in a single season set by Mick Doohan in 1997. Second place was the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi on his works Yamaha YZR-M1, he was two seconds behind Márquez at the end. While, third was the other Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa on his works Honda RC213V, he was fourteen seconds behind Márquez at the end.

In Open class (Full control ECU system, hardware and software), NGM Forward Racing rider Aleix Espargaró won Open class and finish seventh place overall on his Forward-Yamaha YZR-M1, he was 38 seconds behind Márquez at the end.

In the Moto2 race (Inline-four 600 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Interwetten Paddock Moto2 rider Thomas Lüthi on the Suter. Second was Marc VDS Racing Team rider and current Moto2 Champion Esteve Rabat on the Kalex, he finished of with 346 points this season, a new record for Moto2, passing Marc Marquez previous best of 328 from 2012; he was two tenths of a second behind Lüthi at the end. While, third was Caterham Moto Racing rider Johann Zarco on the Caterham Suter, he was eleven seconds behind Lüthi at the end.

While in the Moto3 race (single-cylinder 250 cc four-stroke class), that race was won by Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Jack Miller on the KTM. Second was Calvo Team rider Isaac Viñales on the KTM, he was two tenths of a second behind Miller at the end of the race. While, third was Estrella Galicia rider Álex Márquez on the Honda, he was a second behind Miller at the end of the race.

With third place was enough to give Álex Márquez 2014 Moto3 title, Álex Márquez was 2 points ahead of Jack Miller; his podium finish in third for the title also marks the first time in the history of Motorcycle racing that racing brothers have both taken World Championship titles with Marc Marquez already the MotoGP champion for 2014. Contracts to Álex Márquez for winning the Moto3 championship.

And so who won what in which class, MotoGP Champion: Marc Márquez, Open Class Champion: Aleix Espargaró, MotoGP Manufacturers' Champion: Honda. Moto 2 Champion: Esteve Rabat, Moto2 Manufacturers' Champion: Kalex. Moto 3 Champion: Álex Márquez, and Moto3 Manufacturers' Champion: KTM.

Contractions to the Champions this season.

End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.

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