 Spaniard Pedrosa had already clinched the world title |
World champion Daniel Pedrosa left the 250cc class on a winning note as he won the Valencia Grand Prix, his final race before moving up to MotoGP next season. He won in 43 mins 33.395 secs, nearly half a second ahead of Honda team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, with Casey Stoner third.
Pedrosa, who was 125cc champion in 2003, made sure of a second straight 250cc title when he won the Australian Grand Prix in October.
Stoner came second in the championship, with Andrea Dovizioso in third place.
250cc Valencia Grand Prix result (Sun):
1 Daniel Pedrosa (Sp) Honda 43:33.395
2 Jorge Lorenzo (Sp) Honda 43:36.843
3 Casey Stoner (Aus) Aprilia 43:47.767
4 Alex de Angelis (SM) Aprilia 43:51.166
5 Hector Barbera (Sp) Honda 43:59.628
6 Hiroshi Aoyama (Jpn) Honda 44:04.639
250cc championship final standings:
1 Daniel Pedrosa (Sp) Honda 309
2 Casey Stoner (Aus) Aprilia 254
3 Andrea Dovizioso (It) Honda 189
4 Hiroshi Aoyama (Jpn) Honda 180
5 Jorge Lorenzo (Sp) Honda 167
6 Sebastian Porto (Arg) Aprilia 152
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