Valencia MotoGP
Date: 6-7 November
Saturday 6 November Qualifying: 1150-1400, BBC Red Button/online (not live on freeview but delayed coverage available from 1405-1505)
Sunday 7 November 125cc & Moto2: 0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online, MotoGP: 1230-1400, BBC Two/online & BBC HD, MotoGP Extra: 1400-1430, BBC Red Button & BBC HD

Stoner is making his farewell appearance for Ducati

Ducati's Casey Stoner maintained his excellent end-of-season form by taking pole position for Sunday's final race of the MotoGP calendar in Valencia.

The Australian, in his last race before moving to Repsol Honda, led the way from new world champion Jorge Lorenzo.

Marco Simoncelli was third, ahead of seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi, in his last race for Yamaha before he replaces Stoner at Ducati.

Stoner has been in fine form lately with three wins in the last four races.

Lorenzo led for most of the session before Stoner posted a late lap of one minute 31.799 seconds, 0.331 seconds faster than the newly-crowned world champion.

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In qualifying for the 125cc race, Marc Marquez boosted his chances of challenging for the world title by securing pole position in a time of 1:39.564, just over one-tenth of a second ahead of rival Nico Terol.

Great Britain's Bradley Smith qualified third fastest for his final race in the class before stepping up to Moto2 next season.

And in qualifying for the Moto2 race, new world champion Toni Elias took front spot, ahead of Germany's Stefan Bradl, with Andrea Iannone third and Britain's Scott Redding in fourth place.

Valencia MotoGP qualifying result:

1 C Stoner (Aus) Ducati 1min 31.799secs
2 J Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha 1:32.130
3 M Simoncelli (Ita) Honda 1:32.244
4 V Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 1:32.330
5 N Hayden (USA) Ducati 1:32.422
6 B Spies (USA) Yamaha 1:32.566
7 C Edwards (USA) Yamaha 1:32.579
8 D Pedrosa (Sp) Honda 1:32.603
9 A Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 1:32.886
10 M Melandri (Ita) Honda 1:32.917
11 R de Puniet (Fra) Honda 1:32.925
12 A Espargaro (Sp) Ducati 1:33.085
13 H Barbera (Sp) Ducati 1:33.170
14 L Capirossi (Ita) Suzuki 1:33.339
15 H Aoyama (Jpn) Honda 1:33.343

125cc qualifying result:

1 M Marquez (Sp) Derbi 1:39.564secs
2 N Terol (Sp) Aprilia 1:39.672
3 B Smith (GB) Aprilia 1:39.712

Moto2 qualifying:

1 T Elias (Sp) Moriwaki 1:36.141
2 S Bradl (Ger) Suter 1:36.247
3 A Iannone (Ita) Speed Up 1:36.255
4 S Redding (GB) Suter 1:36.343

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