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VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 06:  (L-R) Ben Spies of USA and  Yamaha Factory Racing; Casey Stoner of Australia and Repsol Honda Team and Andrea Dovizioso of Italy and Repsol Honda Team celebrate on the podium at the end of the MotoGP race of  MotoGP of Valencia at Ricardo Tormo Circuit on November 6, 2011 in Valencia, Spain.
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  • VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 06:  (L-R) Ben Spies of USA and  Yamaha Factory Racing; Casey Stoner of Australia and Repsol Honda Team and Andrea Dovizioso of Italy and Repsol Honda Team celebrate on the podium at the end of the MotoGP race of  MotoGP of Valencia at Ricardo Tormo Circuit on November 6, 2011 in Valencia, Spain.
  • The MotoGP motorcycle of late Italian rider Marco Simoncelli is displayed at the booth of brakes parts maker Nissin at the 42nd Tokyo Motor show in Tokyo on November 30, 2011. Energy-saving electric cars with advanced green technology vie for attention as the Tokyo Motor Show opens, with robots and computers also taking centre stage at the biennial event. Simoncelli, 24, was killed during the Malaysian MotoGp on October 23, 2011 after coming off his bike and being hit by two riders behind him.
  • Bankia Aspar Team's Spanish Nicolas Terol and Bankia Aspar Team's Spanish Hector Faubel (C) and Pev-Blusens-SMX-Paris Hilton's Spanish Maverick Vinales ride during the 125cc race of Valencia's MotoGP Grand Prix at Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste near Valencia on November 6, 2011. Spanish rider Nicolas Terol was crowned world champion in the 125cc category when he finished second on his Aprilia behind compatriot and teenage sensation Maverick Vinales. Vinales, also riding an Aprilia, recorded his fourth win of the season as the 16-year-old beat home Aspar stable team-mates Terol and Hector Faubel.
  • VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 06: Fans remeber the Italian rider  Marco Simoncelli of Italy and San Carlo Honda Gresini before the Valencia's Grand Prix at Ricardo Tormo Circuit on November 6, 2011 in Valencia, Spain.
  • VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 06:  Paris Hilton of USA poses with Stefan Bradl of Germany and Viessmann Kiefer Racing on the grid of  MotoGP of Valencia at Ricardo Tormo Circuit on November 6, 2011 in Valencia, Spain.
  • VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 06:  Valentino Rossi of Italy and Ducati Marlboro Team crashed out in the first corner of first lap with Alvaro Bautista of Spain and Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, Randy De Puniet of France and Pramac Racing  Team and Nicky Hayden of USA and Ducati Marlboro Team during the MotoGP race of the MotoGP of Valencia at Ricardo Tormo Circuit on November 6, 2011 in Valencia, Spain.
  • Ducati Team's US Nicky Hayden stands after falling during the MotoGP race of Valencia's Grand Prix at Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste near Valencia on November 6, 2011.
  • Bankia Aspar Team's Spanish Nicolas Terol celebrates after the 125cc race of Valencia's MotoGP Grand Prix at Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste near Valencia on November 6, 2011. Spanish rider Nicolas Terol was crowned world champion in the 125cc category when he finished second on his Aprilia behind compatriot and teenage sensation Maverick Vinales. Vinales, also riding an Aprilia, recorded his fourth win of the season as the 16-year-old beat home Aspar stable team-mates Terol and Hector Faubel.
  • Fans sign a giant poster in memory of Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli at Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste near Valencia on November 4, 2011, two days before Valencia's MotoGP Grand Prix. Simoncelli, 24, died on October 23, 2011 after crashing during the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.
  • The helmet and the motorcycle of Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli are displayed as a tribute at Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste near Valencia on November 4, 2011, two days before Valencia's MotoGP Grand Prix. Simoncelli, 24, died on October 23, 2011 after crashing during the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.
  • Repsol Honda Team's Australian Casey Stoner (C), Yamaha Factory Racing's US Ben Spies (L) and Ducati Team's Italian Valentino Rossi (R) give a press conference at Ricardo Tormo's racetrack in Cheste near Valencia on November 3, 2011, on the eve of Valencia's MotoGP Grand Prix trainning sessions.
  • Ducati Team's Italian Valentino Rossi makes a wheelie during MotoGP's first practice session of Valencia's MotoGP Grand Prix at Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste, near Valencia, on November 4, 2011.
  • (L-R) Yamaha rider Colin Edwards of the US, Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso of Italy, Honda rider Casey Stoner of Australia, Ducati rider Valentino Rossi of Italy and Suzuki rider Alvaro Bautista of Spain pose for a photo during a press conference ahead of the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix MotoGP motorcycling race at Sepang on October 20, 2011.
  • PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 16:  Casey Stoner of Australia and rider of the #27 Repsol Honda Team Honda celebrates after winning the race and the championship at the Australian MotoGP, which is round 16 of the MotoGP World Championship, at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on October 16, 2011 in Phillip Island, Australia.
  • ALCANIZ, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 17:  A grid girl smiles during  the qualifying practice of the MotoGP of Spain at Motorland Aragon Circuit on September 17, 2011 in Alcaniz, Spain.
  • PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 15:  Marco Simoncelli of Italy and San Carlo Honda Gresini speaks during the press conference  at the end of the qualifying practice for the Australian MotoGP, which is round 16 of the MotoGP World Championship, at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on October 15, 2011 in Phillip Island, Australia.
  • PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 14:  Jorge Lorenzo of Spain and Yamaha  Factory Team rounds the bend during practice for the Australian MotoGP, which is round 16 of the MotoGP World Championship, at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on October 14, 2011 in Phillip Island, Australia.
  • Ducati rider Valentino Rossi of Italy slides on the sand as he crashes out of the MotoGP class race in the Japanese Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi on October 2, 2011.
  • Second-placed Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain celebrates on the podium during the awards ceremony for the MotoGP class race in the Japanese Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi on October 2, 2011.
  • Repsol Honda Team's Australian Casey Stoner (L), Repsol Honda Team's Spanish Dani Pedrosa (C) and Yamaha Factory Racing's Spanish Jorge Lorenzo ride during the MotoGP race of the Aragon Grand Prix at Motorland's racetrack in Alcaniz, on September 18, 2011. Honda's Casey Stoner won his eighth race of the season in the Grand Prix of Aragon to extend his lead in the overall MotoGP standings. The Australian's teammate Dani Pedrosa came in second at the Motorland circuit with reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo in third.
  • MISANO ADRIATICO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rounds the bend during the end of the MotoGP race of the MotoGP of San Marino at Misano World Circuit on September 4, 2011 in Misano Adriatico, Italy.
  • BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC - AUGUST 14:  (L-R) Andrea Dovizioso of Italy and Repsol Honda Team, Casey Stoner of Australia and Repsol Honda Team and Marco Simoncelli of Italy and San Carlo Honda Gresini pose on the podium at the end of the MotoGP of Czech Republic, at Brno Circuit on August 14, 2011 in Brno, Czech Republic.
  • BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC - AUGUST 12:  Grid girls pose in paddock during the free practice of MotoGp of Czech Republic at Brno Circuit on August 12, 2011 in Brno, Czech Republic.
  • HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, GERMANY - JULY 17:  The 125 cc riders start from grid during the 125 cc race of the MotoGP of Germany at Sachsenring Circuit on July 17, 2011 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany.
  • Yamaha Factory Racing's Spanish Jorge Lorenzo celebrates on the podium after winning the MotoGP race of the Spanish Prix at Jerez's racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera on April 3, 2011. Yamaha Factory Racing's Spanish Jorge Lorenzo won ahead of Repsol Honda Team's Spanish Dani Pedrosa and Ducati Team's US Nicky Hayden.
  • SCARPERIA, ITALY - JULY 03:  Fans of Valentino Rossi of Italy and Ducati Marlboro Team walk onto the track at the end of the MotoGP of Italy at Mugello Circuit on July 3, 2011 in Scarperia near Florence, Italy.
  • ASSEN, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 25: Ben Spies of USA and  Yamaha Factory Racing lifts the front wheel during the MotoGP race of MotoGP of Netherlands at TT Circuit Assen on June 25, 2011 in Assen, Netherlands.
  • ASSEN, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 25:  Maverick Vinales of Spain and PEV-Blusens-SMX-Paris Hilton leads the field during the 125 cc race of MotoGP of Netherlands at TT Circuit Assen on June 25, 2011 in Assen, Netherlands.
  • ASSEN, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 22:  The MotoGP riders pose during the pre-event 'Riders visit the Dr. Nassau College, a Technical School (Technasium) in Assen' during the MotoGP of Netherlands at TT Circuit Assen on June 22, 2011 in Assen, Netherlands.
  • NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JUNE 12:   Marco Simoncelli of Italy and San Carlo Honda Gresini leads the field during of the MotoGP race of MotoGp Of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on June 12, 2011 in Northampton, England.
  • MONTMELO, SPAIN - JUNE 05:  Nicolas Terol of Spain and Aspar Team and Maverick Vinales of Spain and PEV-Blusens-SMX-Paris Hilton celebrate  on the podium at the end of 125 cc race of MotoGP of Catalunya at Circuit de Catalunya on June 5, 2011 in Montmelo, Spain.
  • MONTMELO, SPAIN - JUNE 03:   Hiroshi Aoyama of Japan and San Carlo Honda Gresini speaks  in box during the practice of MotoGp Of Catalunya at Circuit de Catalunya on June 3, 2011 in Montmelo, Spain.
  • LE MANS, FRANCE - MAY 12: (L-R) Colin Edwards of USA and Monster Yamaha Tech 3, Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team, Jorge Lorenzo of Spain and Yamaha  Factory Team, Valentino Rossi of Italy and Ducati Marlboro Team and Randy De Puniet of France and Pramac Racing  Team pose during the press conference pre-event of the MotoGp Of France in Le Mans Circuit on May 12, 2011 in Le Mans, France.
  • ESTORIL, PORTUGAL - APRIL 30: Pol Espargaro of Spain and HP Tuenti Speed Up crashed out during the free practice of MotoGP of Portugal in Estoril Circuit on April 30, 2011 in Estoril, Portugal.
  • Yamaha Factory Racing's Spanish Jorge Lorenzo (2ndR) celebrates on the podium next to Repsol Honda Team's Spanish Dani Pedrosa (2L), Ducati Team's US Nicky Hayden (R) and Spain's King Juan Carlos (L) after the MotoGP race of the Spanish Prix at Jerez's racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera on April 3, 2011. Yamaha Factory Racing's Spanish Jorge Lorenzo won ahead of Repsol Honda Team's Spanish Dani Pedrosa and Ducati Team's US Nicky Hayden.
  • JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - APRIL 03:  The MotoGP riders head down a straight during the first lap of the MotoGP race at Circuito de Jerez on April 3, 2011 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
  • JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN - APRIL 02:  Valentino Rossi of Italy  and Ducati Marlboro Team crashed out during the qualifying practice at Circuito de Jerez on April 2, 2011 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
  • Repsol Honda's MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa of Spain races in the final race at the Losail International Circuit in Doha on March 20, 2011 during the Grand Prix of Qatar. Australia's Casey Stoner won the Qatar Grand Prix, the opening race of the 2011 MotoGP season, here on Sunday, ahead of Spaniards Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.
  • MotoGP riders pose for a picture during the group photoshoot at the Losail International Circuit in the Qatari capital Doha on March 17, 2011 ahead of the start of the MotoGP season.
  • MotoGp rider Casey Stoner of Australia holds the Japanes flag after winning the final race at the Losail International Circuit in Doha on March 20, 2011 ahead of the Grand Prix of Qatar.
  • Ducati MotoGP rider Loris Capirossi waits to take part  in the free practice session at the Losail International Circuit in the Qatari capital Doha on March 18, 2011 ahead of the Grand Prix of Qatar.
  • DOHA, QATAR - MARCH 14: Hector Barbera of Spain and Aspar Ducati Team rounds the bend during the second day of  MotoGP Tests at Losail Circuit on March 14, 2011 in Doha, Qatar.
  • BOLOGNA, ITALY - MARCH 04: (L-R) Pilots Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi and project manager of Ducati motorbikes Filippo Preziosi attends the press conference before the ceremony to unveil the 2011 Ducati MotoGp Team on March 4, 2011 in Bologna, Italy.
  • Italy's Gresini rider Marco Simoncelli powers his bike at a curve during a MotoGP pre-season second test run on the Sepang circuit near Kuala Lumpur on February 22, 2011. The MotoGP season with start in Qatar on March 20.
  • Honda Repsol Casey Stoner (L) of Australia and Yamaha rider Ben Spies of the US take part in a MotoGP pre-season second test run on the Sepang circuit near Kuala Lumpur on February 24, 2011. The MotoGP season starts in Qatar on March 20.
  • Australian rider Casey Stoner (L) of Repsol Honda waits in the pits during a MotoGP pre-season second test run on the Sepang circuit near Kuala Lumpur on February 22, 2011. The MotoGP season with start in Qatar on March 20.
  • US Ducati rider Nicky Hayden powers his bike during the MotoGP pre-season test on the Sepang circuit in sepang near Kuala Lumpur on February 2, 2011. Australian Casey Stoner was in imposing form at the top of the timesheet on the first day of a three-day test at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.
  • Italian Valentino Rossi of Ducati leaves the pit-lane during the MotoGP pre-season on the Sepang circuit in Sepang near Kuala Lumpur on February 1, 2011. Rossi as of last week took to the track for the first time since he underwent surgery on his injured right shoulder at the beginning of November.
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VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 06: (L-R) Ben Spies of USA and Yamaha Factory Racing; Casey Stoner of Australia and Repsol Honda Team and Andrea Dovizioso of Italy and Repsol Honda Team celebrate on the podium at the end of the MotoGP race of MotoGP of Valencia at Ricardo Tormo Circuit on November 6, 2011 in Valencia, Spain.
Credit: Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images Date: November 06, 2011
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