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MotoGP's Valencia finale

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KTM had a tough start on Friday and made progress on Saturday. Kallio will start 20th, having outqualified Tito Rabat and Yonny Hernandez.
You will see a brand new orange bike out there today. It's the KTM RC16, Mika Kallio is riding as a wildcard this weekend, before the Austrian brand makes its full-time MotoGP debut next year with Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro.
Lots of moves, Honda is the only factory team keeping its same two riders next year, but that all starts on Tuesday with post-season testing. For now, we have a race coming up, a 30-lapper to be precise.
It's also Maverick Vinales' final race with Suzuki, he'll start from fourth. Vinales is off to Yamaha to replace Lorenzo. Andrea Iannone will move from Ducati to replace Vinales.
It is, of course, Lorenzo's last race with Yamaha, before he heads to Ducati. Lorenzo made his debut with Yamaha back in 2008, nine years and three championships ago.
That also means it's goodbye to Ducat's winglets, the aero appendages banned in 2017.
Hello and welcome to Valencia, for the final round of the 2016 MotoGP season.

By: Mitchell Adam

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