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Moto3 - Valencia: In the battle of the title rivals' team-mates, Kent is on the way forwards, passing Rins for sixth place.
Moto3 - Valencia: Miller completes lap one of 25 with a six tenths of a second lead.
Vinales stuffs it down the inside of Antonelli to take second, Marquez can't quite find an opening to follow.
Vinales stuffs it down the inside of Antonelli to take second, Marquez can't quite find an opening to follow.
Moto3 - Valencia: Marquez has Miller's Ajo team-mate Hanika on his tail looking menacing.
Moto3 - Valencia: As Miller leads, Marquez drops to fourth behind Antonelli and Vinales.
Lights out
Moto3 - Valencia: Miller blasts straight into the lead off the line.
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Moto3 - Valencia: The title rivals were put in a joint press conference on Thursday. If points were awarded for that one, Miller would've taken them - though he did have the advantage of it being conducted in English.
Marquez played it cool, joked about clashes with big brother Marc in training, but also kept insisting he wanted a "fair" finale.
Miller said it would be "dirty and grimy" like the rest of the season, and praised all his rivals, including Marquez, for making it such a fun year.
Marquez played it cool, joked about clashes with big brother Marc in training, but also kept insisting he wanted a "fair" finale.
Miller said it would be "dirty and grimy" like the rest of the season, and praised all his rivals, including Marquez, for making it such a fun year.
Green flag
Moto3 - Valencia: The field sets off on the warm-up lap.
Moto3 - Valencia: Despite the title duo's insistence to the contrary earlier in the weekend, they do have some help out there.
If you're on a KTM, the factory is going to be very cross with you if you get in Miller's way. Likewise, if you're on a Honda, you'd be doing your career a lot of good if you tuck in behind Marquez.
Here's how the top part of the grid lines up:
1 Niccolo Antonelli (KTM)
2 Jack Miller (KTM)
3 Alex Marquez (Honda)
4 Isaac Vinales (KTM)
5 Alex Rins (Honda)
6 Karel Hanika (KTM)
7 Niklas Ajo (Husqvarna/KTM)
8 John McPhee (Honda)
9 Efren Vazquez (Honda)
10 Juanfran Guevara (Kalex/KTM)
11 Danny Kent (Husqvarna/KTM)
12 Jakub Kornfeil (KTM)
13 Andrea Migno (Mahinda)
14 Romano Fenati (KTM)
15 Alexis Masbou (Honda)
If you're on a KTM, the factory is going to be very cross with you if you get in Miller's way. Likewise, if you're on a Honda, you'd be doing your career a lot of good if you tuck in behind Marquez.
Here's how the top part of the grid lines up:
1 Niccolo Antonelli (KTM)
2 Jack Miller (KTM)
3 Alex Marquez (Honda)
4 Isaac Vinales (KTM)
5 Alex Rins (Honda)
6 Karel Hanika (KTM)
7 Niklas Ajo (Husqvarna/KTM)
8 John McPhee (Honda)
9 Efren Vazquez (Honda)
10 Juanfran Guevara (Kalex/KTM)
11 Danny Kent (Husqvarna/KTM)
12 Jakub Kornfeil (KTM)
13 Andrea Migno (Mahinda)
14 Romano Fenati (KTM)
15 Alexis Masbou (Honda)
Moto3 - Valencia: The title rivals were first and second in the morning warm-up, but Miller was an ominous half-second clear of Marquez - an incredible margin in Moto3 terms.
Moto3 - Valencia: Marquez leads Miller by 11 points with 25 available today.
That means if Marquez is on the podium, that's enough for him to be champion, whatever Miller does.
That means if Marquez is on the podium, that's enough for him to be champion, whatever Miller does.
Alex Marquez
Moto3 - Valencia: It's Moto3 time, and our last remaining title fight.
Alex, brother of Marc, Marquez, leads Jack Miller by 11 points, and they both start on the front row, along with Niccolo Antonelli.
Coming up later... Can Valentino Rossi seal second in the MotoGP world championship from his first pole in four years? Can Marc Marquez break another record with his 13th win of the season?
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Good morning and welcome to AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for a final two-wheeled special of the year - the Valencia MotoGP finale is about to begin.
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