Nicky ended out his first season at Ducati with a 5th place at Valencia, a big improvement on his Duc debut at Qatar! His 5th place awarded him a rather lowly 13th in the overall standings, but only 11 points off Toni Elias in 7th, so it’s not as bad a result as it might look!

Hopefully next year he won’t get taken out in the first corner as often has been the case this season! All the best for testing and the off season!

Pos. Rider Nation Team Total time
1 D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 46′47.553
2 V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team + 2.630
3 J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 2.913
4 C. EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 + 32.515
5 N. HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team + 34.585
6 T. ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini + 34.888
7 B. SPIES USA Sterilgarda Yamaha Team + 37.706
8 A. DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team + 38.364
9 M. KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing + 42.491
10 A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 43.689
11 R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 46.018
12 J. TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 + 50.226
13 A. ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing + 57.168
14 L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1′06.877
15 C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1′11.701
16 G. TALMACSI HUN Scot Racing Team MotoGP + 1′14.405
17 M. MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team + 1′33.425
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C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team
Source: MotoGP.com