MotoGP riders reflect on opening day of practice a...

MotoGP 2025

Spherical 16 – Misano – Day One

Marc Márquez – P1

“The beginning of the day wasn’t the most effective, as I wasn’t using comfortably in Free Observe, regardless of nonetheless being fast. Within the afternoon I bought higher lap after lap, bettering each my line and my braking factors. The staff did a superb job and gave me what I wanted from the bike. We’re in place now, however we all know we have to hold pushing. Coming from Montmeló, which is a circuit that requires clean using, right here it is advisable be aggressive, particularly underneath braking. There’s plenty of grip, so it was a bit more difficult to seek out the appropriate feeling with the bike. However ultimately, we managed it.”

Marco Bezzecchi – P2

“It was first day. I’m pleased as a result of I used to be capable of carry out nicely on each the medium rear and the delicate, within the morning and within the afternoon. We clearly must work to enhance additional, however for now we have now a superb base.”

Franco Morbidelli – P3

“I’m actually pleased, it was a constructive day, the pace is absolutely good, and we had been capable of end in first place within the morning and in third place within the afternoon. We’re working very nicely and that’s the day I hoped for. We’re all actually shut to one another, so it’s going to be essential to proceed working nicely like we did at this time. The ambition is at all times the identical, we purpose to be on the rostrum each weekend, and now we’re even within the Prime 3. Valentino is right here with us and there are lots of people cheering for the staff. I really feel the vitality of the those who got here right here to assist us, this can give us a bit of enhance in the course of the weekend.”

Francesco Bagnaia – P4

“We knew that right here, in comparison with the final two occasions, we might be extra aggressive. The Misano observe affords a better degree of grip, which mitigates most of the issues we had earlier than coming right here. We took a special strategy: being a observe I do know completely, I requested to not change something on the bike. The modifications made had been solely small particulars. We had been aggressive each over a single lap and by way of tempo. Sadly, I made a mistake within the third break up on my second time assault, which price me plenty of time. I’m nonetheless very pleased, as a result of being within the prime ten and avoiding Q1 certainly helps.”

Alex Marquez – P5

“If we take a look at Marc’s rhythm, we’re behind, however in comparison with the others, we had begin. The sensation is nice on a observe which has by no means been amongst my favourites. The aim is to seek out consistency pace-wise and get nearer to Marc. The observe has plenty of grip and we’re performing some key work to be prepared for Q2.”

Joan Mir – P6

“We’ve had a extremely constructive day regardless of the crash. I used to be bettering the lap time with the second tyre, however even like this we had been capable of make it. A bit bit sore after the crash, I’ve fairly some ache within the neck so I must do some work with the physio tonight – we will handle it. There’s nonetheless some margin to make one other step tomorrow, I’m aiming for the entrance two rows. Now we have much more new issues for this race and immediately we had been capable of go sooner which is a extremely good enchancment. It is a actually satisfying Friday, it’s not straightforward to remain within the prime six when everyone seems to be placing plenty of new tyres on the finish of the day. Because of all of Honda HRC for his or her work, they hold going and hold bringing new issues for us.”

Luca Marini – P7

“This weekend, the bike has been working very nicely and the updates we have now introduced all made us sooner straight out of the ‘field’. I’m having fun with using, however like at all times we nonetheless have some issues to enhance to get even nearer to the entrance. Qualifying will probably be difficult, however I believe that our tempo is getting higher with each exit. Getting straight to Q2 helps, however we nonetheless must attempt to discover one thing in a single day to get extra from the delicate rear. Now we have to take a second and take a look at our scenario, we have now been making good progress in the previous few races, and I believe that we have now performed nicely over the past 12 months. Extra issues to come back as our goal retains rising.”

Jorge Martin – P8

“For me, making it into Q2 was a win – not a lot due to the end result, however as a result of I’m actually beginning to gel with the bike. Within the morning, I felt comfy straight away. Within the afternoon, we struggled a bit extra, however I nonetheless managed to get into Q2. I’m delighted, it was day.”

Fabio Di Giannantonio – P10

“I’m pleased with how the weekend has began. Our race tempo is absolutely quick – at this time we had been among the many prime 5 quickest riders. Total, it was a constructive day, particularly since we’re straight into Q2. We’re nonetheless struggling a bit within the time assault, we at all times have an excessive amount of grip, and the bike pushes onerous on the entrance. We’re engaged on take a step ahead in that space as a result of it’s the one factor we actually want to enhance. In the previous few races, we’ve already made some steps, and we have to hold progressing. For tomorrow, I’d like to make use of FP2 to work on the time assault and discover options to deliver into Q2.”

Johann Zarco – P11

“The morning was fairly robust, and we needed to change the setup to get extra stability. Within the afternoon, I seen the enhancements, as I used to be capable of attempt some aero evolutions, and that was constructive. From there, I made some steps and was pleased with the progress on the time assault. Tomorrow I simply hope to remain calm on the bike, give the appropriate info, and discover a good stability on this observe to do a robust job within the Dash.”

Fabio Quartararo – P12

“We didn’t discover a technique to have good feeling at this time, sadly. Slightly than missing grip, we’re experiencing some inconsistencies, and that’s why the arrogance is just not there. Now we have completely different emotions with completely different tyres, and the sensation wanted to push is lacking. We will’t be glad with ending in P12, however let’s see what we will do tomorrow.”

Maverick Viñales – P14

“Using on a observe like Misano which may be very robust bodily helps me quite a bit in my restoration course of, and we’re already feeling a lot stronger than in Montmelo a couple of days in the past. There are plenty of modifications of route right here, so it’s difficult me, however I’m very glad with how my physique is recovering total. The bike is superb, with robust potential, I’m attempting to push to the boundaries, however I’m fairly shut, so I’m very optimistic!”

Raul Fernandez – P15

“In the present day was a troublesome day for me, however I’ve to take the positives. We had a extremely good tempo with the medium and delicate – on the primary time assault, I simply had an issue with the bike and I couldn’t use the primary tire and with the second, I made a mistake and crashed. For tomorrow I believe we have now the tempo and every thing to battle to enter Q2, so I’ll attempt once more and provides my most. Bodily, I don’t really feel so nicely, however I did all of the checks within the medical centre, and I’m match for tomorrow. I believe it is going to be painful, however I don’t have something severe.”

Jack Miller – P16

“It has been an honest Friday. The tempo is there, however I simply couldn‘t put all of it collectively on the finish. My perfect lap is a 31.0, my finest lap—which bought cancelled—was a 31.2, and the one which counted was 31.5. We’re about half a second off the place we must be. We managed to make enhancements in a couple of areas of the observe, and the tempo felt fairly respectable in the course of the follow session. Sadly, I‘m in Q1 for the time being, so let‘s see what tomorrow brings. We have to attempt to be higher than we at the moment are.”

Enea Bastianini – P17

“The day was sophisticated! The bike was too nervous this morning, and it was the identical feeling roughly this afternoon, particularly in sector 3. Initially of Observe, I might do a couple of good consecutive laps with the medium rear tire, however once we tried the delicate on the rear, it felt worse to be sincere. Surprisingly, I additionally struggled on the brakes with the delicate. We’re removed from the primary 2-3 riders, so we urgently want to determine a technique to remedy these small points for Saturday, and hopefully we are going to see enhancements.”

Fermin Aldeguer – P18

“It was a troublesome day: some issues labored very nicely and others, in no way. Q1 is at all times a troublesome session however we have now the responsibility to maintain our heads down and attempt to make it into Q2. Misano has by no means been certainly one of my favorite tracks however so had been Le Mans and Austria, and we noticed the way it went there.”

Augusto Fernandez – P19

“It was a constructive day – a busy one, however a constructive one ultimately. We had a small subject with a security sensor within the morning, however it was nothing severe, so we might proceed with the work like we had deliberate. It was like a take a look at day: we made some massive modifications on the bike, and it labored. We didn’t know what to anticipate by way of lap occasions going into this weekend. I hoped to be aggressive so I might have enjoyable battling within the races this weekend, however we’re right here to enhance the V4-Powered Prototype bike. Ultimately, we have now each: we’re aggressive and are bettering the sensation on the bike. I made a small mistake on the second time assault. This was the primary time we did an actual time assault on this bike, and I felt good on the second tyre, however I pushed an excessive amount of.”

Alex Rins – P20

“In comparison with different GP weekends, this was a greater GP Friday. We had been working fairly nicely. Within the time assault, I might have performed about 0.2s higher as a result of I discovered many yellow flags, and I couldn’t do a time assault on the primary lap – however even with these 0.2s gained, we might nonetheless have been exterior the highest 10. It was fairly stunning that we couldn’t acquire something from the delicate tyre. It was fairly unstable. There’s plenty of room for enchancment. It was not a straightforward day for us at this time, however let’s see the way it goes.”

Ai Ogura – P21

“It was a tough day. I anticipated that I might use my robust factors that I felt on the Moto2 bike right here however it’s fully completely different. In some elements of the observe, I had timing and rhythm for the mixture turns, however this didn’t work at this time, so I’ve to experience and strategy it otherwise. It was fairly troublesome at this time – it takes time, I do know. However tomorrow, we have now FP2, Qualifying and Dash however I simply need to be prepared for the primary race and can attempt to use the opposite periods, as a lot as I can, tomorrow. The goal from now could be to be prepared for the race on Sunday.”

Miguel Oliveira – P22

“A really difficult day. I had two crashes within the first session which can be onerous to clarify, particularly the second, as a result of the entrance tire simply gave up. The way in which we had arrange the bike wasn‘t serving to both: it was fairly a nervous bike, with the entrance twisting quite a bit. Within the afternoon, we tried to make a giant step with one bike, however I had {an electrical} drawback and the bike was behaving very unusually—a number of wheelies at occasions, then none, and the traction management was fairly off. Then I jumped on the opposite bike and tried a time assault, however I had the identical issues as within the morning and couldn‘t push. Robust day, however I count on a giant enchancment tomorrow.”

Somkiat Chantra – P23

“In the present day was a bit uncommon, because it was my first time using the MotoGP bike at Misano. The strains and pace right here really feel fully completely different, and the tempo is absolutely spectacular. We targeted on discovering an preliminary setup, and within the afternoon, we managed to make some enhancements. I made a couple of errors and didn’t fairly attain our aim, however we’ll push once more tomorrow.”

Group Managers

Paolo Bonora – Aprilia Racing

“It was undoubtedly a constructive day. We hit our goal of getting each riders into Q2, because of robust teamwork from each throughout follow. We’re specializing in the ultimate particulars, figuring out how essential it is going to be to start out up entrance. Marco confirmed good tempo with each tyres, whereas Jorge felt comfy with the setup immediately, and is constant to make progress with the bike, with constructive outcomes.”

Gino Borsoi – Prima Pramac Yamaha Group Director

“Undoubtedly not a straightforward day. In some methods, if we take a look at the completely different sectors, Jack isn‘t that removed from the highest 10. The massive drawback is T1, whereas within the different sectors he loses little or nothing. We have to work on the primary a part of the observe—it received‘t be straightforward, however we‘ll attempt. I‘m very sorry for Oliveira, although; we couldn‘t discover a super setup for his bike. There have been some digital points that prevented him from discovering feeling with the bike. Absolutely, the 2 crashes didn‘t assist, however the bike undoubtedly wasn‘t in the appropriate situation.”

Davide Brivio – Trackhouse Aprilia Group Principal

“We didn’t handle to succeed in Q2 with our riders and we have now some work to do. Raul had a crash and in addition didn’t actually have a clear session. Ai tried, however we nonetheless have one thing to finalize on his lap tempo. Anyway, we are going to undergo the Q1 tomorrow and we attempt to work as a lot as we will tonight and hold pushing.”

Massimo Meregalli – Monster Vitality Yamaha Group Director

“In the present day’s performances supplied combined outcomes. Fabio secured a promising end in FP1, however, total, he’s lacking the arrogance he must work his magic in the course of the time assault. He missed a direct Q2 entry, which was disappointing for him. Álex additionally skilled related difficulties. He improved within the afternoon, although to not the extent he hoped as a result of we weren‘t capable of absolutely capitalise on the delicate tyre like our opponents. The staff will proceed working this night and tomorrow morning to determine areas for enchancment. Our focus lies on optimising our efficiency degree for qualifying and the Dash, aiming to assist each riders with the absolute best set-up.”

MotoGP Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Points
1	M. Marquez	487
2	A. Marquez	305
3	F. Bagnaia	237
4	M. Bezzecchi	197
5	P. Acosta	183
6	F. Morbidelli	161
7	F. Di Giannantonio	161
8	F. Quartararo	129
9	F. Aldeguer	127
10	J. Zarco	117
11	B. Binder	95
12	E. Bastianini	84
13	L. Marini	82
14	R. Fernandez	78
15	M. Viñales	72
16	A. Ogura	69
17	J. Miller	54
18	J. Mir	50
19	A. Rins	45
20	J. Martin	29
21	M. Oliveira	17
22	P. Espargaro	16
23	T. Nakagami	10
24	L. Savadori	8
25	A. Fernandez	6
26	S. Chantra	1
27	A. Espargaro	0

It was the proper begin to his second dwelling spherical of the season for Celestino Vietti (Beta Instruments SpeedRS Group), with the Italian setting the tempo on Friday at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Nonetheless chasing his first win of the yr, Vietti heads into Saturday because the rider to beat — and there’d be no higher place to do it than in entrance of the house crowd at Misano.

Championship chief Manuel Gonzalez (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP) slotted into second, whereas final weekend’s Catalan GP winner Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Group) continued his robust kind in third.

Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Group) claimed fourth regardless of a late crash on the remaining nook, and Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Group) bounced again from a disappointing Barcelona weekend to spherical out the highest 5.

Seann Agius was within the prime 5 for almost all of the session earlier than slipping to ninth within the remaining rush.

It was a harder day for Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), who sits second within the championship however might solely handle fifteenth. He’ll now should battle his method by Q1 on Saturday if he desires a shot on the entrance rows.

Misano Moto2 Observe Occasions

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Hole	Pace
1	C. Vietti	Bos	1m34.650	249.4
2	M. Gonzalez	Kal	+0.097	247.1
3	D. Holgado	Kal	+0.205	248.2
4	J. Dixon	Bos	+0.276	246.5
5	D. Moreira	Kal	+0.319	246.5
6	A. Arenas	Kal	+0.390	248.8
7	Z. Vd Goorbergh	Kal	+0.393	246.5
8	I. Guevara	Bos	+0.411	247.7
9	S. Agius	Kal	+0.419	248.8
10	B. Baltus	Kal	+0.517	244.3
11	A. Lopez	Bos	+0.523	247.7
12	F. Salac	Bos	+0.529	248.2
13	D. Alonso	Kal	+0.556	248.8
14	A. Huertas	Kal	+0.588	247.7
15	A. Canet	Kal	+0.631	246.0
16	A. Sasaki	Kal	+0.746	248.2
17	D. Muñoz	Kal	+0.758	246.5
18	I. Ortola	Bos	+0.770	248.2
19	T. Arbolino	Bos	+0.922	248.8
20	M. Ramirez	Kal	+0.934	248.2
21	J. Roberts	Kal	+0.955	243.7
22	A. Escrig	For	+1.026	243.7
23	J. Navarro	For	+1.098	246.5
24	M. Aji	Kal	+1.146	245.4
25	D. Binder	Kal	+1.355	247.7
26	C. Veijer	Kal	+1.371	247.7
27	U. Orradre	Bos	+1.553	246.5
28	A. Ferrandez	Bos	+1.677	245.4
29	A. Surra	Kal	+2.111	245.4
30	Y. Kunii	Kal	+2.353	244.8

Moto2 Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Points
1	M. Gonzalez	217
2	A. Canet	179
3	D. Moreira	175
4	B. Baltus	153
5	J. Dixon	152
6	C. Vietti	116
7	D. Holgado	112
8	D. Öncü	100
9	A. Arenas	96
10	S. Agius	93
11	M. Ramirez	92
12	J. Roberts	84
13	F. Salac	79
14	D. Alonso	76
15	I. Guevara	73
16	A. Lopez	67
17	I. Ortola	47
18	T. Arbolino	46
19	C. Veijer	39
20	D. Muñoz	19
21	Z. vd Goorbergh	18
22	A. Huertas	16
23	D. Binder	12
24	A. Sasaki	11
25	A. Escrig	10
26	M. Aji	8
27	O. Gutierrez	4
28	S. Garcia	3
29	J. Navarro	3
30	Y. Kunii	0
31	E. Fernandez	0
32	N. Atiratphuvapat	0
33	T. Hada	0
34	U. Orradre	0
35	M. Pasini	0

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Moto3

David Almansa and Adrian Fernandez delivered a dream 1-2 for Leopard Racing on Friday at Misano, with Almansa a transparent standout. His 1:40.596 lap was the one time underneath the 1:41 barrier and put him 0.498s away from the sphere heading into Saturday.

Joel Kelso (LEVEL-UP MTA) continued his sharp kind to fit into third, giving Australian followers lots to cheer about.

Joel Kelso – P3

“I’m pleased with the bottom we have now this Friday. The sensation with the bike is nice, particularly on race tempo, and the time assault confirmed we’re aggressive. There are nonetheless areas the place I can enhance, so tomorrow I’ll attempt to make one other step to remain on the entrance.”

Behind them, rookie Valentin Perrone (Crimson Bull KTM Tech3) impressed in fourth, simply forward of championship chief Jose Antonio Rueda (Crimson Bull KTM Ajo) in fifth.

Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Group) set the sixth quickest time, with Barcelona podium finisher Taiyo Furusato (Honda Group Asia) shut behind.

Jacob Roulstone break up the afternoon session into two runs for the Aussie, with the main focus being on understanding with the used tyres on the primary run. Jacob ended the day eighth quickest and might sleep protected within the information that he’s straight into Q2 on Saturday.

Jacob Roulstone – P8

“Fairly pleased with at this time’s effort. We labored nicely this morning to stand up to hurry. Then, within the afternoon, we began with used tyres and I managed to get an honest tempo firstly, though I used to be a bit stunned by the drop off on the finish. Within the time assaults, I felt actually good, I used to be pleased with how I used to be using, and I believe that we have now a extremely good setup heading to tomorrow and the remainder of the weekend.”

Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), who has been confirmed to be stepping as much as Moto2 in 2026, scraped into the provisional Q2 locations in twelfth.

It was a harder session for rookie Alvaro Carpe (Crimson Bull KTM Ajo), who was sidelined by bike points and can now should battle his method by Q1 on Saturday.

Misano Moto3 Observe Occasions

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Hole	Pace
1	D. Almansa	Hon	1m40.596	210.5
2	A. Fernandez	Hon	+0.498	208.4
3	J. Kelso	KTM	+0.514	209.7
4	V. Perrone	KTM	+0.518	210.9
5	J. Rueda	KTM	+0.623	207.6
6	M. Quiles	KTM	+0.676	210.1
7	T. Furusato	Hon	+0.707	208.4
8	J. Roulstone	KTM	+0.736	208.4
9	D. Muñoz	KTM	+0.757	210.9
10	R. Yamanaka	KTM	+0.770	211.7
11	G. Pini	KTM	+0.797	207.6
12	A. Piqueras	KTM	+0.999	211.7
13	D. Foggia	KTM	+1.105	209.3
14	S. Ogden	KTM	+1.110	211.3
15	L. Lunetta	Hon	+1.164	207.2
16	N. Carraro	Hon	+1.213	211.3
17	E. O’Shea	Hon	+1.588	208.8
18	R. Moodley	KTM	+1.630	209.7
19	C. Buchanan	KTM	+1.643	210.5
20	M. Uriarte	KTM	+2.180	210.1
21	R. Rossi	Hon	+2.250	206.5
22	S. Nepa	Hon	+2.356	207.6
23	E. Belford	Hon	+2.406	208.0
24	A. Aditama	Hon	+2.629	206.5
25	A. Carpe	KTM	+2.842	209.3
26	N. Dettwiler	KTM	+3.073	205.3
27	M. Ruda	Hon	+3.517	205.3

Moto3 Championship Standings

Pos	Rider	Points
1	J. A. Rueda	270
2	A. Piqueras	206
3	M. Quiles	168
4	D. Muñoz	163
5	A. Carpe	149
6	J. Kelso	132
7	T. Furusato	103
8	D. Almansa	101
9	A. Fernandez	100
10	V. Perrone	98
11	R. Yamanaka	97
12	D. Foggia	81
13	L. Lunetta	68
14	G. Pini	61
15	S. Ogden	42
16	J. Roulstone	42
17	M. Bertelle	40
18	S. Nepa	37
19	C. Buchanan	27
20	R. Rossi	24
21	N. Carraro	24
22	M. Uriarte	22
23	A. Cruces	13
24	R. Moodley	11
25	V. Perez	7
26	J. Esteban	7
27	M. Morelli	3
28	C. O’Gorman	3
29	T. Buasri	1
30	N. Dettwiler	0
31	E. O’Shea	0
32	J. Rosenthaler	0
33	L. Phommara	0
34	L. Abruzzo	0
35	A. Aditama	0
36	M. Prepare dinner	0

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MotoE

After his pole in Barcelona, Eric Granado (LCR E-Group) bagged one other P1 in qualifying forward of Alessandro Zaccone (Aruba Cloud MotoE Group) and Andrea Mantovani (KLINT Ahead Manufacturing facility Group). Each return to the entrance row, which is roofed by lower than a tenth of a second.

Behind them, Nicholas Spinelli (Rivacold Snipers Group MotoE) heads up the second row of the grid forward of fellow countryman Nicholas Spinelli (Felo Gresini MotoE) and Q1 graduate Jordi Torres (Energy Electronics Aspar Group).

The primary drama, nevertheless, was that Championship leaders Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Group) and Lorenzo Baldassarri (Dynavolt Intact GP) crashed; Casadei went down on his out-lap in Q2, while ‘Balda’ crashed on his first flying lap in Q1. Each begin tenth and thirteenth on the gri,d respectively.

Misano MotoE Mixed Qualifying

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time/Hole	Pace
Q2
1	E. Granado	Duc	1m40.030	228.8
2	A. Zaccone	Duc	+0.026	227.3
3	A. Mantovani	Duc	+0.084	227.3
4	N. Spinelli	Duc	+0.306	226.8
5	M. Ferrari	Duc	+0.398	228.8
6	J. Torres	Duc	+0.442	228.3
7	H. Garzo	Duc	+0.591	228.8
8	Okay. Zannoni	Duc	+0.660	229.7
9	A. Finello	Duc	+1.649	226.8
10	M. Casadei	Duc	1m40.494	–
Q1
11	L. Bernardi	Duc	+0.997	226.4
12	J. Hosciuc	Duc	+1.108	225.9
13	L. Baldassarri	Duc	+1.333	226.8
14	O. Gutierrez	Duc	+1.343	229.7
15	M. Herrera	Duc	+1409	232.2
16	T. Varga	Duc	+1.417	230.7
17	R. Fusco	Duc	+1.686	229.7
18	T. Occhi	Duc	+2.360	228.8

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2025 MotoGP Calendar

GP	Date	Location
1	Mar-02	Thai GP, Chang
2	Mar-16	Argentina GP, Termas De Rio Hondo
3	Mar-30	Americas GP, COTA
4	Apr-13	Qatar GP, Lusail
5	Apr-27	Spanish GP, Jerez
6	Could-11	French GP, Le Mans
7	Could-25	British GP, Silverstone
8	Jun-08	Aragon GP, Aragon
9	Jun-22	Italian GP, Mugello
10	Jun-29	Dutch GP, Assen
11	Jul-13	German GP, Sachsenring
12	Jul-20	Czech GP, Brno
13	Aug-17	Austrian GP, Spielberg
14	Aug-24	Hungarian GP, Balaton Park
15	Sep-07	Catalan GP, Catalunya
16	Sep-14	San Marino GP, Misano
17	Sep-28	Japanese GP, Motegi
18	Oct-05	Indonesian GP, Mandalika
19	Oct-19	Australian GP, Phillip Island
20	Oct-26	Malayasian GP, Sepang
21	Nov-09	Portuguese GP, Portimao
22	Nov-16	Valencia GP, Valencia