Team Suzuki Press Office – November 9.
After eight months, 17 races, four continents visited and thousands of miles travelled, the 2016 MotoGP™ World Championship comes to a close this weekend at Valencia in Spain.
The Ricardo Tormo circuit will be the scene of the final battle of the season, with three World Champions already crowned, but with still some positions for the riders and teams to fight for.
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR arrives in Valencia after very positive races in the far east, aware of being very close to the top in terms of performance of the GSX-RR and with the desire of a final positive showdown. According to the maths, Maverick Viñales can still aim for third place in the ‘Riders World Championship,’ being fourth with 191 points, 17 behind Jorge Lorenzo (208). Eleven points separate Aleix Espargaró from a top-10 position, while the team defends third place in the ‘Teams World Championship’ where they head the Ducati Team by five points (276 vs 271).