Jorge Lorenzo takes pole by almost half-a-second while title rival Valentino Rossi falls at the end of qualifying at Valencia.

Rossi slid off at Turn 8. He finished Q2 in 12th but already knew he was starting last #ValenciaGP #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/4HotzIKLIi-- Crash.net MotoGP (@crash_motogp) November 7, 2015

Rossi leads team-mate Lorenzo by seven points heading into this weekend's championship decider.

However Rossi will start last on the grid after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) refused a request to suspend the Sepang penalty while his appeal is in progress.

Karel Abraham and Alex de Angelis continue to be sidelined by injuries. Anthony West is again substituting for Abraham with Broc Parkes making a MotoGP return in place of Alex de Angelis. Ducati test rider Michele Pirro is competing as a wild-card...

Qualifying 2:1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 30.011s [Lap 5/8] 321km/h (Top Speed)2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 30.499s +0.488s [2/8] 322km/h 3. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 30.516s +0.505s [7/8] 323km/h 4. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 30.917s +0.906s [6/7] 313km/h 5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 30.948s +0.937s [6/7] 319km/h 6. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 31.012s +1.001s [8/9] 322km/h 7. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 31.056s +1.045s [8/9] 330km/h 8. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 31.080s +1.069s [6/8] 322km/h 9. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 31.245s +1.234s [8/8] 327km/h 10. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 31.292s +1.281s [7/8] 323km/h 11. Maverick Vi?ales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 31.340s +1.329s [5/7] 317km/h 12. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 31.471s +1.460s [3/6] 319km/h



Qualifying 1:13. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 31.780s 325km/h 14. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 31.824s 319km/h 15. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 31.851s 321km/h 16. Loris Baz FRA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 1m 31.856s 312km/h 17. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 1m 32.083s 312km/h 18. Yonny Hernandez COL Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 32.142s 321km/h 19. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 32.282s 311km/h 20. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 32.448s 315km/h 21. Jack Miller AUS LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 1m 32.564s 316km/h 22. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 32.716s 316km/h 23. Anthony West AUS AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 1m 33.049s 311km/h 24. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 1m 33.066s 310km/h 25. Toni Elias SPA Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 33.092s 322km/h 26. Broc Parkes AUS E-Motion IodaRacing (ART) 1m 33.577s 302km/h

Blue Name = Factory - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.

20 litres of race fuel, 5 engine changes for the season. All engines identical throughout the year within the same team (development freeze). Black Name = Factory (with concessions) - Official MotoGP ECU hardware, unique manufacturer software.

Applicable to Factory entries by a manufacturer that did not achieve a dry win in 2013 (Ducati) or any new MotoGP manufacturers (Suzuki and Aprilia).

22 litres of race fuel for Ducati, 24 litres for Suzuki and Aprilia. Same 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and extra testing opportunities as the Open Category. Red Name = Open - Full official MotoGP ECU, hardware and software.

24 litres of race fuel, 12 engine changes, softer rear tyre, no engine development freeze and greater testing opportunities relative to Factory.* Rookie

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