2004 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Valencian Community
Flag:Valencia
Location:Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Official Name:Gran Premio Marlboro de la Comunitat Valenciana[1]
Course Mi:2.489
Course Km:4.005
Race No:16
Season No:16
Date:31 October
Year:2004
Pole Rider Motogp:Makoto Tamada
Pole Rider Motogp Country:Japan
Pole Time Motogp:1:32.815
Fast Rider Motogp:Max Biaggi
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Fast Time Motogp:1:33.582 on lap 6
First Rider Motogp:Valentino Rossi
First Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Second Rider Motogp:Max Biaggi
Second Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Third Rider Motogp:Troy Bayliss
Third Rider Motogp Country:Australia
Pole Rider 250:Daniel Pedrosa
Pole Rider 250 Country:Spain
Pole Time 250:1:36.367
Fast Rider 250:Daniel Pedrosa
Fast Rider 250 Country:Spain
Fast Time 250:1:36.957 on lap 3
First Rider 250:Daniel Pedrosa
First Rider 250 Country:Spain
Second Rider 250:Toni Elías
Second Rider 250 Country:Spain
Third Rider 250:Randy de Puniet
Third Rider 250 Country:France
Pole Rider 125:Andrea Dovizioso
Pole Rider 125 Country:Italy
Pole Time 125:1:39.927
Fast Rider 125:Pablo Nieto
Fast Rider 125 Country:Spain
Fast Time 125:1:40.581 on lap 5
First Rider 125:Héctor Barberá
First Rider 125 Country:Spain
Second Rider 125:Andrea Dovizioso
Second Rider 125 Country:Italy
Third Rider 125:Álvaro Bautista
Third Rider 125 Country:Spain

The 2004 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 29–31 October 2004 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

MotoGP classification

Kenny Roberts Jr. was replaced by Gregorio Lavilla after the first practice session due to injury.[2]

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiGauloises Fortuna YamahaYamaha3047:16.145325
23 Max BiaggiCamel HondaHonda30+0.425220
312 Troy BaylissDucati Marlboro TeamDucati30+3.133616
415 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar Honda MotoGPHonda30+6.128413
56 Makoto TamadaCamel HondaHonda30+7.768111
64 Alex BarrosRepsol Honda TeamHonda30+14.6751210
756 Shinya NakanoKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki30+23.315109
845 Colin EdwardsTelefónica Movistar Honda MotoGPHonda30+27.44188
965 Loris CapirossiDucati Marlboro TeamDucati30+29.403137
1017 Norifumi AbeFortuna Gauloises Tech 3Yamaha30+31.537156
1166 Alex HofmannKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki30+40.951115
1221 John HopkinsTeam Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki30+1:02.01474
1399 Jeremy McWilliamsMS Aprilia RacingAprilia30+1:04.637143
147 Carlos ChecaGauloises Fortuna YamahaYamaha30+1:08.04292
1550 Neil HodgsonD'Antin MotoGPDucati30+1:09.364181
1624 Garry McCoyMS Aprilia RacingAprilia30+1:15.02220
1732 Gregorio LavillaTeam Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki30+1:15.27419
189 Nobuatsu AokiProton Team KRProton KR29+1 lap21
1977 James EllisonWCMHarris WCM29+1 lap23
Ret19 Olivier JacqueMoriwaki RacingMoriwaki24Retirement22
Ret69 Nicky HaydenRepsol Honda TeamHonda22Accident5
Ret35 Chris BurnsWCMHarris WCM11Accident25
Ret33 Marco MelandriFortuna Gauloises Tech 3Yamaha10Accident16
Ret11 Rubén XausD'Antin MotoGP Ducati10Accident17
DNS80 Kurtis RobertsProton Team KRProton KR0Did not start24
Sources: [3] [4] [5]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
126 Daniel PedrosaHonda2744:10.176125
224 Toni ElíasHonda27+8.086520
37 Randy de PunietAprilia27+27.412416
421 Franco BattainiAprilia27+31.620613
557 Chaz DaviesAprilia27+34.0591011
610 Fonsi NietoAprilia27+34.7841610
72 Roberto RolfoHonda27+40.352189
88 Naoki MatsudoYamaha27+46.76198
933 Héctor FaubelAprilia27+46.770137
1025 Alex BaldoliniAprilia27+58.235216
1152 José David de GeaHonda27+1:03.287125
1212 Arnaud VincentAprilia27+1:05.615204
1396 Jakub SmržHonda27+1:06.024143
146 Alex DebónHonda27+1:06.858112
1511 Joan OlivéAprilia27+1:10.842151
1641 Álvaro MolinaAprilia27+1:13.94625
1716 Johan StigefeltAprilia27+1:14.62122
1828 Dirk HeidolfAprilia27+1:15.10319
1943 Radomil RousYamaha27+1:40.04527
2042 Grégory LeblancAprilia26+1 lap24
2175 Hans SmeesAprilia26+1 lap28
2263 Jarno RonzoniAprilia26+1 lap29
Ret19 Sebastián PortoAprilia18Accident2
Ret50 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia18Accident17
Ret64 Frederik WatzHonda17Retirement26
Ret44 Taro SekiguchiYamaha14Retirement23
Ret51 Alex de AngelisAprilia3Accident3
Ret54 Manuel PoggialiAprilia1Accident8
DSQ73 Hiroshi AoyamaHonda27(+10.343)7
DNS9 Hugo MarchandApriliaDid not start
DNS36 Erwan NigonApriliaDid not start
DNQ88 Gergő TalmácsiYamahaDid not qualify
Source: [6]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Héctor BarberáAprilia2440:45.283225
234 Andrea DoviziosoHonda24+0.761120
319 Álvaro BautistaAprilia24+0.9791116
422 Pablo NietoAprilia24+1.2851413
533 Sergio GadeaAprilia24+1.338511
615 Roberto LocatelliAprilia24+3.708710
723 Gino BorsoiAprilia24+8.78249
824 Simone CorsiHonda24+12.425138
914 Gábor TalmácsiMalaguti24+12.515107
1021 Steve JenknerAprilia24+16.65596
1154 Mattia PasiniAprilia24+19.936155
126 Mirko GiansantiAprilia24+20.076254
1310 Julián SimónHonda24+20.12783
1412 Thomas LüthiHonda24+31.001172
1532 Fabrizio LaiGilera24+38.040121
1637 Michele PirroAprilia24+39.61028
1745 Lorenzo ZanettiAprilia24+39.95121
1888 Michael RansederKTM24+45.88436
1970 Julián MirallesAprilia24+46.17133
2042 Gioele PellinoAprilia24+46.35732
2125 Imre TóthAprilia24+46.40326
2259 Nicolás TerolAprilia24+46.80324
2366 Vesa KallioAprilia24+56.53631
2457 Aleix EspargaróHonda24+56.55729
2543 Manuel HernándezAprilia24+59.93122
2671 Enrique JerezHonda24+1:02.19134
2728 Jordi CarchanoAprilia24+1:02.28435
Ret48 Jorge LorenzoDerbi14Accident3
Ret27 Casey StonerKTM14Accident6
Ret26 Dario GiuseppettiHonda9Accident19
Ret16 Raymond SchoutenHonda6Retirement37
Ret36 Mika KallioKTM5Accident20
Ret8 Manuel MannaMalaguti5Retirement30
Ret31 Max SabbataniHonda2Retirement38
Ret52 Lukáš PešekHonda1Retirement16
Ret7 Stefano PeruginiGilera1Retirement27
Ret47 Ángel RodríguezDerbi0Accident23
Ret50 Andrea BalleriniAprilia0Accident18
DNQ9 Markéta JanákováHondaDid not qualify
Source: [7]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.[8]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi304
2 Sete Gibernau257
3 Max Biaggi217
4 Alex Barros165
5 Colin Edwards157
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda355
2 Yamaha328
3 Ducati169
4 Kawasaki95
5 Suzuki73

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 Valencia MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 17 May 2018.
  2. News: Suzuki confirm Lavilla to replace Roberts. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 October 2004. 27 July 2018.
  3. Web site: 2004 Valencia MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 26 August 2018.
  4. Web site: GP Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana – MotoGP – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 31 October 2004. 27 July 2018.
  5. Web site: motogp.com · VALENCIA GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2004. Motogp.com. 26 August 2018. 26 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826150204/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2004/VAL/MotoGP/RAC. dead.
  6. Web site: GP Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 31 October 2004. 27 July 2018.
  7. Web site: GP Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 31 October 2004. 27 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Standings . 2004. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-22.

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