MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix 2015 Results: Winner, Standings and Reaction

Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo was crowned MotoGP world champion at the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday, as team-mate Valentino Rossi fell short in his challenge, finishing second in the overall standings.

Lorenzo won the race in style, clinching the championship as Rossi finished in fourth behind the Hondas of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa.

MotoGP celebrated the new world champion:

Here is the result of the race in Valencia, per Honda MotoGP:

The final world standings looked like this, relayed by MotoGP.com:

Position	Rider	Bike	Nation	Points
1	Jorge LORENZO	Yamaha	SPA	330
2	Valentino ROSSI	Yamaha	ITA	325
3	Marc MARQUEZ	Honda	SPA	242
4	Dani PEDROSA	Honda	SPA	206
5	Andrea IANNONE	Ducati	ITA	188
6	Bradley SMITH	Yamaha	GBR	181
7	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	Ducati	ITA	162
8	Cal CRUTCHLOW	Honda	GBR	125
9	Pol ESPARGARO	Yamaha	SPA	114
10	Danilo PETRUCCI	Ducati	ITA	113
11	Aleix ESPARGARO	Suzuki	SPA	105
12	Maverick VIÑALES	Suzuki	SPA	97
13	Scott REDDING	Honda	GBR	84
14	Yonny HERNANDEZ	Ducati	COL	56
15	Hector BARBERA	Ducati	SPA	33
16	Alvaro BAUTISTA	Aprilia	SPA	31
17	Loris BAZ	Yamaha Forward	FRA	28
18	Stefan BRADL	Aprilia	GER	17
19	Jack MILLER	Honda	AUS	17
20	Nicky HAYDEN	Honda	USA	16
21	Michele PIRRO	Ducati	ITA	12
22	Eugene LAVERTY	Honda	IRL	9
23	Katsuyuki NAKASUGA	Yamaha	JPN	8
24	Mike DI MEGLIO	Ducati	FRA	8
25	Hiroshi AOYAMA	Honda	JPN	5
26	Takumi TAKAHASHI	Honda	JPN	4
27	Toni ELIAS	Yamaha Forward	SPA	2
28	Alex DE ANGELIS	ART	RSM	2

Rossi needed a second-place position to win the title if Lorenzo won in Valencia, but his punishment for clashing with Marquez in Malaysia meant he started at the back of the grid, per BBC Sport.

BT Sport shared what the Italian had to do to win his eighth MotoGP championship:

However, despite starting at the back of the grid, Rossi shot through the field in no time at all, climbing to ninth in just three laps as he chased the leaders. He was at his inimitable best, riding with aggression as he tried to pick off individuals ahead of him.

MotoGP shared Rossi's incredible rise to the front of the race:

Rossi was up to seventh after eight laps, but his charge was becoming increasingly difficult as he met the stronger bikes. Nevertheless, the incessant Italian was as brave as ever, and muscled his way into fourth, as noted by BBC Sport's Tom Rostance:

Rossi was significantly behind Lorenzo at the halfway point, as the Hondas of Marquez and Pedrosa chased the prospective new world champion in the top three places.

Double champion Marquez stayed close to Lorenzo's tail as Pedrosa fell off the pace, and Rossi remained 12 seconds behind third.

MotoGP speculated if the second place Honda would decide the title:

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Lorenzo remained smooth as the final eight laps approached, with his compatriot comfortable in second. Lorenzo was fully aware Rossi was stuck in fourth behind Pedrosa, which would deliver him the MotoGP title, even if Marquez overtook him. 

However, Pedrosa put a cat among the pigeons with only six laps to race, and cut the gap between himself and Lorenzo to two seconds, giving Rossi hope of an unlikely title victory.

Pedrosa chased hard and was a quarter of a second faster than the two ahead of him, and the pressure was on Lorenzo to hang on to a top-two finish.

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Pedrosa continued to cut the gap in each sector as he caught Marquez in second, and the three riders bunched together in a hectic last two laps. Pedrosa edged past his team-mate as they battled, but Marquez shot beyond the Honda again as the Spaniard ran too wide.

However, Lorenzo's perfect race was maintained through the final few corners, and the Spanish rider claimed his third MotoGP title after leading every lap, per BT Sport:

The new champion was delighted after the race, and explained the nerves he felt, per BBC Sport:

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I was under a lot of pressure, the rear tyre was destroyed. I just tried to focus and go as fast as possible, the bike was moving around so much. I was praying to finish the race. Now I am five-times world champion, it is easy to say but hard to do. I am very proud. This is a world title for Spain!

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Rossi produced a great race to carve his way through the field, but he had left too much to do on Sunday.

Lorenzo raced as consistently as he has all season, and produced a champion's ride at the correct moment. 

The Hondas were in great shape in Valencia, but they did not have the race pace to do Rossi the ultimate favour.