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MotoGP: Marc Marquez pips rookie Fabio Quartararo to clinch season-ending race at Valencia

World champion Marc Marquez clinched his 12th MotoGP victory of the season in Sunday's final race in Valencia ahead of French rookie Fabio Quartararo.

MotoGP 2019: Fabio Quartararo beats Marc Marquez to grab his sixth pole position at Valencia Grand Prix

Fabio Quartararo romped to his sixth pole position of the championship at the season-closing Valencia Grand Prix on Saturday, with world champion Marc Marquez right on his tail

MotoGP 2019: Marc Marquez plans to use Valencia GP as test drive for next season; Jorge Lorenzo retires from professional racing

A MotoGP season dominated once again by Marc Marquez rolls to a close in Valencia this weekend with a fond farewell for former champion Jorge Lorenzo, who announced his retirement on Thursday

MotoGP: Three-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo announces decision to retire after Valencia Grand Prix

Lorenzo said that a series of spills earlier this season with Honda led him to consider retiring for the first time in his career.

MotoGP 2019: Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli to race for Suzuki in place of injured Joan Mir at British MotoGP

Sylvain Guintoli, 37, has already raced twice for Suzuki this season using wild cards, scoring three points with a 13th place at the Catalan MotoGP in June.

MotoGP 2019: Three-time champion Jorge Lorenzo set to return in British GP after fracturing two vertebrae in crash

The Spanish 32-year-old Jorge Lorenzo fractured his T6 and T8 vertebraes after sliding out during opening practice for the Dutch Grand Prix on 28 June.

Dutch MotoGP 2019: Maverick Vinales triumphs as Yamaha dominate race, more misery for Jorge Lorenzo and other talking points

Championship leader Marc Marquez tried to pose a challenge, but was ultimately no match for Vinales and eventually finished in second place.

Catalan MotoGP 2019: Jorge Lorenzo pile-up helps Marc Marquez, Fabio Quartararo clinches maiden podium and more talking points

Jorge Lorenzo's move to Repsol Honda hasn't earned dividends yet with no top ten finish in seven races. He sits 15th in the rider's standings.

French MotoGP 2019: Marc Marquez dominates in Le Mans, double podium for Ducati and more talking points

The MotoGP grid may be filled with world-class riders, but multiple world champion Marc Marquez proved in Le Mans that he is in a class of his own.

Spanish MotoGP 2019: Fabio Quartararo becomes youngest-ever polesitter, Marc Marquez masterclass and other talking points

For the third time out of four races this season, we saw three different manufacturers on the podium at the Spanish MotoGP