Jorge Lorenzo held off the Repsol Hondas of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa to win the Valencia Grand Prix, crowning him the 2015 MotoGP World Champion. Valentino Rossi rode a heroic race from the back of the grid to finish fourth but Lorenzo was faultless, leading from start to finish to clinch a fifth world title across all classes. Lorenzo made a typically blistering start to lead the Hondas through turn one but the other Movistar Yamaha had work to do, although one obstacle was removed when Cal Crutchlow’s bike was pushed off the dummy grid, sending him to the back of the field. Within a lap, Rossi had already climbed to fifteenth with three more riders dispensed with on the second lap...
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