Lorenzo caps record year with 9th win in Valencia

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Moto GP champion Jorge Lorenzo won the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday to cap a record year with his ninth victory.

The Spaniard overtook pole sitter Casey Stoner of Ducati to win the 30-lap race in 46 minutes, 44.622 seconds and set a new record for points in a season with 383 — 10 better than teammate Valentino Rossi's previous total.

"I'm even more emotional now than when I clinched the title," said Lorenzo, who controlled his bike well to avoid a crash and pull out his 14th career win. "It was a race I'll remember for the rest of my life."

Stoner was just over 4 1/2 seconds behind Lorenzo while Rossi ended seven seasons at Yamaha with a third-place finish.

"I'm happy with a podium," said Rossi, who was wearing a yellow T-shirt with 'Bye Bye Baby' written across the front. "It's a nice way to go."

Rossi stopped on the Cheste circuit afterward to pose with his Yamaha bike, which helped him win four titles. The Italian, an overall seven-time champion, is joining Ducati next year.

American rider Ben Spies was fourth ahead of Andrea Dovizioso of Italy.

Dani Pedrosa of Spain placed seventh to close the season second overall with 245 points, and Rossi was third with 233 points. Australia's Stoner was fourth with 225 points and Dovizioso had 206 points for Honda.

Earlier, Mark Marquez ensured Spanish riders swept all three Moto GP categories after clinching the 125cc world championship with a fourth-place finish of a race won by Bradley Smith.

Smith finished ahead of Spaniards Pol Espargaro and Nicolas Terol, who was the only rider able to snatch the title from Marquez.

Marquez finishes the season with 310 points after his 11th win of the season — matching Rossi's record total in the discipline. Terol is second on 296 points, ahead of third place Espargaro on 281.

"It's a dream come true," Marquez said. "The standard throughout the season has been very high because Nico Terol has been really good in many races."

Toni Elias won the Moto2 title, while Karel Abraham of the Czech Republic won Sunday's race.