2012 MotoGP Valencia Photo Gallery

Cal Crutchlow struggled to find his pace in the mixed conditions during practice at Valencia.

Valentino Rossi was one of the first prototype riders to go out on slicks during the second practice session on Friday.

Nicky Hayden was the fastest rider in FP1 at Valencia and placed third in FP2.

Casey Stoner took third in qualifying at Valencia.

Casey Stoner during practice at Valencia.

Andrea Dovizioso was fourth in the all-wet FP1 at Valencia, and remained in the garage for all of FP2.

Dani Pedrosa topped the timesheet in qualifying and broke the circuit record at Valencia.

Andrea Dovizioso starts from sixth on the grid at Valencia.

Cal Crutchlow heads up the second row for Sunday's showdown at Valencia.

Nicky Hayden qualified in seventh at Valencia.

Dani Pedrosa took the win at Valencia.

MotoGP Valencia podium with Dani Pedrosa (center) in first, Katasuyuki Nakasuga (left) in second and Casey Stoner (right) in third.

Jorge Lorenzo was on pace to take the win at Valencia but then crashed out while attempting a pass.

Jorge Lorenzo (99) maintained the lead ahead of Dani Pedrosa (26) until mid-race when the Mallorcan crashed while attempting to pass a lapped rider.

Casey Stoner taking to the MotoGP podium for the last time, earning third at Valencia.

Dani Pedrosa gave up pole position in Valencia, switching bikes after the sighting lap and starting from pit lane.

Dani Pedrosa (26) getting past Stefan Bradl (6) on his way to the front of the pack at Valencia.

Jorge Lorenzo high-sided during competition at Valencia, but had already clinched the 2012 title during the previous round.

Lorenzo congratulates Valencia race-winner Pedrosa on a job well done.

Casey Stoner (1) gets in one last battle with Valentino Rossi (46) before stepping out of professional motorcycle racing.

Cal Crutchlow battling against Yamaha's Katsuyuki Nakasuga at Valencia.

Andrea Dovizioso couldn't wait to get his hands on the Ducati he'll ride in 2013.

Marc Marquez caused a stir in Moto2 after colliding with Simone Corsi during practice at Valencia.

Nicky Hayden went down while trying to pass Danilo Petrucci at Valencia.

Cal Crutchlow, Alvaro Bautista, Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa all pitted after the sighting lap to exchange bikes.

Valentino Rossi says goodbye to Ducati and hello to Yamaha at Valencia.