2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

Date29 October 2006

Official nameGran Premio bwin.com de la Comunitat Valenciana^[1][2][3]

LocationCircuit Ricardo Tormo

Course

• Permanent racing facility
• 4.005 km (2.489 mi)

  2006 Valencian Community Grand Prix

Race details
Race 17 of 17 races in the 2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	29 October 2006
Official name	Gran Premio bwin.com de la Comunitat Valenciana[1][2][3]
Location	Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position Rider Valentino Rossi Time 1:31.002 Fastest lap Rider Loris Capirossi Time 1:32.924 Podium First Troy Bayliss Second Loris Capirossi Third Nicky Hayden
250cc
Pole position Rider Hiroshi Aoyama Time 1:35.109 Fastest lap Rider Alex de Angelis Time 1:36.441 Podium First Alex de Angelis Second Roberto Locatelli Third Héctor Barberá
125cc
Pole position Rider Álvaro Bautista Time 1:39.058 Fastest lap Rider Héctor Faubel Time 1:39.574 Podium First Héctor Faubel Second Mika Kallio Third Sergio Gadea

The 2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last race of the 2006 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 October 2006 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The MotoGP riders' championship was decided at this race, as Nicky Hayden's third place ensured he completed the season with more points than his rival, and polesitter for the race, Valentino Rossi, who finished down in thirteenth after he fell during the race.

The race was also notable for two lasts; the last race with the 990cc (60.4 cu in) engines which débuted in 2002, and the last race for the Honda RC211V, as the engines switched to 800cc (48.8 cu in) in capacity and Honda would field the RC212V from 2007.