Valencia has put an end to the 2002 season with Dani Pedrosa, Marco Melandri and Alex Barros as winners of three races in the Cheste circuit. The test of 125 has also served to proclaim the Frenchman Arnaud Vincent as the new World Champion. Dani Pedrosa has achieved the best result of the Repsol riders thanks to a convincing win at 125.
The Spaniard has dominated the race despite the fact that Vincent has battled until the last lap. Dani, however, has been very strong and defended well the first position. Joan Olive has failed to finish in ninth place and Pedrosa in the championship has secured the final third and the twelfth Olivé. Less success in the category of 250. Marco Melandri has proved intractable in Cheste and has run without rivals. Fonsi Nieto and Toni Elias who struggled for the second and third place, were left with no options soon. Fonsi has fallen on the eighth lap and saw the rest of the test from the box, while Toni Elias, with engine problems, has gradually given way to finish in tenth place.
At the World Fonsi Elias won the runner and finished in fourth place. Has been the most exciting MotoGP race Alex Barros and Valentino Rossi have fought to the last corner for the win. The Brazilian and Italian are very notable highlights of the other riders from the time of departure and Barros has achieved his third victory of the year. Tohru Ukawa has crossed the finish line in fifth place
