Motul Grand Prix of Valencia

City Guide: Valencia

Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste, 27 km west of Valencia city, is where the MotoGP World Championship ends every year — the traditional season finale and one of the most emotionally charged events in motorsport. World championships are decided here, careers conclude here, and the paddock's end-of-season farewells happen on this pit lane. The 4.005 km circuit is compact, technical, and famously unforgiving of tyre management errors: tight hairpins, slow chicanes, and a long main straight combine to punish rear tyre wear. November in Valencia is mild and often sunny — 16–20°C, one of the best climates in Europe at this time of year. Valencia city itself is one of Spain's most underrated urban destinations: the City of Arts and Sciences, the old town, the Mercado Central, the birthplace of paella, and a nightlife culture that makes Barcelona look reserved.