Ce Valencia Grand Prix has fixed the positions in a particularly fluid drivers' championship this season. Marc Márquez emerged the big winner from a quality scrum, but it was not just this ranking that attracted attention in the paddock. Among the manufacturers, we also looked at the state of the hierarchy between competing brands. With hopes for some and anguish for others…
The hope was with Ducati which was certainly focused on Andrea Dovizioso but also on Yamaha. At stake, second place overall behind already crowned Honda. With the double abandonment of the red motorcycles, Yamaha saved its place as runner-up but the Iwata brand also owes its fate to a John Zarco second in the last Grand Prix in Valencia. A sign that does not deceive…
Further down the hierarchy, Aprilia lived in fear of being grilled by the rookie of the year KTM. And the worst fears were verified for the Noale firm which will therefore end its financial year behind the Austrians. Arriving tied on points, the two firms saw their two drivers fall, but the RC16s were three with one Bradley Smith survivor who made the difference with an eleventh place.
Incidentally, the Englishman finished his Valencia Grand Prix ahead of Viñales and Petrucci…
| Rank | MANUFACTURER | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda | 357 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 321 |
| 3 | Ducati | 310 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 100 |
| 5 | KTM | 69 |
| 6 | Aprilia | 64 |
