After his stunning victory at Motegi, Jorge Lorenzo now sits just 13 points behind Marc Marquez with just one race remaining in the 2013 MotoGP championship.
For the second time the Ricardo Tormo race circuit in Valencia will be the venue that will decide the title, after the 2006 race that saw points leader (by 8 points) Valentino Rossi crash out early, Nicky Hayden crowned MotoGP champion and WSBK champion Troy Bayliss in a wildcard appearance take the victory.
Marquez has just to finish fourth in the race to win the title regardless of whether Lorenzo wins the race or not and considering his track record this season, six victories and 15 podiums, and it seems more than likely that he will be the MotoGP king this year, but all the pressure will be the 20-year old rookie who will be praying to the weather gods that the entire weekend will be dry.
As we are all placing our bets on who will win next weekend, we can in the meantime can offer you a great gallery of just some of the beautiful and exotic Oriental paddock and brolly girls that brought back the sunshine to the Motegi races.
