Meanwhile, the
BMW M Award - decided by adding together each rider's qualifying times throughout the season, plus at the official
Jerez test - will be decided on Saturday. Stoner currently leads Rossi by half a second in the chase for an M3 Coupe.
Following the race, a number of
MotoGP teams will stay on for testing with their new bikes and rider line-ups. One of those present will be 20-year-old Spaniard
Jorge Lorenzo, who will sign off his 250cc career this weekend before joining Rossi in the factory Yamaha MotoGP team for 2008.
The Fortuna Aprilia rider chases his tenth grand prix victory of the season after retaining his 250cc title for the second year in succession with third place last time out in Malaysia. Also making their last 250cc appearances before joining MotoGP next year will be
Andrea Dovizioso and
Alex de Angelis.
The 125cc World Championship will be decided in the 24-lap final encounter of the season. Gabor Talmacsi could bring the very first world championship to Hungary although local hero and team-mate Hector Faubel will do everything to spoil the party.
Talmacsi leads his Bancaja Aspar Aprilia team-mate by ten points after winning in Malaysia but Faubel will have the massive crowd and plenty of local Spanish riders helping his cause. It promises to be some battle.
