Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
While the rich Sultan of Selangor protected the grand prix for years, the local government was no longer able to host the race at the venue.While there were pebbles on the track that kicked up and were a nuisance to the riders, the most shocking thing that happened during the weekend was when Lucio Cecchinello drove over the tail of a passing Cobra, which then looked up before getting hit at high speed by the leg of Gino Borsoi.[2][4] In 2006, the distance between the grid positions was increased following the 2006 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix where multiple riders crashed on the first corner.[12][13][14] In 2010, Valentino Rossi won his first race in Malaysia since his accident at the Italian round earlier that year, which saw him break his leg.[15] In 2011, Marco Simoncelli died on the first lap of the race after a horror accident where two riders hit him in the head and lower body.