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Maverick Vinales is penalised from third to sixth after stewards judge him to have ridden 'irresponsibly' by holding up Fabio Quartararo

All stalled bikes must be moved to pit lane, no grid assistance allowed at any time.

21 bikes lining up on the grid in 2012

Girls from the third round of the MotoGP championship

Collection of girls from the last race of the MotoGP round of the year from Valencia, Spain

Spanish organiser steps in with rescue package to support shrinking grid

The beautiful sheilas that decorated the grid and paddocks of the coastal Philip Island circuit

A gallery of grid girls from Round 15 of the MotoGP championship from Sepang

A gallery of grid girls from the land of the rising sun

The grid girls from the final World Superbike

The cream of the lady crop from the World Superbike round at Imola

The girls from the Misano grid

The GP may have been a dull affair but at least there were some tasty looking ladies

Eastern European beauties from the 10th round of the MotoGP championship

The glamourous grid girls from the Silverstone paddock

The glamourous grid girls from the Laguna Seca paddock

The best sights from the Sachsenring MotoGP paddock

Some of the better sights from around the Catalunya Montmeló pits, garages and paddock of the Barcelona MotoGP round

The best girls from the grid and paddock babes of Misano WSB

Some of the better sights from around the Assen pits, garages and paddock

The best paddock girls and pit babes from the 2010 Silverstone MotoGP round

The best paddock girls and pit babes from the 2010 Mugello MotoGP round

The best girls from the grid and paddock from Miller Motorsports WSB

J'aime la belle femme at the third round of the MotoGP championship in France