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Post by BADGER on May 24, 2010 6:24:31 GMT
1. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 44m 29.114s 2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 44m 34.786s 3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 44m 36.986s 4. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 44m 38.46s 5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 44m 41.727s 6. Marco Melandri ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 44m 51.032s 7. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 44m 58.402s 8. Hector Barbera SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 45m 2.242s 9. Aleix Espargaro SPA Pramac Racing 45m 2.607s 10. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 45m 2.919s 11. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP 45m 3.46s 12. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 45m 6.237s 13. Mika Kallio FIN Pramac Racing 45m 24.175s
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Post by BADGER on May 24, 2010 6:25:27 GMT
Lorenzo breaks Rossi for Le Mans win
Jorge Lorenzo has extended his 2010 title lead by claiming back-to-back MotoGP race wins for the first time in his career at Le Mans on Sunday - having overtaken, then broken away from, team-mate and reigning champion Valentino Rossi.
Rossi had retained his pole advantage into turn one, while Lorenzo lost a position to Dani Pedrosa, but was back in second by the end of the first lap - after which the top three began to edge away.
Meanwhile, Casey Stoner had dropped back behind Ducati team-mate Nicky Hayden to sit fifth on lap one - took fourth back from the American on lap two, then crashed on lap three, after sliding out on the exit of a right hander.
Having also crashed out, while leading, at Qatar, it was a disastrous result for the Australian who leaves Le Mans with only eleven points - for his fifth place at Jerez - out of a potential 75. Small wonder Stoner was seen with his head in his hands in the Ducati pits.
Back on track and Rossi began to feel ever increasing pressure from Lorenzo, who finally attacked on lap 8 of 24, through turn one.
Rossi resisted, and was back ahead by the exit of the first chicane, but a patient Lorenzo adjusted his tactics and his second attempt at the lead, also into the first chicane on lap 12, proved unstoppable.
Thereafter, Lorenzo simply rode into the distance, eventually taking the chequered flag with a 5.672sec victory margin over Rossi. Rossi said his shoulder had not been perfect, but that grip out of the corners was what had lost him the race.
Pedrosa remained in third for almost the entire race, but was caught by Repsol Honda team-mate Andrea Dovizioso and Hayden in the closing stages. Pedrosa began to run wide and Dovizioso got revenge for last year's race, when Dani took a rostrum from him, by finally getting past on the very last lap.
Worst was to follow for Pedrosa, who the found Hayden in his wheeltracks and, after running wide once again, lost fourth place to the American - who has now finished fourth in all three rounds this year.
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Post by brakeline on May 25, 2010 4:12:39 GMT
Cheers Badge, missed it cause a fell asleep
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