MotoGP
Lorenzo scores emphatic win in San Marino Grand Prix
Jorge Lorenzo ended title rival Casey Stoner's run of three straight victories with an emphatic display in the San Marino Grand Prix.
<font face='Courier New'><font color='Navy'>[U]Misano GP MotoGP Race Results[/U]</font></font>
<font color='DarkRed'>Pos Rider Team/Bike Time/Gap</font>
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 44m11.877s
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 7.299s
3. Casey Stoner Honda + 11.967s
4. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda + 17.353s
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 17.390s
6. Ben Spies Yamaha + 18.092s
7. Valentino Rossi Ducati + 23.703s
8. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki + 30.678s
9. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati + 37.502s
10. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 37.720s
11. Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda + 39.548s
12. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati + 40.506s
13. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha + 53.349s
14. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati + 1m02.366s
15. Toni Elias LCR Honda + 1m20.156s
<font color='DarkRed'>[U]Retirements:[/U]</font>
Loris Capirossi Pramac Ducati 9 laps
Nicky Hayden Ducati 2 laps
Here is the MotoGP Championship Standings after San Marino GP:
World MotoGP Championship Standings
<table class="width100"><thead><tr><th>Pos.</th><th>Rider</th><th>Bike</th><th>Nation</th><th>Points</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="">1</td><td class="">Casey STONER</td><td>Honda</td><td>AUS</td><td class="alignright">259</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">2</td><td class="">Jorge LORENZO</td><td>Yamaha</td><td>SPA</td><td class="alignright">224</td></tr><tr><td class="">3</td><td class="">Andrea DOVIZIOSO</td><td>Honda</td><td>ITA</td><td class="alignright">185</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">4</td><td class="">Dani PEDROSA</td><td>Honda</td><td>SPA</td><td class="alignright">150</td></tr><tr><td class="">5</td><td class="">Ben SPIES</td><td>Yamaha</td><td>USA</td><td class="alignright">135</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">6</td><td class="">Valentino ROSSI</td><td>Ducati</td><td>ITA</td><td class="alignright">133</td></tr><tr><td class="">7</td><td class="">Nicky HAYDEN</td><td>Ducati</td><td>USA</td><td class="alignright">105</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">8</td><td class="">Marco SIMONCELLI</td><td>Honda</td><td>ITA</td><td class="alignright">93</td></tr><tr><td class="">9</td><td class="">Colin EDWARDS</td><td>Yamaha</td><td>USA</td><td class="alignright">87</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">10</td><td class="">Hiroshi AOYAMA</td><td>Honda</td><td>JPN</td><td class="alignright">82</td></tr><tr><td class="">11</td><td class="">Hector BARBERA</td><td>Ducati</td><td>SPA</td><td class="alignright">69</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">12</td><td class="">Alvaro BAUTISTA</td><td>Suzuki</td><td>SPA</td><td class="alignright">57</td></tr><tr><td class="">13</td><td class="">Karel ABRAHAM</td><td>Ducati</td><td>CZE</td><td class="alignright">50</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">14</td><td class="">Toni ELIAS</td><td>Honda</td><td>SPA</td><td class="alignright">47</td></tr><tr><td class="">15</td><td class="">Cal CRUTCHLOW</td><td>Yamaha</td><td>GBR</td><td class="alignright">45</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">16</td><td class="">Randy DE PUNIET</td><td>Ducati</td><td>FRA</td><td class="alignright">29</td></tr><tr><td class="">17</td><td class="">Loris CAPIROSSI</td><td>Ducati</td><td>ITA</td><td class="alignright">29</td></tr><tr class="even"><td class="">18</td><td class="">John HOPKINS</td><td>Suzuki</td><td>USA</td><td class="alignright">6</td></tr><tr><td class="">19</td><td class="">Kousuke AKIYOSHI</td><td>Honda</td><td>JPN</td><td class="alignright">3</td></tr></tbody></table>
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Lorenzo surprised he was able to escape from Stoner at Misano
Jorge Lorenzo admitted he had not expected victory in the San Marino Grand Prix to come so easily after pulling away at Misano and ending Casey Stoner's run of wins.
Pedrosa says errant set-up change kept him out of Misano lead fight
Dani Pedrosa said a pre-race set-up change ended up costing his Honda some performance and preventing him from challenging for victory in the San Marino Grand Prix.
Stoner puts Misano race slump down to tiredness
Casey Stoner blamed tiredness for his defeat in the San Marino Grand Prix, saying his energy level plummeted in the second half of the race.
Bautista says he and his team expected to finish higher than eighth at Misano
Alvaro Bautista said he and his Suzuki team had expected more from the weekend than the eighth place finish he was able to secure at Misano.
Rossi says his run to seventh represents Ducati's maximum
Valentino Rossi says his impressive run to seventh in the San Marino Grand Prix represented the maximum potential of Ducati.
Jorge Lorenzo
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Ben Spies
Alvaro Bautista
Nicky Hayden
Valentino Rossi
Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Stoner
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