MotoGP
Stoner fined for warm-up clash
French Grand Prix polesitter Casey Stoner has been fined 5,000 euros by the MotoGP officials for an on-track altercation with Randy de Puniet in this morning's warm-up.
Stoner leaves action behind in France
Casey Stoner took his second win of 2011 in the French Grand Prix, but the action all took place in his wake as Marco Simoncelli was penalised for an incident that ended Dani Pedrosa's race, and Valentino Rossi took his first podium with Ducati in third behind Andrea Dovizioso.
[U]<font face='Courier New'><font color='navy'>LeMans GP MotoGP Race Results</font></font>[/U]
<font face='Courier New'><font color='darkred'>Pos Rider Team/Bike Time/Gap</font></font>
<font face='Courier New'> 1. Casey Stoner Honda 44m03.955s</font>
<font face='Courier New'> 2. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 14.214s</font>
<font face='Courier New'> 3. Valentino Rossi Ducati + 14.564s</font>
<font face='Courier New'> 4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 21.075s</font>
<font face='Courier New'> 5. Marco Simoncelli Gresini Honda + 31.245s</font>
<font face='Courier New'> 6. Ben Spies Yamaha + 31.609s</font>
<font face='Courier New'> 7. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 35.566s</font>
<font face='Courier New'> 8. Hiroshi Aoyama Gresini Honda + 51.502s</font>
<font face='Courier New'> 9. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati + 1m03.731s</font>
<font face='Courier New'>10. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati + 1m03.885s</font>
<font face='Courier New'>11. Toni Elias LCR Honda + 1m04.068s</font>
<font face='Courier New'>12. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki + 1m04.192s</font>
<font face='Courier New'>13. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha + 2 laps</font>
[U]<font face='Courier New'><font color='darkred'>Retirements:</font></font>[/U]
<font face='Courier New'> Loris Capirossi Pramac Ducati 21 laps</font>
<font face='Courier New'> Dani Pedrosa Honda 17 laps</font>
<font face='Courier New'> Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha 6 laps</font>
<font face='Courier New'> Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati 1 lap</font>
Here is the Championship Standings after French 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>1</TD><TD>Jorge LORENZO</TD><TD>Yamaha</TD><TD>SPA</TD><TD class=alignright>78</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>2</TD><TD>Casey STONER</TD><TD>Honda</TD><TD>AUS</TD><TD class=alignright>66</TD></TR><TR><TD>3</TD><TD>Dani PEDROSA</TD><TD>Honda</TD><TD>SPA</TD><TD class=alignright>61</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>4</TD><TD>Andrea DOVIZIOSO</TD><TD>Honda</TD><TD>ITA</TD><TD class=alignright>50</TD></TR><TR><TD>5</TD><TD>Valentino ROSSI</TD><TD>Ducati</TD><TD>ITA</TD><TD class=alignright>47</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>6</TD><TD>Nicky HAYDEN</TD><TD>Ducati</TD><TD>USA</TD><TD class=alignright>39</TD></TR><TR><TD>7</TD><TD>Hiroshi AOYAMA</TD><TD>Honda</TD><TD>JPN</TD><TD class=alignright>36</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>8</TD><TD>Marco SIMONCELLI</TD><TD>Honda</TD><TD>ITA</TD><TD class=alignright>22</TD></TR><TR><TD>9</TD><TD>Colin EDWARDS</TD><TD>Yamaha</TD><TD>USA</TD><TD class=alignright>21</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>10</TD><TD>Hector BARBERA</TD><TD>Ducati</TD><TD>SPA</TD><TD class=alignright>21</TD></TR><TR><TD>11</TD><TD>Cal CRUTCHLOW</TD><TD>Yamaha</TD><TD>GBR</TD><TD class=alignright>21</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>12</TD><TD>Ben SPIES</TD><TD>Yamaha</TD><TD>USA</TD><TD class=alignright>20</TD></TR><TR><TD>13</TD><TD>Karel ABRAHAM</TD><TD>Ducati</TD><TD>CZE</TD><TD class=alignright>18</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>14</TD><TD>Toni ELIAS</TD><TD>Honda</TD><TD>SPA</TD><TD class=alignright>17</TD></TR><TR><TD>15</TD><TD>Loris CAPIROSSI</TD><TD>Ducati</TD><TD>ITA</TD><TD class=alignright>9</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>16</TD><TD>Alvaro BAUTISTA</TD><TD>Suzuki</TD><TD>SPA</TD><TD class=alignright>7</TD></TR><TR><TD>17</TD><TD>Randy DE PUNIET</TD><TD>Ducati</TD><TD>FRA</TD><TD class=alignright>6</TD></TR><TR class=even><TD>18</TD><TD>John HOPKINS</TD><TD>Suzuki</TD><TD>USA</TD><TD class=alignright>6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Pedrosa breaks collarbone in tangle
Dani Pedrosa has been diagnosed with a broken right collarbone following his collision with Marco Simoncelli in the French Grand Prix.
Stoner happy to close points gap
Casey Stoner said he was delighted with the ground gained in the championship after taking his second MotoGP win of the season at Le Mans.
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The Simoncelli/Pedrosa Incident