Monday, April 18, 2011

Jorge Lorenzo beats Pedrosa to take victory at the Spanish Grand Prix

Spanish racer, Jorge Lorenzo wins at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday after Casey Stoner and meanwhile, Italian racer, Marco Simoncelli crashed on the wet track.
Yamaha racer Lorenzo, the defending MotoGP champion, was 19.339 seconds faster than fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa, who recovered his starting second place after falling to ninth early on. Pedrosa will undergo surgery on his collarbone on Monday.
American Nicky Hayden finished third, 29.085 seconds off the pace, at the 4.4-kilometer (2.7-mile) Jerez Circuit.
Pole-sitter Casey Stoner, who won the season-opening Qatar GP last month, led with 20 laps to go but could not continue after Valentino Rossi attempted to pass, leaving both out of the race.
Seven-time world champion Rossi finished over a minute behind in fifth.

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