Jorge Lorenzo secured his second MotoGP world championship during the Australian GP after crossing the finish line in second place behind Casey Stoner who’s retiring at the end of this season.
Lorenzo’s tital rival Dani Pedrosa crashed out of the lead on lap two while pushing hard to stay ahead , thus handing his fellow countryman the championship win.
Casey Stoner inherited the lead from Pedrosa to dominate the whole race and clinch a comfortable victory ahead of Jorge Lorenzo, whose second-place finish was enough for the title.
Cal Crutchlow drove a lonely race to third, while teammate Andrea Dovizioso had to defend fourth place from Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl for most of the race.
Valentino Rossi settled for a seventh place finish in the uncompetitive Ducati.
Pos Rider Team/Bike Time/Gap 1. Casey Stoner Honda 41m01.324s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 9.223s 3. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 14.570s 4. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha + 23.303s 5. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda + 23.432s 6. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda + 23.467s 7. Valentino Rossi Ducati + 37.113s 8. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 38.387s 9. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati + 52.613s 10. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia + 1m00.299s 11. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia + 1m00.342s 12. Hector Barbera Pramac Ducati + 1m21.951s 13. Danilo Petrucci Ioda Suter-BMW + 1m27.857s 14. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda + 1 lap 15. Ivan Silva Avintia BQR-Kawasaki + 1 lap