2010 MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo claimed his first win of this season under the spotlights of the Lucile circuit in Qatar. Lorenzo started first and kept his position until lap 3 when reigning world champion Casey Stoner Passed him but he kept his head down and hunted Stoner all race long and was able to pass him 3 laps from the end. Stoner was unable to keep his 2nd place and drifted back to third when his teammate Dani Pedrosa claimed 2rd. Pedrosa started originally from 7th place and was able to jump 3 places on the started of the race and continues strongly until the end. Although Stoner was the man to beat in Qatar yesterday since he was the winner there in the past 4 years Lorenzo was much stable and took the win, nevertheless Stoner scored his 16th consecutive podium finish on his way to repeat last year’s glory.
MotoGP Legend Valentino Rossi finished 10th and labeled his bike non drive-able.
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Final Results:
Pos Rider Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 42m44.214s
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 0.852s
3. Casey Stoner Honda + 2.908s
4. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 17.114s
5. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha + 17.420s
6. Nicky Hayden Ducati + 28.413s
7. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda + 28.446s
8. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda + 29.464s
9. Hector Barbera Pramac Ducati + 31.384s
10. Valentino Rossi Ducati + 33.665s
11. Ben Spies Yamaha + 56.907s
12. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW + 58.088s
13. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia + 1m10.650s
14. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki + 1m15.943s
15. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia + 1m26.733s
16. Ivan Silva Avintia FTR-Kawasaki + 1m43.327s
17. Mattia Pasini Speed Master Aprilia + 1m47.419s
18. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia + 1m51.882s
19. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda + 7 laps
Retirements:
Danilo Petrucci Ioda-Aprilia 15 laps
Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati 7 laps