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July 19, 2010, Monday
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DANI Pedrosa won an eventful German MotoGP yesterday, with reigning world champion Valentino Rossi taking fourth in his first race since breaking his leg six weeks ago.
Spaniard Pedrosa on a Honda came in clear of Yamaha's championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, with Australia's Casey Stoner pipping comeback king Rossi for third.
Pedrosa's win completed a clean sweep for Spain at the Sachsenring circuit near Hohenstein-Ernstthal, as his fellow countrymen Marc Marquez and Toni Elias won the Moto2 and 125cc races, respectively.
In the big one, only a late lunge on the final corner by Stoner denied the 98,000 spectators the remarkable sight of Rossi hobbling onto the podium on crutches.
The rider known as "The Doctor" has missed four races since his crash in Mugello 42 days ago, but even with one and a half legs in full working order, the Italian's brilliance was there for all to see as he battled with Stoner for third.
The race was marred by a three-bike pile-up on lap ten that resulted in a 30-minute delay and French rider Randy de Puniet suffering a double left leg fracture.
Pedrosa, registering his second win of the season, reflected on the interruption, saying: "When they stopped I wasn't sure about the restart. When you stop and restart it's never the same thing, but for me it was good."
Lorenzo was satisfied with his runner-up spot.
"This race was a bit crazy with the crash and the restart," he said.
With 10 rounds of the championship to go, Lorenzo, who had won the previous three races and has finished no worse than second all season, leads with 185 points. Pedrosa has 138 and Italian Andrea Dovizioso is third with 102 points.
A spectacular crash in the tenth lap involving de Puniet, Alvaro Bautista and Aleix Esparagaro, forced a temporary halt to this eighth leg of the 2010 season. Honda rider de Puniet fell first, with Bautista's Suzuki clipping his wheels and Esparagaro (Ducati) hot on their heels unable to take avoiding action. De Puniet's bike burst into flames.
Earlier, Elias on a Moriwaki won the Moto2 race, with Italian duo Andrea Iannone (Speed Up) and Roberto Rolfo (Suter) in second and third.
This was the third win of the season for Elias after victories at Jerez and Le Mans, and it lifted him 42 points clear of his Swiss teammate Thomas Luthi in the overall standings.
Marquez set the tone for Spain by winning the opening 125cc race with Japan's Tomoyoshi Koyama (Aprilia) in second and Germany's Sandro Cortese (Derbi) third.
Spaniard Pedrosa on a Honda came in clear of Yamaha's championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, with Australia's Casey Stoner pipping comeback king Rossi for third.
Pedrosa's win completed a clean sweep for Spain at the Sachsenring circuit near Hohenstein-Ernstthal, as his fellow countrymen Marc Marquez and Toni Elias won the Moto2 and 125cc races, respectively.
In the big one, only a late lunge on the final corner by Stoner denied the 98,000 spectators the remarkable sight of Rossi hobbling onto the podium on crutches.
The rider known as "The Doctor" has missed four races since his crash in Mugello 42 days ago, but even with one and a half legs in full working order, the Italian's brilliance was there for all to see as he battled with Stoner for third.
The race was marred by a three-bike pile-up on lap ten that resulted in a 30-minute delay and French rider Randy de Puniet suffering a double left leg fracture.
Pedrosa, registering his second win of the season, reflected on the interruption, saying: "When they stopped I wasn't sure about the restart. When you stop and restart it's never the same thing, but for me it was good."
Lorenzo was satisfied with his runner-up spot.
"This race was a bit crazy with the crash and the restart," he said.
With 10 rounds of the championship to go, Lorenzo, who had won the previous three races and has finished no worse than second all season, leads with 185 points. Pedrosa has 138 and Italian Andrea Dovizioso is third with 102 points.
A spectacular crash in the tenth lap involving de Puniet, Alvaro Bautista and Aleix Esparagaro, forced a temporary halt to this eighth leg of the 2010 season. Honda rider de Puniet fell first, with Bautista's Suzuki clipping his wheels and Esparagaro (Ducati) hot on their heels unable to take avoiding action. De Puniet's bike burst into flames.
Earlier, Elias on a Moriwaki won the Moto2 race, with Italian duo Andrea Iannone (Speed Up) and Roberto Rolfo (Suter) in second and third.
This was the third win of the season for Elias after victories at Jerez and Le Mans, and it lifted him 42 points clear of his Swiss teammate Thomas Luthi in the overall standings.
Marquez set the tone for Spain by winning the opening 125cc race with Japan's Tomoyoshi Koyama (Aprilia) in second and Germany's Sandro Cortese (Derbi) third.
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