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Pedrosa triumphs after Stoner crashes
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July 9, 2012, Monday
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DANI Pedrosa won his third straight German Grand Prix in dramatic circumstances yesterday after his Honda MotoGP teammate Casey Stoner, who started in pole position, crashed out on the last lap at the Sachsenring circuit.
The Spaniard claimed his first victory of the season, with compatriot Jorge Lorenzo second on a Yamaha and Italian Andrea Dovizioso third.
Stoner and Pedrosa, swapping the lead throughout the race, had both turned up the pressure during the final few laps, with the Australian in determined mood and hoping to open up a lead in the championship.
However, the defending champion slid off the track while attempting to overtake Pedrosa, allowing championship challenger Lorenzo to claim second place and some vital points in the title race.
Lorenzo, with 160 points, now enjoys a 14-point lead over Pedrosa at the top of the table and, talking to the BBC afterwards, cheerfully admitted luck had played its part.
"Things can change completely in two races," Lorenzo said. "At Assen we have zero points and were very disappointed but then we have luck from Casey's crash today. I would have been happy to finish third as the bike was not so good but we were lucky."
Stoner remains third on 140 points.
Dovizioso, riding for Tech 3 on a Yamaha, held off the challenge of American Yamaha driver Ben Spies to finish third.
Spaniard Alvaro Bautista, starting the race at the back of the grid as punishment after colliding with Lorenzo at the Dutch GP last weekend, finished seventh on his Honda.
The Spaniard claimed his first victory of the season, with compatriot Jorge Lorenzo second on a Yamaha and Italian Andrea Dovizioso third.
Stoner and Pedrosa, swapping the lead throughout the race, had both turned up the pressure during the final few laps, with the Australian in determined mood and hoping to open up a lead in the championship.
However, the defending champion slid off the track while attempting to overtake Pedrosa, allowing championship challenger Lorenzo to claim second place and some vital points in the title race.
Lorenzo, with 160 points, now enjoys a 14-point lead over Pedrosa at the top of the table and, talking to the BBC afterwards, cheerfully admitted luck had played its part.
"Things can change completely in two races," Lorenzo said. "At Assen we have zero points and were very disappointed but then we have luck from Casey's crash today. I would have been happy to finish third as the bike was not so good but we were lucky."
Stoner remains third on 140 points.
Dovizioso, riding for Tech 3 on a Yamaha, held off the challenge of American Yamaha driver Ben Spies to finish third.
Spaniard Alvaro Bautista, starting the race at the back of the grid as punishment after colliding with Lorenzo at the Dutch GP last weekend, finished seventh on his Honda.
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