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Stoner wins in US but Lorenzo extends lead
July 31, 2012, Tuesday
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REIGNING MotoGP world champion Australian Casey Stoner won the United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca in Monterrey on Sunday, besting Spain's championship leader Jorge Lorenzo by almost three and a half seconds.
Stoner defended his victory from 2011 on the California course with his Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa of Spain claiming third place, 7.633 seconds behind. Lorenzo increased his championship lead to 23 points over Pedrosa, with Stoner now 32 points adrift in third as he chases a third world title before his impending retirement at the end of the season.
Stoner defended his victory from 2011 on the California course with his Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa of Spain claiming third place, 7.633 seconds behind. Lorenzo increased his championship lead to 23 points over Pedrosa, with Stoner now 32 points adrift in third as he chases a third world title before his impending retirement at the end of the season.
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