Catalunya 2010
IN THE CONTINUED ABSENCE OF VALENTINO ROSSI, YAMAHA NOMINATED THEIR TEST RIDER, WATERU YOSHIKAWA, AS HIS DEPUTY BUT, ESSENTIALLY, THEY WERE RUNNING IT AS A TEST SESSION. HIS ORDERS WERE CLEAR - DON'T RACE AND DON'T CRASH THE BIKE! IN THE EVENT, HE DID SECURE THE LAST POINT AFTER ALEIX ESPARGARO AND MARCO SIMONCELLI CRASHED OUT.
DANI PEDROSA, FROM THE 2ND ROW OF THE GRID, DID HIS USUAL ROCKET START AND LED GOING INTO THE FIRST CORNER BUT WAS IN 11TH PLACE WHEN COMING OUT AFTER RUNNING OFF THE TRACK! HE EXPLAINED AFTERWARDS THAT WHEN HE USED THE FRONT BRAKE TO NEGOTIATE THE CORNER, IT DIDN'T WORK - HE HAD TO PUMP THE LEVER TO GET SOME PRESSURE INTO THE SYSTEM.
UNFORTUNATE FOR HIM BUT IT PROVED EXCITING FOR US AS HE CHARGED THROUGH THE FIELD TRYING TO RECOVER HIS POSITION. OVER THE NEXT FEW LAPS, HE SOON MADE IT INTO 5TH BEHIND JORGE LORENZO, ANDREA DOVIZIOSO, CASEY STONER AND RANDY DE PUNIET, IN THAT ORDER.
IT WAS VERY CLOSE RACING, ALTHOUGH NOT MANY POSITION CHANGES AFTER THE FIRST FEW LAPS, BUT DANI DISPOSED OF RANDY DE PUNIET (NO MEAN FEAT) AND, WHEN CASEY MADE THE SAME MISTAKE AS DANI HAD AT TURN 1, DANI MOVED INTO 3RD. WHEN ANDREA SLID OFF THE TRACK, EVERYONE MOVED UP A PLACE. ANDREA THEN MANAGED TO GET THE BIKE GOING AGAIN AND EVENTUALLY CLAIMED A COUPLE OF POINTS.
JORGE WAS NOT TO BE DENIED HIS THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY AND EXTENDED HIS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD OVER DANI FROM 47 POINTS TO 52 POINTS. LOOKING GOOD BUT THERE ARE STILL 11 RACES TO GO.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Jorge Lorenzo
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| 2.
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Casey Stoner
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| 3.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 4.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 5.
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Ben Spies
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| 6.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 7.
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Loris Capirossi
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| 8.
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Marco Simoncelli
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| 9.
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Alvaro Bautista
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| 10.
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Colin Edwards
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| 11.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 12.
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Aleix Espargaro
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| 13.
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Hector Barbera
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| 14.
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Marco Melandri
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| 15.
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Mika Kallio
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| 16.
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Kousuke Akiyoshi
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| 17.
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Wateru Yoshikawa
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Jorge Lorenzo
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| 2.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 3.
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Casey Stoner
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| 4.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 5.
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Alvaro Bautista
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| 6.
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Ben Spies
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| 7.
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Loris Capirossi
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| 8.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 9.
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Marco Melandri
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Riders :
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| Jorge Lorenzo
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165
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| Dani Pedrosa
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113
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| Andrea Dovizioso
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91
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| Nicky Hayden
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69
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| =Randy de Puniet
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69
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| Casey Stoner
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67
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| Valentino Rossi
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61
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| Ben Spies
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59
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| Marco Melandri
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39
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Constructors :
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| Yamaha
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170
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| Honda
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137
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| Ducati
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97
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| Suzuki
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37
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Race Results posted by
David Little
5th July 2010
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