France 2010
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTOR FROM QUALIFYING WAS THAT RANDY DE PUNIET, RIDING FOR A CASH-STRAPPED, PRIVATEER TEAM, MANAGED TO GET AMONGST THE FACTORY TEAMS AND QUALIFIED 6TH IN THIS HIS HOME RACE. HE HAS OUT-QUALIFIED ALL THE OTHER NON-FACTORY RIDERS THIS SEASON.
AT THE START, VALENTINO ROSSI GOT THE DROP, FOR ONCE, ON DANI PEDROSA AND LED FOR A NUMBER OF LAPS WHILST THE OTHERS BATTLED IT OUT BEHIND. JORGE LORENZO SOON GOT PAST PEDROSA AND SET OFF TO HAUL IN ROSSI.
WHILE ALL THIS WAS GOING ON, NICKY HAYDEN WAS IN FRONT OF HIS TEAM-MATE, CASEY STONER, FOR THE FIRST LAP BUT ONCE CASEY GOT IN FRONT HE ALSO TRIED TO JOIN THE BATTLE FOR THE LEAD. HE NEVER MADE IT BECAUSE ON LAP 2 DISASTER STRUCK HIM JUST AS IN QATAR AND HE SLID OFF ON COLD TYRES. IN ALL PROBABILITY, THIS FEATURE OF CASEY'S RIDING THIS YEAR IS DOWN TO HIM TRYING TOO HARD EARLY ON.
AFTER A FEW MORE LAPS FENDING OFF LORENZO, ROSSI EVENTUALLY HAD TO GIVE HIM BEST AND, ONCE HE WAS IN FRONT, THERE WAS LITTLE DOUBT THAT JORGE WAS FASTEST BECAUSE HE INCREASED THE GAP ON EACH OF THE REMAINING LAPS.
HE CROSSED THE LINE TO TAKE HIS FIRST BACK-TO-BACK VICTORY IN THE SENIOR CLASS, HAVING WON IN SPAIN LAST TIME OUT. ROSSI WAS 2ND AND ANDREA DOVIZIOSO MANAGED TO GET PAST DANI PEDROSA TO COMPLETE THE PODIUM PLACES. NICKY HAYDEN ALSO GOT PAST DANI AND FINISHED 4TH, WHERE HE HAS FINISHED IN EVERY RACE THIS YEAR! A WELCOME RETURN TO FORM SAW MARCO MELANDRI FINISH 6TH.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Valentino Rossi
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| 2.
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Jorge Lorenzo
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| 3.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 4.
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Casey Stoner
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| 5.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 6.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 7.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 8.
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Colin Edwards
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| 9.
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Loris Capirossi
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| 10.
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Aleix Espargaro
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| 11.
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Marco Melandri
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| 12.
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Ben Spies
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| 13.
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Marco Simoncelli
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| 14.
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Hiroshi Aoyama
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| 15.
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Hector Barbera
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| 16.
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Mika Kallio
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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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Valentino Rossi
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| 3.
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Andrea Dovizioso
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| 4.
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Nicky Hayden
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| 5.
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Dani Pedrosa
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| 6.
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Marco Melandri
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| 7.
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Randy de Puniet
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| 8.
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Hector Barbera
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| 9.
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Aleix Espargaro
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Riders :
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| Jorge Lorenzo
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70
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| Valentino Rossi
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61
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| Andrea Dovizioso
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42
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| Dani Pedrosa
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40
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| Nicky Hayden
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39
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| Randy de Puniet
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26
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| Marco Melandri
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21
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| Colin Edwards
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16
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| =Marco Simoncelli
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16
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Constructors :
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| Yamaha
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75
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| Honda
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52
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| Ducati
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39
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| Suzuki
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13
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Race Results posted by
David Little
24th May 2010
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