Motegi MotoGP 2010 Results
Results from the 2010 Motegi Japan round of the MotoGP championship.
Casey Stoner has won his second MotoGP round in a row, with an emphatic victory in Japan at the Motegi circuit.
Pole sitter Andrea Dovizioso circulated about a second behind Stoner,to an uneventful second place, but the duel of the event was the battle for third between Yamaha Fiat team mates Valentino Rossi and champion elect Jorge Lorenzo.
With the laps running down Lorenzo tried repeatedly to put himself on the podium, but Rossi was having none of it. After numerous passing attempts that resulted in Rossi barging back past immediately, several times with contact, Lorenzo was forced to settle for fourth place.
Colin Edwards was 5th, with team mate Ben spies involved in an incident with Ducati rider Ncky Hayden which saw them both leave the track. Spies recovered the best, finishing 8th, while Hayden floundered in 12th.
Jorge Lorenzo did not earn enough points to seal the 2010 title, but should do at the next round barring disaster.
The next round is the Malaysian Grand Prix, to be held at the Sepang circuit this coming weekend October 10th 2010.
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team Ducati 160.0 43’12.266
2 20 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 159.8 +3.868
3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 159.7 +5.707
4 13 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 159.6 +6.221
5 11 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 158.4 +27.092
6 10 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 158.2 +30.021
7 9 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 158.1 +31.826
8 8 11 Ben SPIES USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 157.9 +35.572
9 7 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 157.1 +47.564
10 6 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 157.0 +49.598
11 5 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 157.0 +49.999
12 4 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 156.9 +50.703
13 3 40 Hector BARBERA SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 156.9 +51.422
14 2 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 156.8 +52.843
15 1 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Team Ducati 155.5 +1’14.668
