Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo was a fairly comfortable winner of a wet French MotoGP in Le Mans and in doing so he moves into the lead in the World Championship. A revitalised Valentino Rossi, nine-times world champion, was second and Casey Stoner was third.
MotoGP results
1 Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha
2 Valentino Rossi (Ita) Ducati
3 Casey Stoner (Aus) Honda
4 Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda
5 Stefan Bradl (Ger) Honda
6 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati
7 Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Honda
8 Cal Crutchlow (Gbr) Yamaha
9 Hector Barbera (Spa) Ducati
10 Alvaro Bautista (Spa) Honda
Standings
1. Jorge Lorenzo: 90 points
2. Casey Stoner: 82 points
3. Dani Pedrosa: 65 points
4. Cal Crutchlow: 45 points
5. Andrea Dovizioso: 44 points
6. Valentino Rossi: 42 points
7. Stefan Bradl: 35 points
8. Alvaro Bautista: 35 points
9. Nicky Hayden: 33 points
10. Hector Barbera: 26 points