Dani Pedrosa ended the MotoGP season with a win in Valencia after newly crowned world champion Jorge Lorenzo had a huge crash. Lorenzo opted to start on slick tyres on a wet track and took the lead as other riders came in to change from wet tyres. However, the gamble didn’t pay off and he crashed out from the lead …
Lorenzo clinches MotoGP championship in Australia
Second place at Phillip Island in Australia was enough for Jorge Lorenzo to secure his second MotoGP world championship after his closest rival Dani Pedrosa crashed out on lap two.
Pedrosa wins rain-hit Malaysian GP
Dani Pedrosa won a red-flagged MotoGP in Malaysia as rain forced the premature end of the twenty lap race after fourteen laps. Lorenzo, who almost crashed out during the race, came home in second place with Casey Stoner in third.
Pedrosa wins in Japan
Dani Pedrosa has closed the gap on MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo to 28 points with a win in Japan. Lorenzo, however, is still favourite for the title as he only needs to finish third in the final three races to be champion again, even if Pedrosa wins them all.
Pedrosa wins in Aragon
Dani Pedrosa kept his faint championship hopes alive after winning the MotoGP in Aragon, his fourth victory of the season. Lorenzo, who won the title in 2010, came home in second place and now leads the standings by 33 points with four races remaining. Tech 3 Yamaha rider Andrea Dovizioso took third with Briton Cal Crutchlow finishing in fourth.
Lorenzo increases his lead as Pedrosa crashes out in San Marino
Jorge Lorenzo won the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano and increased his lead at the top of the standings to 38 points after his main rival Dani Pedrosa crashed out.
Pedrosa wins in Brno
Honda rider Dani Pedrosa was able to pass title rival Jorge Lorenzo on the final corner to win the Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, with Lorenzo finishing second and Britain’s Cal Crutchlow in third. It is Pedrosa’s third victory of the season and he has cut Lorenzo’s lead at the top of the standings to just 13 points.
Pedrosa closes gap on Lorenzo
Dani Pedrosa, starting from pole position, won the Indianapolis MotoGP, closing the gap on compatriot Jorge Lorenzo at the top of the championship standings to 18 points. Lorenzo came home second with Andrea Dovizioso third and Casey Stoner, racing despite having suffered multiple injuries after crashing in qualifying, in fourth.
Stoner wins at Laguna Seca
Defending champion Casey Stoner claimed first place at Laguna Seca to close the gap on Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo at the top of the MotoGP standings. The Australian overhauled Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa before passing Lorenzo with 11 laps to go.
Lorenzo victorious in Italy
Jorge Lorenzo was a comfortable winner at Mugello in Italy to increase his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings. The Spaniard passed polesitter Dani Pedrosa at the first turn and was never really threatened as he recorded his fifth win of the season.