Pedrosa wins in Valencia
Pedrosa made it look easy today, but this was a masterclass of flat-out riding for the entire 30-lap race. The 24-year-old Spaniard led into Turn One, and an inch-perfect first five laps gave him a gap of 2.1 seconds as his pursuers squabbled over second place. Then, for the next five laps, Pedrosa was pursued hard by Valentino Rossi, and the gap hovered at around the two seconds. But Pedrosa was in control and put on a surge of speed, setting the fastest lap of the race on lap 10 and extending his lead to over four seconds by two-thirds distance. From then on, it was a case of maintaining his rhythm, and he brought his factory Honda home to take the his second MotoGP win at Valencia; his fifth win here in all classes of Grand Prix racing.
Results
Pos. |
Rider | Nation | Team | Total time |
1 | D. PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 46'47.553 |
2 | V. ROSSI | ITA | Fiat Yamaha Team | + 2.630 |
3 | J. LORENZO | SPA | Fiat Yamaha Team | + 2.913 |
4 | C. EDWARDS | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | + 32.515 |
5 | N. HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Marlboro Team | + 34.585 |
6 | T. ELIAS | SPA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | + 34.888 |
7 | B. SPIES | USA | Sterilgarda Yamaha Team | + 37.706 |
8 | A. DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | + 38.364 |
9 | M. KALLIO | FIN | Pramac Racing | + 42.491 |
10 | A. DE ANGELIS | RSM | San Carlo Honda Gresini | + 43.689 |
11 | R. DE PUNIET | FRA | LCR Honda MotoGP | + 46.018 |
12 | J. TOSELAND | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | + 50.226 |
13 | A. ESPARGARO | SPA | Pramac Racing | + 57.168 |
14 | L. CAPIROSSI | ITA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | + 1'06.877 |
15 | C. VERMEULEN | AUS | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | + 1'11.701 |
16 | G. TALMACSI | HUN | Scot Racing Team MotoGP | + 1'14.405 |
17 | M. MELANDRI | ITA | Hayate Racing Team | + 1'33.425 |
DNS | C. STONER | AUS | Ducati Marlboro Team |