Spanish star Jorge Lorenzo found the perfect remedy for his Jerez frustrations at Le Mans, bouncing straight back from his DNF in Spain with a brilliant win at the Grand Prix de France in highly difficult conditions – to return to the top of the standings.
Lorenzo took the lead on the first lap and shot away at the front, building up a big advantage on wet tyres as the track dried quickly, eventually being the last rider to change onto slicks in his first ever ‘flag-to-flag’ contest and riding superbly on both sets of tyres to win by a 17 second margin.
Pos. | Rider | Nation | Team | Total time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | J. LORENZO |
SPA | Fiat Yamaha Team | 47’52.678 |
2 | M. MELANDRI |
ITA | Hayate Racing Team |
+ 17.710 |
3 | D. PEDROSA |
SPA | Repsol Honda Team |
+ 19.893 |
4 | A. DOVIZIOSO |
ITA | Repsol Honda Team |
+ 20.455 |
5 | C. STONER |
AUS | Ducati Marlboro Team |
+ 30.539 |
6 | C. VERMEULEN |
AUS | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
+ 37.462 |
7 | C. EDWARDS |
USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
+ 40.191 |
8 | L. CAPIROSSI |
ITA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
+ 45.421 |
9 | J. TOSELAND |
GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 |
+ 50.307 |
10 | T. ELIAS |
SPA | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
+ 53.218 |
11 | A. DE ANGELIS |
RSM | San Carlo Honda Gresini |
+ 53.550 |
12 | N. HAYDEN |
USA | Ducati Marlboro Team |
+ 56.647 |
13 | Y. TAKAHASHI |
JPN | Scot Racing Team MotoGP |
+ 56.688 |
14 | R. DE PUNIET |
FRA | LCR Honda MotoGP |
+ 1’11.299 |
15 | N. CANEPA |
ITA | Pramac Racing |
+ 1’15.385 |
16 | V. ROSSI |
ITA | Fiat Yamaha Team | 2 Lap |
Not classified | ||||
M. KALLIO |
FIN | Pramac Racing | 17 Lap |