MotoGP Qatar 2010: Stoner crash, Rossi win, Lorenzo second

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Valentino Rossi started in 2010 with a positive season. The defending champion won the Qatar MotoGP on Sunday 11/04/2010, after Casey Stoner took the position that out early in the race. Rossi followed by Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo to make a one-two finish.

For Rossi, this is the first time he became a champion again at the Losail since the year 2006. Afterwards, Stoner dominated the Losail always be champion three consecutive years.

The race was Stoner's time was actually started with promise. Bad luck for the Ducati rider, he fell in the middle to lead the race and after fastest lap. Stoner could not even figure.

Lorenzo who finished runner-up last season was also impressive. Got sagging position after starting from third position, Lorenzo kicked off and steal second place on lap-lap final after passing Nicky Hayden (Ducati) and Andrea Dovizioso (Honda).

Also deserves great praise harvested last two names mentioned earlier. Before the action of Lorenzo in the final race, Hayden, who started in ninth position, and Dovizioso who started in sixth place behind Rossi lot of fighting to snatch second place.

Hayden and Dovizioso practical even continued to fight until near the finish line, although this time to snatch the final podium position three aliases. Dovizioso won this duel with a thin difference.

While Dani Pedrosa who finished in peer Dovizioso Honda rider can be regarded as the most steals attention at the start. From the seventh position, she darted to the forefront. Damn him, then drop and finally even Pedrosa finished in seventh position.

The road Racing

Dani Pedrosa to start slick. From the first corner, he immediately took charge. However, at the corner of four Valentino Rossi, who is also speeding directly after the start, caught up and turns to be leading.

On the first lap, Rossi was leading the race followed by Pedrosa. Pedrosa! Shortly after the first lap even devoured, the Honda rider Rossi made it through again. Soon after overtaking Casey Stoner joined Rossi.

Stoner! Leading position now taken over Stoner with race 20 laps remaining length again. Pedrosa is now in second place, followed by Rossi, Nicky Hayden in fourth position. Andrea Dovizioso fulfilled the five large, while Jorge Lorenzo who start at the top three positions are now scattered in six.

Rossi took over the position of two of Pedrosa on lap four, although Pedrosa continued to stick and tried to pass again. However, it was Hayden and even stole a chance to advance to the third position to pass Pedrosa.

Stoner's fall! In the early fifth lap Stoner fell off the bike and out of the race! It is a misfortune for Stoner, who confirmed hollow points in the series premiere, the first moment before he had recorded the fastest lap. Rossi now leads the race with Hayden being followed.

On lap seven, Rossi was still followed by Hayden and Dovizioso. Lorenzo meanwhile was in position four and Pedrosa who started the race with slick now instead had slipped to fifth position.

Substitution of position again after Dovizioso passed Hayden on lap eight to be behind Rossi. Still another 14 laps remaining in this race.

Ben Spies and Randy de Puniet nudged into fifth and sixth position with 12 laps remaining. Consequently Pedrosa was increasingly pushed to the back in position seven. There has been no change in the position of the big four with formation Rossi, Dovizioso, Hayden and Lorenzo.

Half the race is lived, is becoming the leading three drivers from other drivers. Rossi, Dovizioso looked increasingly threatening the leadership race, even though Hayden is ready to find a gap behind him.

Doviziso! Almost alone he managed to find space to get past Rossi on lap 15 while The Doctor managed to close the gap in time. Heavy pressure for Rossi still come from Dovizioso and Hayden with seven laps remaining.

Dovizioso passed Rossi on lap 16! But Dovizioso was not long led the race since then Rossi passed again from the inside corner.

Hayden stole second place! Hayden suddenly passed Dovizioso. Ah, but again the changes did not last long because of the position back past Dovizioso.

Three laps longer and increasingly rising tensions. Rossi was quite safe, with no record of significant obstacles, because the growing distance with his pursuers. Precisely Hayden who is now threatened with Lorenzo in third position.

Hayden Lorenzo made it through from the inside corner to the right! Lorenzo is now in third position with two laps remaining and Dovizioso and then hunt through it! Lorenzo is in second place!

At the end of the lap-lap, grabbing the top three heats. Hayden and Dovizioso fierce fighting over the position and then almost single-file across the finish line, with Dovizioso a little in front of Hayden.
Qatar MotoGP Race Results:
Position-racer-Team Time
1. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 42m 50.099s
2. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 42m 51.121s
3. Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Team 42m 51.964s
4. Nicky Hayden, Ducati Marlboro Team 42m 51.975s
5. Ben Spies Monster Tech 3 Yamaha 42m 54.002s
6. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP 42m 59.421s
7. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 43m 6.607s
8. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha Monster 43m 9.966s
9. Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 43m 10.992s
10. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda MotoGP Interwetten 43m 11.199s
11. Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini 43m 21.737s
12. Hector Barbera paginas Amarillas Aspar 43m 22.672s
13. Marco Melandri Gresini Honda San Carlo 43m 30.879s