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Lorenzo Races Closer to World Title With Victory in Czech GP
MotoGP | August 15, 2010

Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo won Sunday’s MotoGP in Brno, Czech Republic, by a healthy five seconds over Dani Pedrosa. (EPA Photo/Filip Singer) Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo won Sunday’s MotoGP in Brno, Czech Republic, by a healthy five seconds over Dani Pedrosa. (EPA Photo/Filip Singer)
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Brno, Czech Republic. Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo recorded his seventh MotoGP victory of the season on Sunday, with the championship leader riding his Yamaha to glory in the Czech Grand Prix.

The 23-year-old, who in an unusual celebration got off his bike and walked on to a neighboring golf course to take a putt that he needed two to hole, edged out compatriot and pole sitter Dani Pedrosa on a Honda, while Australia’s former world champion, Casey Stoner, was third.

“I couldn’t put the ball in the hole but at least I could win the race,” said Lorenzo, who equaled Australian legend Michael Doohan and Italian Giacomo Agostini’s record of finishing first or second in the opening 10 races of the season.

“It was a very difficult day as I had crashed in qualifying so my confidence was not so high. The wind made it difficult for the riders, but for me it’s a fantastic win,” the Spaniard said.

Lorenzo took the lead from Pedrosa on the first of 22 laps as five riders, including Stoner, battled for the top three spots in the opening exchanges. Not in the mix was nine-time champion Valentino Rossi, who found himself adrift in eighth place.

Italian Andrea Dovizioso was the first of the front five to crack as he came to grief in the middle of the track on the fourth lap and was extremely fortunate not to suffer a serious injury by being hit by one of the oncoming bikes.

The Repsol rider — who won this year’s British MotoGP — was able to resume the race but tailed off in last place and eventually gave up and pulled into his stable.

Both Lorenzo and Pedrosa started to open a gap on third- placed American rookie Ben Spies and Stoner, who was also eventually cast adrift by the young American.

The Spanish duo had a lead of more than four seconds over Spies and Stoner while that pair had a sizeable lead over a group that included fifth-placed Rossi, who was some nine seconds adrift along with Nicky Hayden with 12 laps to go.

Stoner stoically stuck to his task and passed Spies to move into third place with 11 laps remaining, and it was at this point that Lorenzo wound up the pressure on Pedrosa, opening more than a one-second gap on him with 10 laps to go.

Pedrosa was unable to peg him back and Lorenzo ended up coasting to victory and closer to his first MotoGP world title.


Agence France-Presse