Casey Stoner, riding a Ducati, brushed aside his rivals to easily win his fourth consecutive Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island on Sunday in front of his home fans.
Stoner blew away newly crowned world champion Jorge Lorenzo by 8.598 seconds in completing the 27-lap race in 41 minutes 09.128 seconds.
Lorenzo’s Fiat Yamaha teammate and seven-time world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi fought off Nicky Hayden to take third placing.
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Stoner leapfrogged Rossi into third place in the MotoGP world championship following his third win of the season. AFP
Spies nabbed his eighth top-five finish in his debut MotoGP campaign, with Honda Gresini rookie Marco Simoncelli three seconds adrift in sixth.
Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3), Aleix Espargaro (Pramac Racing), Marco Melandri (Honda Gresini) and Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) rounded out the top 10.
Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso retired after experiencing problems with his handlebars early in the race, while team-mate Dani Pedrosa sat out the race as he continues to recover from a broken collarbone. Sportal.com.au
Pos. Points Num. Rider Team Time/Gap 1 25 27 Casey STONER Ducati Team 41'09.128 2 20 99 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha Team 8.598 3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha Team 17.997 4 13 69 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 18.035 5 11 11 Ben SPIES Monster Yamaha Tech 3 22.211 6 10 58 Marco SIMONCELLISan Carlo Honda Gresini 25.017 7 9 5 Colin EDWARDS Monster Yamaha Tech 3 35.168 8 8 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Pramac Racing Team 46.194 9 7 33 Marco MELANDRI San Carlo Honda Gresini 46.294 10 6 14 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda MotoGP 59.635 11 5 36 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing Team 59.664 12 4 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 59.732 13 3 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA Interwetten Honda MotoGP +1'05.029 14 2 40 Hector BARBERA Paginas Amarillas Aspar +1'05.053 Not Classified 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSORepsol Honda Team 24 Laps
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