Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo extended his lead in the MotoGP championship with an easy win in the British GP at Silverstone on Sunday as Australian Casey Stoner again missed the podium.
The Spaniard started on pole and was never headed, beating Italian Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso by seven seconds with American Ben Spies third on another Yamaha.
It was the first podium finish in the elite class for Spies who overtook experienced countryman Nicky Hayden on the final lap. Sydney Morning Herald
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Nicky Hayden crossed the line in fourth place in front of team-mate Casey Stoner, with Dani Pedrosa losing ground in the title race after finishing eighth.
Lorenzo had built up an eight-second lead by the halfway point in the race and eased off to eventually win by just under seven seconds.
Polesitter Lorenzo, the team-mate of injured Valentino Rossi, did not get too much camera time as the focus fell on the battle for second while he was untroubled at the head of the field.
Dovizioso moves up to second in the points standings after managing to take the runner-up spot, with Pedrosa now down in third. SkySports
Pos. Points Num. Rider Team 1 25 99 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha Team 2 20 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda Team 3 16 11 Ben SPIES Monster Yamaha Tech 3 4 13 69 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Team 5 11 27 Casey STONER Ducati Team 6 10 14 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda MotoGP 7 9 58 Marco SIMONCELLI San Carlo Honda Gresini 8 8 26 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 9 7 5 Colin EDWARDS Monster Yamaha Tech 3 10 6 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Pramac Racing Team 11 5 40 Hector BARBERA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 12 4 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 13 3 36 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing Team Not Classified 65 Loris CAPIROSSI Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Not Starting 33 Marco MELANDRI San Carlo Honda Gresini
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