Jorge Lorenzo repeated his 2008 Estoril victory from pole on Sunday to significantly boost his title chances as Valentino Rossi could only manage fourth place at the challenging Portuguese circuit. MotoGP
The two Fiat Yamaha riders got away in first and second places on the grid but Rossi was unable to match Lorenzo, who he pulled away quickly at the front. Ducati’s Casey Stoner, returning to racing, rode brilliantly to follow Lorenzo across the line in second place, while Dani Pedrosa of Repsol Honda came third. guardian.co.uk
His victory means he is now 18 points behind championship leader Valentino Rossi, who could only finish fourth. BBC Sport
Behind the MotoGP big guns at the front, Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was 10 seconds back on Rossi in fifth place, whilst Toni Elías (San Carlo Honda Gresini) held off Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) for sixth on the line.
The top ten also featured Nicky Hayden (Ducati Marlboro), James Toseland (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki), with Mika Kallio (Pramac Racing) crashing out early on and Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) and Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini) retiring due to technical problems. MotoGP
