This weekend MotoGP looks forward to one of its all-time greatest events - the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. The fourth round of the 2010 MotoGP.
The MotoGP circus always gets an extra special welcome in Italy because five of the best riders on the grid are Italian, three of whom ride Honda machinery: Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda RC212V), Marco Melandri (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V) and Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V).
Mugello is the kind of fast, flowing track that really allows MotoGP bikes to unleash their awesome horsepower.
The circuit is as popular with riders as it is with fans and is also reckoned to be one of the most challenging, with a thrilling blend of fast and slow turns, rapid direction changes, plentiful off-camber corners and an ultra-rapid main straight. Mugello’s complexities are further heightened by a bumpy surface, which, combined with numerous adverse-camber corners, makes front-tyre choice particularly crucial. Cycle News
Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) won the third round of the MotoGP World Championship at Le Mans in France and extended his championship lead over team-mate and current world champion Valentino Rossi to nine points.
It was Lorenzo’s second win of the new season and it gave Yamaha three wins from the first three races in a season for the first time since 1980.
Lorenzo leads the championship with 70 points with Rossi second on 61, followed by Dovizioso (42), Pedrosa (40) and Hayden (39). Former champion Stoner, after two non-finishes in three races, looks to have dropped out of the title race and is 13th on 11 points. Wheels24.co.za
Pos. Rider Bike Points 1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha 70 2 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 61 3 Andrea DOVIZIOSOHonda 42 4 Dani PEDROSA Honda 40 5 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati 39 6 Randy DE PUNIET Honda 26 7 Marco MELANDRI Honda 21 8 Colin EDWARDS Yamaha 16 9 Marco SIMONCELLIHonda 16 10 Hector BARBERA Ducati 15 11 Hiroshi AOYAMA Honda 13 12 Mika KALLIO Ducati 12 13 Casey STONER Ducati 11 14 Ben SPIES Yamaha 11 15 Aleix ESPARGARO Ducati 8 16 Loris CAPIROSSI Suzuki 7 17 Alvaro BAUTISTA Suzuki 6
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