Lorenzo Took US MotoGP Victory after Rossi and Pedrosa Crashed

Jorge Lorenzo took victory at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix to cut Valentino Rossi's championship lead to 25 points as Rossi crashed and failed to finish on Sunday's race. Lorenzo, who did not finish in the last two MotoGP races, came home nine seconds ahead of Alex de Angelis in second with home favourite Ducati rider Nicky Hayden in third.


Unlucky for Dani Pedrosa, he set the early pace before crashing his bike on lap four, leaving Rossi and Lorenzo to battle for the lead. Two laps later, the Spainard had gone ahead when the Italian also crashed and out of the race.

Dani Pedrosa did superbly to come back and finish in 10th place, and Britain's James Toseland boosted his chance of earning a new contract with the Tech 3 Yamaha team by equalling his career-best sixth place finish. With five races of the season left, Jorge Lorenzo has cut Rossi's championship lead to just one win's-worth of points.

Lorenzo Took US MotoGP Victory after Rossi and Pedrosa Crashed

Jorge Lorenzo took victory at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix to cut Valentino Rossi's championship lead to 25 points as Rossi crashed and failed to finish on Sunday's race. Lorenzo, who did not finish in the last two MotoGP races, came home nine seconds ahead of Alex de Angelis in second with home favourite Ducati rider Nicky Hayden in third.


Unlucky for Dani Pedrosa, he set the early pace before crashing his bike on lap four, leaving Rossi and Lorenzo to battle for the lead. Two laps later, the Spainard had gone ahead when the Italian also crashed and out of the race.

Dani Pedrosa did superbly to come back and finish in 10th place, and Britain's James Toseland boosted his chance of earning a new contract with the Tech 3 Yamaha team by equalling his career-best sixth place finish. With five races of the season left, Jorge Lorenzo has cut Rossi's championship lead to just one win's-worth of points.

Dani Pedrosa Pole Position at US MotoGP

Dani Pedrosa took the pole position on Red Bull Indianapolis MotoGP this Sunday evening at Indianapolis by half a second and finished a second faster than Valentino Rossi's existing qualifying record. Pedrosa was the only rider to finish below the 1'40s barrier, lapping at 1'39.730 while Jorge Lorenzo secured second place and Rossi third with his very last lap after pitting to top up his fork oil with just a handful of minutes left.


Valentino Rossi's lap was just good enough to bump Gresini Honda's Alex De Angelis onto the second row of the grid but there was only 11 one-thousandths of a second between the Italian pairing. Monster Yamaha's Colin Edwards ended up fifth despite a crash with ten minutes to go while countryman Nicky Hayden was just behind the Texan by a little over a tenth.

Dani Pedrosa Pole Position at US MotoGP

Dani Pedrosa took the pole position on Red Bull Indianapolis MotoGP this Sunday evening at Indianapolis by half a second and finished a second faster than Valentino Rossi's existing qualifying record. Pedrosa was the only rider to finish below the 1'40s barrier, lapping at 1'39.730 while Jorge Lorenzo secured second place and Rossi third with his very last lap after pitting to top up his fork oil with just a handful of minutes left.


Valentino Rossi's lap was just good enough to bump Gresini Honda's Alex De Angelis onto the second row of the grid but there was only 11 one-thousandths of a second between the Italian pairing. Monster Yamaha's Colin Edwards ended up fifth despite a crash with ten minutes to go while countryman Nicky Hayden was just behind the Texan by a little over a tenth.

Jorge Lorenzo to Ride Ducati in 2010

Ducati has allegedly handed Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo a very generous monetary offer to ride for the Bologna team for the next two seasons, replacing the ill and questionable Casey Stoner. Reliable sources are now stating that Lorenzo and Marlboro/Ducati have come to a basic agreement, and that a deal could be announced at the Indianapolis GP.



The deal between Jorge Lorenzo and Marlboro has been agreed to in principle, with the finer details of the contract still being ironed out, Spanish paper, Motocuatro, reported. They also report that the figures being floated around would make Jorge Lorenzo the second highest paid rider in MotoGP, right behind current teammate Valentino Rossi.

Jorge Lorenzo to Ride Ducati in 2010

Ducati has allegedly handed Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo a very generous monetary offer to ride for the Bologna team for the next two seasons, replacing the ill and questionable Casey Stoner. Reliable sources are now stating that Lorenzo and Marlboro/Ducati have come to a basic agreement, and that a deal could be announced at the Indianapolis GP.



The deal between Jorge Lorenzo and Marlboro has been agreed to in principle, with the finer details of the contract still being ironed out, Spanish paper, Motocuatro, reported. They also report that the figures being floated around would make Jorge Lorenzo the second highest paid rider in MotoGP, right behind current teammate Valentino Rossi.

Rossi Moves Closer to MotoGP Title

Valentino Rossi romped to his fifth victory of 2009 MotoGP season in Czech MotoGP race to move a step closer to a sixth FIM MotoGP World Championship. Rossi increased his championship lead to 50 points in Brno.

The Italian Fiat Yamaha rider started the race on pole position ahead of team-mate and nearest challenger Jorge Lorenzo and the duo fought out a race-long duel before Lorenzo crashed out with five laps remaining to all but end his title hopes.




Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa inherited second spot after Lorenzo's error with Toni Elias, Andrea Dovizioso and Loris Capirossi rounding out the top five. For Elias the unexpected podium meant a great end to a bad week in which he was told he would not be retained by the Gresini Honda team for 2010.

Rossi Moves Closer to MotoGP Title

Valentino Rossi romped to his fifth victory of 2009 MotoGP season in Czech MotoGP race to move a step closer to a sixth FIM MotoGP World Championship. Rossi increased his championship lead to 50 points in Brno.

The Italian Fiat Yamaha rider started the race on pole position ahead of team-mate and nearest challenger Jorge Lorenzo and the duo fought out a race-long duel before Lorenzo crashed out with five laps remaining to all but end his title hopes.




Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa inherited second spot after Lorenzo's error with Toni Elias, Andrea Dovizioso and Loris Capirossi rounding out the top five. For Elias the unexpected podium meant a great end to a bad week in which he was told he would not be retained by the Gresini Honda team for 2010.

Valentino Rossi Takes Pole Position on Czech MotoGP

MotoGP News: Valentino Rossi survived a late crash during qualifying at the Cardion ab Czech Republic Grand Prix to take his fifth pole position of the 2009 season, in clear and sunny conditions at the undulating Brno track. At one of his favorite venues on the calendar Rossi took his Yamaha M1 bike round the circuit in 1'56.145 on the 21st of his 23 laps after a battle for supremacy with his team-mate and closest World Championship rival Jorge Lorenzo - who trails him by 25 points in the standings and was 0.05s behind Rossi this session.

Lorenzo looked good throughout the weekend and will be confident of pushing Rossi hard in Sunday's MotoGP race. Perhaps the Spaniard will take heart from Rossi's late crash as he seeks to keep the pressure on from the other side of the Fiat Yamaha pit-box.

In the absence of Ducati's Casey Stoner, who is on sick leave for three rounds, Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa could be the biggest threat to Rossi and Lorenzo, with the talented rider having qualified in third place, just under four tenths down on Rossi.

Valentino Rossi Takes Pole Position on Czech MotoGP

MotoGP News: Valentino Rossi survived a late crash during qualifying at the Cardion ab Czech Republic Grand Prix to take his fifth pole position of the 2009 season, in clear and sunny conditions at the undulating Brno track. At one of his favorite venues on the calendar Rossi took his Yamaha M1 bike round the circuit in 1'56.145 on the 21st of his 23 laps after a battle for supremacy with his team-mate and closest World Championship rival Jorge Lorenzo - who trails him by 25 points in the standings and was 0.05s behind Rossi this session.

Lorenzo looked good throughout the weekend and will be confident of pushing Rossi hard in Sunday's MotoGP race. Perhaps the Spaniard will take heart from Rossi's late crash as he seeks to keep the pressure on from the other side of the Fiat Yamaha pit-box.

In the absence of Ducati's Casey Stoner, who is on sick leave for three rounds, Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa could be the biggest threat to Rossi and Lorenzo, with the talented rider having qualified in third place, just under four tenths down on Rossi.

MotoGP News: Casey Stoner Splits from Ducati?

Hot MotoGP News: Rumors currently hurtling around the Brno MotoGP paddock state that Casey Stoner has split from Marlboro Ducati team and the three-race withdrawal on medical grounds may be a smokescreen for the rift.

Casey Stoner has been sidelined for this weekend, and a further two rounds, so he can get his medical situation sorted out but scuttlebutt of the paddock reckons there has been some kind of bust-up about his training regime over the season so far.

MotoGP News: Casey Stoner Splits from Ducati?

Hot MotoGP News: Rumors currently hurtling around the Brno MotoGP paddock state that Casey Stoner has split from Marlboro Ducati team and the three-race withdrawal on medical grounds may be a smokescreen for the rift.

Casey Stoner has been sidelined for this weekend, and a further two rounds, so he can get his medical situation sorted out but scuttlebutt of the paddock reckons there has been some kind of bust-up about his training regime over the season so far.