Sunday, May 15, 2011

Champion Stoner, Rossi Grab First Podium


Stoner won comfortably and almost without interruption,

Casey Stoner won his second victory this season by winning the French MotoGP at Le Mans Circuit, Sunday, May 15, 2011. While Valentino Rossi took his first podium this season in the third position.

Racing began with Honda's dominance shown. Three Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner, Andrea Dovizioso and Gresini Honda's Marco Simoncelli mainstay successfully led the race.

Stoner managed to pass Pedrosa on the second lap and led the race. In this lap Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo made it through Simoncelli in third position, while Dovizioso slipped to fifth position. Simoncelli increasingly spread threats after successfully passing Pedrosa in second position.

Racing the more interesting when leaving 11 laps. Pedrosa Simoncelli successfully passed in a straight line, but the Italian rider perform dangerous maneuvers with Pedrosa cut from the outside in Turn 1. As a result Pedrosa crashed after nudging the back of the motor Simoncelli.

Simoncelli finally hit penalty during the race five laps remaining and had to pass through the pit. It is used Lorenzo to go up to the second position. But lap three laps remaining, Rossi successfully passed the position of Lorenzo. Lack of power motor M1 owned Spanish rider Lorenzo made it back disalip Dovizioso.

Seizing the more interesting the second position after successfully passing Dovizioso Rossi. Dovizioso finally completed the race in second position ahead of Rossi. Stoner completed the race itself untouched.


Stoner was in front with a record time of 44 minutes 03.955 seconds in 28 laps of this race. Riders from Australia, is superior to 14 seconds over Dovizioso and Rossi. Lorenzo must be satisfied to finish in fourth position, ahead of Marco Simoncelli, Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies.

Although only finish in fourth position, Lorenzo still topped the MotoGP standings with 78 points. Stoner was third with 12 points behind. Pedrosa is still in third place with 61 points