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Jorge Lorenzo wins dramatic Spanish GP race - Casey Stoner was looking strong in the early stages of his new relationship with the Repsol Honda MotoGP team, but after taking the win in Qatar he would be moving on to a venue where his record was much less impressive - Jeréz de la Frontera, for the Spanish Grand Prix. Rivals Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi have all won at the track.
Casey Stoner wins in Repsol Honda début race - Some of the leading players had switched allegiance prior to the 2011 FIM MotoGP World Championship season, but reigning title winner Jorge Lorenzo remained with Yamaha as he embarked on his first title defence. It was his rivals Valentino Rossi (Yamaha to Ducati) and Casey Stoner (Ducati to Honda) who had switched, but who would benefit most?
Lorenzo ends title year with MotoGP home win - The 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship title had been won by 23-year-old Jorge Lorenzo, the Fiat Yamaha man in his third season as a premier class GP racer. The final round of the series was being held in Valencia, giving the Spaniard the chance to sign off in front of his home fans. He would also be looking to set some new records.
Another GP win in Portugal for Jorge Lorenzo - The 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship title had been won, and now it was back to Europe for the first of two races to conclude the Grand Prix season. For new champion Jorge Lorenzo, the Estoril circuit in Portugal represented the scene of wins for him in both of the previous two years, but big rival Valentino Rossi had also had past success there.
Casey Stoner dominates Australian MotoGP race -
23-year-old Jorge Lorenzo had secured the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship with three races remaining, which meant that the works Fiat Yamaha team were victorious for the third straight year. Three other riders had won races, and there was still the matter of the next few championship positions to be decided. Round sixteen was in Australia.
Rossi back on top; Jorge Lorenzo secures world title -
The winner of four MotoGP races this year, Dani Pedrosa was out of action after a practice accident in Japan. Seven-time winner Jorge Lorenzo was fourth in that race, and was therefore on the brink of winning the 2010 world championship. In Malaysia, for round fifteen, he could well secure the title with a good ride on the Fiat Yamaha.
Casey Stoner makes it two in a row in Japanese GP -
Seven-time winner Jorge Lorenzo had been knocked off the top step of the podium in three consecutive races, but still led the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship by 56 points. Dani Pedrosa had been edging closer to the Fiat Yamaha man, but Repsol Honda’s number one rider had a steep slope to climb with five races left to run.
Casey Stoner back to winning ways at Aragón MotoGP - The momentum was with Dani Pedrosa, but still Jorge Lorenzo stayed comfortably in front in the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship, with a consistent run of podium results. Wins for Dani at Indianapolis and Misano had reduced the gap, but Jorge looked like the champion elect with his 2010-spec factory Fiat Yamaha YZR-M1 800cc.
Dani Pedrosa wins again at San Marino MotoGP race - Jorge Lorenzo looked to be on target to take the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship title, but the twelfth round of the series was at the Misano circuit, close to the home town of his Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi, the reigning champion. Rossi had won at Misano in the last two years, and was targeting winning form again after injury in June this year.
Dani wins Indy - MotoGP race victory for Pedrosa - Jorge Lorenzo’s seventh 2010 race win, in the Czech Republic, had put him further in control of the FIM MotoGP World Championship. The 23-year-old Fiat Yamaha rider now led by 77 points, which meant that challenger Dani Pedrosa, for Repsol Honda, had his work cut out if he was going to have a realistic shot at the title. Indianapolis hosted round eleven.
Seventh win for Jorge Lorenzo in Czech Grand Prix - Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo had won again in the USA and, with nearest rival Dani Pedrosa crashing out, the 24-year-old was even further ahead in the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship. The tenth round of the series was at Brno in the Czech Republic, where Lorenzo had previously won three times and Pedrosa twice, but with Valentino Rossi a seven-time former victor.
Lorenzo wins and Pedrosa crashes in US Grand Prix - Valentino Rossi was back, but Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo remained in control in the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship. The Spaniard was continuing with only first or second place finishes, although arguably a bigger splash was made by Rossi, back in Germany so soon after injury and almost making it onto the podium.
Pedrosa wins in Germany, Rossi back in action - 23-year-old Jorge Lorenzo was leading the way in the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship, the Fiat Yamaha rider helped by the absence of team-mate Valentino Rossi. Five wins from seven races meant he was in control, but nearest challenger Dani Pedrosa could still pose a threat with a run of victories on the Repsol Honda.
Jorge Lorenzo wins again in Catalan Grand Prix - Valentino Rossi had already missed three Grands Prix through injury, and Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo had won two of these, to add to two previous victories. The 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship was now between Lorenzo and the pair of Repsol Honda riders, whichever could go on to mount the most consistent challenge.
Lorenzo wins and Stoner on the podium at Assen GP - There had been another win for Fiat Yamaha racer Jorge Lorenzo at Silverstone, putting him even more in command of the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship in the absence of team-mate Valentino Rossi. Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa had finished a lowly eighth, widening the overall gap between the two Spaniards in the points table.
Jorge Lorenzo wins on MotoGP return to Silverstone - Following an injury that took Valentino Rossi out of contention, the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship looked like it could be going in the direction of his Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who had already been leading the Italian. But the race at Mugello had been won by Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa, and at this stage the title race was far from over.
Rossi is out and Pedrosa wins in Italian MotoGP race - Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi had not been at full fitness, which had seemingly given the edge to team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in the second and third rounds of the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship. But round four was taking place at Rossi’s second home, the Mugello circuit in Italy, where he had won nine Grands Prix, including a seven year spell unbeaten.
Jorge Lorenzo wins again in French MotoGP race - With just two races gone, the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship was looking a bit like another contest between Fiat Yamaha team-mates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Honda and Ducati riders had also looked fast, but at this stage only the Fiat pair had been on the podium in both Qatar and Spain. The third race would be taking place in France, where Lorenzo had won in 2009.
Home win for Lorenzo in Spanish MotoGP - The 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship had opened with a win for reigning champion Valentino Rossi, the Italian taking another race victory for Fiat Yamaha as the season began under floodlights in Qatar. From there the teams had been due to move on to Japan, where Rossi’s team-mate Jorge Lorenzo had won in 2009. Instead, round two ended up being held in Spain.
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