Dani Pedrosa MotoGP champion Japan

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Motegi (ADS) - Dani Pedrosa MotoGP Japan managed to become champion. Repsol Honda rider was successfully defeat the Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo and teammate Casey Stoner.
After the start Pedrosa in second place behind Casey Stoner. But he managed to get a chance to take over the leadership after Stoner out tracks. Pedrosa continues to lead to finish 24 laps with a time of 42 minutes, 47.481 seconds.
In this race Valentino Rossi fell after brushed with Lorenzo at the second corner after the start. While Stoner was immediately led the taped two other Honda riders, Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso.
Lorenzo was behind the two Repsol Honda rider. But on lap-21 Dovi had to undergo due to hit the ride-through penalty. Not only Dovi, Marco Simoncelli is also exposed to a penalty for jumping the start.
But Stoner was unable to control his bike so that's out gravel on lap five. After that Pedrosa, who led the race and tightly taped by Lorenzo. While the Rizla Suzuki rider Alvaro Bautista in third position.
While existing Stoner in fifth try against Nicky Hayden and Ducati rider eventually managed to pass also in the remaining 14 laps. After that Bautista, who successfully passed by Stoner on lap 11.
But Bautista can not continue the race after slipping and falling off the track. However Stoner had to settle for third position because Lorenzo already far ahead and is trying to stick to Pedrosa.
Dovizioso and Simoncelli has been in the fourth and fifth position after a undergoing a penalty. But Simoncelli made it through Dovi on lap-23 and make sure to finish in fourth position.

 

 
Japanese MotoGP results:

 
1. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda ESP 42m 47.481s
2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP Factory Racing 42m 54.780s
3. Casey Stoner AUS Honda Repsol 43m 5.861s
4. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 43m 11.031s
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda 43m 11.172s
6. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 43m 25.085s
7. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro 43m 26.468s
8. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha Monster 43m 32.504s
9. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 43m 36.555s
10. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing 43m 46.503s
11. Cal Crutchlow GBR Tech 3 Yamaha Monster 44m 1.445s
12. Kousuke Akiyoshi JPN Honda LCR 44m 9.190s
13. Shinichi Ito JPN Honda Racing Team 44m 13.862s

 
DNF:
Toni Elias Honda ESP LCR
15. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki
Damian Cudlin AUS Pramac Racing
Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar
Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro

 
DNS:
Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing

 
Drivers' Standings

 
Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team) 300 points
Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) 260
Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda Team) 196
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) 195
Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) 156
Valentino Rossi (Ducati Malboro Team) 139
Nicky Hayden (Ducati Malboro Team) 123
Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Gresini Honda) 119
Colin Edwards (Tech 3 Yamaha Monster) 98
Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 94
Hector Barbera (Mapfre Aspar Team) 77
Alvaro Bautista (Rizla Suzuki) 67
Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 57
Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing) 50
Toni Elias (LCR Honda MotoGP) 47
Randy de Puniet (Pramac Racing Team) 39
Loris Capirossi (Pramac Racing Team) 29
Kousuke Akiyoshi (San Carlo Gresini Honda) 7
John Hopkins (Rizla Suzuki) 6
Shinichi Ito (Honda Racing Team) 3