Today’s MotoGP race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway saw Jorge Lorenzo win the race and re-open the championship when Valentino Rossi who was points leader crashed out.
Dani Pedrosa who was leading the race followed by Rossi and Lorenzo, lost his front during lap 3 and slide across the track, but was able to get back on his Honda and rejoin the race in 17th, and finish in 10th after pipping Chris Vermeulen at the finish line.
Pedrosa’s crash left the Yamaha duo to battle it out.
Lorenzo passed Rossi on lap 9 and one lap later Rossi’s front folded and found himself in the gravel, he too was able to return to the race in 16th place, but after 3 laps had to return to the pits with a damaged throttle.
Alex DeAngelis who still hasn’t found a ride for 2010, took his first career podium in MotoGP with an excellent 2nd place while a last lap battle between Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso saw Hayden take 3rd and his first podium of the season with the Ducati Desmosedici.
Andrea Dovizioso took his 5th fourth place of the season, while Colin Edwards who had been running as high as third finished in 5th.
James Toseland was sixth after battling with Marco Melandri, until the Italian crashed with just three laps to go.
Loris Capirossi took seventh while Mika Kallio finished his second race as a factory Ducati rider in eighth.
Toni Elias finished in 9th after running wide in the first corner of the race.
11th went to Vermeulen and 12th to Randy DePuniet.
Aleix Espargaro in his MotoGP race debut took 13th ahead of Gabor Talmacsi.
Niccolò Canepa had to retire from the race when his Ducati broke down.
Race Results MotoGP Indianapolis :1 Jorge LORENZO 47′13.
5922 Alex DE ANGELIS 47′23.
0273 Nicky HAYDEN 47′26.
5394 Andrea DOVIZIOSO 47′27.
0705 Colin EDWARDS 47′39.
8466 James TOSELAND 47′46.
0007 Loris CAPIROSSI 47′47.
9928 Mika KALLIO 47′48.
4489 Toni ELIAS 47′58.
59710 Dani PEDROSA 47′58.
96911 Chris VERMEULEN 47′59.
07012 Randy DE PUNIET 48′05.
88613 Aleix ESPARGARO 48′17.
14414 Gabor TALMACSI 48′28.
678 DNF:Marco MELANDRINiccolo CANEPAValentino ROSSI