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MotoGP World Championship 2012

June 3, 2012

Round 4: Catalunya

Spain

MotoGP Race Results

MotoGP

Rank Rider (Team)

1 Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing)

2 Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team)

3 Andrea Dovizioso (Monster Yamaha Tech 3)

4 Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team)

5 Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3)

6 Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Honda Gresini)

7 Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team)

8 Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP)

9 Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team)

10 Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing)

Local hero Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC213V) rode to a determined second-place finish in today’s Catalan Grand Prix in Spain.

Local hero Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC213V) rode to a determined second-place finish in today’s Catalan Grand Prix in Spain.
Pedrosa shot through from the second row to lead into turn one. He stayed there for the first half dozen laps.
"…I have to congratulate my team because they worked very hard this weekend and we have to keep pushing for the next races to start winning soon."
Reigning World Champion Stoner started from the pole but fell back to fifth at the end of the first lap.
Stoner moved into fourth a few laps later, but was unable to make further progress due to issues with chatter and a rear tire that did not work the way he had hoped.
Alvaro Bautista (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC213V) had a strong race from the third row of the grid, coming through to a sixth-place finish.
This was Bautista's best race so far on the Honda. The result was the same as he scored at Jerez and Estoril, but he's moving closer and closer to the front of the pack.
MotoGP Rookie Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP RC213V) finished eighth following a brilliant showing in the early laps when he showed brilliant fighting spirit.
Michele Pirro (San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR-Honda) enjoyed a great battle with several fellow CRT riders, eventually crossing the line in 14th for the third consecutive race.