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Stoner Judges Tricky Conditions for a Home Victory
Casey Stoner prevailed in another race complicated by rain that led to all the riders switching from wet to dry rubber during the race. Stoner and the Ducati made the most of it to win from Yamaha teammates, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi after Loris Capirossi couldn’t keep the underpowered Suzuki at the front as the laps unwound.

Lorenzo was delighted with 2nd place after he slid off on the sighting lap before proceedings even got underway. Nicky Hayden struggled once again in 12th, the consolation of beating Mika Kallio overshadowed by being beaten by Italian rookie Niccolo Canepa who had a great finish in 9th after finally racing at a track he knows well.

It was a shame for Dovizioso to miss out on the rostrum on the last lap once again, having held the race lead early on, on wet tyres. Likewise, his compatriot Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) was leading at one stage – later in the race – but he fell away in the final laps to finish fifth.

link: The Official MotoGP Website

Stoner now leads the World Championship standings by 4 points from Lorenzo. Reigning Champion Rossi is a further 5 points behind. The next round of the MotoGP Championship is Catalunya on June 14th.

Italian MotoGP Results: Round 5 from Mugello
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 45’41.894
2 20 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 45’42.895
3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 45’43.970
4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 45’44.023
5 11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 45’45.168
6 10 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 46’06.345
7 9 52 James TOSELAND GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 46’07.515
8 8 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 46’07.940
9 7 88 Niccolo CANEPA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 46’13.709
10 6 7 Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 46’16.708
11 5 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki 46’16.984
12 4 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 46’21.016
13 3 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Ducati 46’34.356
14 2 24 Toni ELIAS SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 46’34.372
15 1 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 46’03.967
Not classified
3 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 25’15.529 11 Lap
72 Yuki TAKAHASHI JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP Honda 21’18.170 13 Lap

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