Honda rider Dani Pedrosa took the championship lead after powering to victory in front of his home crowd at the Spanish MotoGP in Jerez.
Pedrosa, last year's championship runner-up, took the race lead early from the front of the grid and finished ahead of Valentino Rossi.
Jorge Lorenzo came third, as defending champion Casey Stoner finished 11th after twice running onto the gravel. |  |
Pedrosa passed his compatriot on the first corner and was never seriously challenged in the rest of the race.
Pedrosa's first MotoGP win at Jerez comes less than three months after he broke his leg in a training crash.
"I'm very happy about the performance because it comes after a difficult winter during which we couldn't test so much," he said.
"To score good results in two complicated races and lead the championship is very important.
Jerez MotoGP result:
1 D Pedrosa (Sp) Honda
2 V Rossi (It) Yamaha
3 J Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha
4 N Hayden (US) Honda
5 L Capirossi (It) Suzuki
6 J Toseland (GB) Yamaha
7 J Hopkins (US) Kawasaki
8 A Dovizioso (It) Honda
MotoGP championship standings:
1 D Pedrosa 41 pts
2 J Lorenzo 36
3 V Rossi 31
4 C Stoner 30
5 A Dovizioso 21
6 J Toseland 20
7 L Capirossi 19
8 N Hayden 19
9 J Hopkins 13
10 S Nakano 10
MotoGP constructor standings:
1 Honda 41 pts
2 Yamaha 40
3 Ducati 30
4 Suzuki 19
5 Kawasaki 13
250cc race result:
1 M Kallio (Fin) KTM 45 mins 27.908
2 M Pasini (It) Aprilia 45:32.185
3 Y Takahashi (Jpn) Honda 45:32.195
250cc championship standings:
1 M Pasini (It) 45 points
2 M Kallio (Fin) 41
3 H Barbera (Sp) 31
Jerez 125cc race result:
1 S Corsi (It) Aprilia 41 mins 46.100
2 N Terol (Sp) Aprilia 41:49.306
3 B Smith (GB) Aprilia 41:51.086
4 S Bradl (Ger) Aprilia 41:51.122
5 P Nieto (Sp) KTM 41:52.354
7 S Redding (GB) Aprilia 42:08.617
DNF D Webb (GB) Aprilia
