Jorge Lorenzo pulled out one of the best performances of his MotoGP career to take victory away from Casey Stoner at Mugello.

Stoner had dominated the race from the off – and had pulled out a 1 second lead by the end of lap one. Stoner managed to stretch his lead to 3 seconds by the mid-point of the race and looked assured of victory.

In the final third of the race, Lorenzo had managed to get ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and started to reel Casey Stoner in. As Stoner’s speed dropped, Lorenzo got faster and managed to take the lead at Savelli with only 6 laps to go.

Stoner’s problems got worse as he lost out to Andrea Dovizioso in the battle for second.

After the race, Casey Stoner attributed his issues to a loss of pressure in the rear tyre that caused grip issues.

Home-hero, Valentino Rossi, had to fight hard for his 6th place finish, and Cal Crutchlow was forced to retire due to front-end issues.

MotoGP Race Results from Mugello:

1Jorge LORENZOYamaha Factory Racing41’50.089
2Andrea DOVIZIOSORepsol Honda Team0.997
3Casey STONERRepsol Honda Team1.143
4Ben SPIESYamaha Factory Racing8.98
5Marco SIMONCELLISan Carlo Honda Gresini9.076
6Valentino ROSSIDucati Team26.45
7Hector BARBERAMapfre Aspar Team MotoGP28.745
8Dani PEDROSARepsol Honda Team32.043
9Colin EDWARDSMonster Yamaha Tech 333.421
10Nicky HAYDENDucati Team34.724
11Hiroshi AOYAMASan Carlo Honda Gresini37.359
12Karel ABRAHAMCardion AB Motoracing43.964
13Alvaro BAUTISTARizla Suzuki MotoGP47.654
14Randy DE PUNIETPramac Racing Team48.84
15Toni ELIASLCR Honda MotoGP+1’15.199
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Cal CRUTCHLOWMonster Yamaha Tech 317 Laps

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