Le Mans Turns Spanish in Lorenzo’s Popcorn Hour
May 24th, 2010
After a clean sweep at Jerez, Spanish riders had another sensational day in the Grand Prix of France at the Le Mans racetrack yesterday. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) in MotoGP, Toni Elias (Moriwaki) in Moto2 and Pol Espargaro (Derbi) in 125cc, won each of their races and contributed to a total of six podiums for Spanish riders across the three categories.
In addition, Spanish motorbike riders now lead each of the world championships, with Lorenzo and Elias heading MotoGP and Moto2 respectively, while fellow countryman Nico Terol, who finished second, leads the 125cc category after the first three races of the season.
In the headlining MotoGP race, Lorenzo won at his leisure. After a clean start, he followed Valentino Rossi closely in second place before taking his opportunity to pass on the tenth lap and going on to build up a comfortable lead, eventually crossing the line alone with an impressive win over his arch rival.
After winning in Jerez at the last race meet, Mallorca born Lorenzo spontaneously dived fully clothed in a nearby lake to celebrate. Whereas, at Le mans, his win seemed much more expected – in what appeared to be a calculated celebration, soon after crossing the finishing line, a cheeky Lorenzo stopped his bike in front of a large video screen, grabbed a box of popcorn from a colleague and sat down on a beach chair to watch the remaining riders complete their race.
The key results of all races in round 3 were:
MotoGP result a:
1 J Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha 44 mins 29.114 secs
2 V Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 44:34.786
3 A Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 44:36.986
4 N Hayden (USA) Ducati 44:38.460
5 D Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 44:41.727
MotoGP standings:
1 J Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha 70 points
2 V Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 61
3 A Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 42
4 D Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 40
5 N Hayden (US) Ducati 39
Moto2 result:
1 T Elias (Spa) Moriwaki 43 mins 29.277 secs
2 J Simon (Spa) Suter 43:30.613
3 S Corsi (Ita) Motobi 43:32.108
4 A Iannone (Ita) Speed Up 43:34.157
5 G Talmacsi (Hun) Speed Up 43:42.570
Moto2 standings:
1 T Elias (Spa) Moriwaki 63 points
2 S Tomizawa (Jpn) Suter 45
3 S Corsi (Ita) Motobi 35
4 J Simon (Spa) RSV 28
5 S Gadea (Spa) Pons Kalex 26
125cc result:
1 P Espargaro (Spain) Derbi 41 mins 52.280 secs
2 N Terol (Spain) Aprilia 41:53.237
3 M Marquez (Spain) Derbi 41:56.708
4 E Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 41:57.016
5 Bradley Smith (UK) Aprilia 41:57.423
125cc standings:
1 N Terol (Spain) Aprilia 65 points
2 P Espargaro (Spain) Derbi 63
3 E Rabat (Spain) Aprilia 34
4 E Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 33
5 M Marquez (Spain) Derbi 32
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