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Dani Pedrosa wins Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix Despite a slow start, Pedrosa was able to get back into the race, finishing more than eight seconds ahead of his runner up; the Italian Valentino Rossi of the Yamaha team.
Spanish Honda driver Dani Pedrosa won the title for the Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP). The tournament was held at the Twin Ring Motegi, in the rain. Despite a slow start, Pedrosa was able to get back into the race, finishing more than eight seconds ahead of his runner up; the Italian Valentino Rossi of the Yamaha team. In third place was Rossi's Yamaha teammate, the Spanish Jorge Lorenzo, over 12 seconds away from the first place driver. Lorenzo led the race for a long time, but his tires wore out during the final 10 laps, dropping two positions, behind Pedrosa and Rossi. Pedrosa's title is his first MotoGP title this year, where previously Lorenzo led, with his Yamaha team having won six times. Lorenzo's last win was the title of Aragon Motorcycle Grand Prix, held in Spain. His teammate Valentino Rossi is his runner up, with four victories, along with Honda's Marc Márquez. Rossi still leads the international rankings, with a total score of 283 points. In second place comes Lorenzo with a total score of 265 points, while Pedrosa comes in fifth with 154 points. Three competitions are left for this season. Pramac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix is to be held on 18 October. On 25 October comes the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix. The final races this year are set to be held in Spain, at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana. The following are the rankings of the first 10 racers in the Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix: Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap 1 25 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 147.5 46'50.767 2 20 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 147.1 8.573 3 16 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 146.9 12.127 4 13 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 146.1 27.841 5 11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 145.7 35.085 6 10 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 145.6 37.263 7 9 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 145.6 37.667 8 8 21 Katsuyuki NAKASUGA JPN Yamaha Factory Racing Team Yamaha 145.2 44.654 9 7 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Ducati 145 48.572 10 6 45 Scott REDDING GBR EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 144.9 50.121
