Stoner secures first win of 2010 at Aragón
Sunday, 19 September 2010
Casey Stoner took his first victory of the 2010 campaign at Aragón on Sunday, converting his pole position at the Spanish circuit into a well-deserved win. The Ducati Team rider finished 5.148s ahead of Dani Pedrosa, with Nicky Hayden completing the podium for his first top-three result of the year after a magnificent last-lap overtake on Jorge Lorenzo.
Starting from pole Stoner held his position going into the first turn, but usual rapid starter Pedrosa dropped to fifth as the riders bunched up in the tight opening curve. The Repsol Honda rider fought back in the early stages of the race however to climb to second behind Stoner, and the gap between the two fluctuated throughout.
The pair were consistently fast for the duration of the race but Stoner managed to pull away towards the end as he achieved what was eventually a comfortable 25 points, with Pedrosa maintaining his good form in second.
Placings
1 Stoner
2 Pedrosa
3 Hayden
4 Lorenzo
5 Spies
6 Rossi
7 Simoncelli
8 Bautista
9 Melandri
10 Espargaró
Andrea Dovizioso crashed out on the final lap when in 6th place.
Points
284 Lorenzo
228 Pedrosa
155 Stoner
140 Rossi
139 Dovizioso
131 Spies
125 Hayden
81 De Puniet
74 Melandri
74 Simoncelli