Voir 2010 MotoGP Highlights - Episode 12

An Italian on the podium delighted the home crowd in a race that was overshadowed by tragedy after Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa passed away following a crash. Dani Pedrosa set a stunning pace from the start and was almost 1.5s clear of Lorenzo by only the third lap, as he set a lap record early on in the 28-lap contest. With Pedrosa pulling away and Lorenzo riding a relatively lonely race in second position the real battle was for the final podium spot, with Rossi attacking Casey Stoner as he sought a result that would please the home crowd. The pair swapped positions a couple of times before the Italian made a move stick, with Andrea Dovizioso also passing the Australian shortly after. Rossi and Dovizioso pulled away as they contended for the honour of highest placing Italian rider, and it was a battle the reigning World Champion eventually won comfortably. Pedrosa by that stage had crossed the finish line in first position and exactly 1.9s clear of Lorenzo, with Rossi just over a second behind his Fiat Yamaha team-mate. In Moto2 Toni Elias won amid tradegy after Shoya Tomizawa passed away from injuries sustained in a crash during the race. In 125cc Marc Marquez emerged victorious after battling with Champiosnhip rival Nico Terol for much of the race.