Voir 2010 MotoGP Highlights - Episode 8

Valentino Rossi made his comeback in a dramatic shortened race, after a red flag was shown following a three rider crash. The original race was red flagged on lap nine when a crash for Randy de Puniet brought down both Álvaro Bautista and Aleix Espargaró, neither of whom could avoid the Frenchman’s bike which burst into flames. The top five order at that stage was Lorenzo, Pedrosa, Stoner, Dovizioso and Rossi. After a 25-minute interval the new shortened race began, and Lorenzo quickly assumed the race lead, holding off Pedrosa, with Stoner in third and Rossi and Dovizioso battling for fourth. The battle between Lorenzo and Pedrosa was developing into a thriller with the two swapping the lead as they constantly looked for ways through on one another. Pedrosa emerged victorious, while Rossi was defying his precarious physical condition to engage in a great contest with Stoner for third, taking their duel to the bitter end where Stoner managed a final corner overtake. Toni Elias won his third Moto2 race of the season after a big opening lap crash involving five riders. Marc Márquez’s dominance of the 125cc class continued as he benefitted from a late crash for Pol Espargaró to take a fifth straight win, with Tomoyoshi Koyama and Sandro Cortese completing the podium in a thrilling contest.