In the final race of the 2010 season, Lorenzo ended his title-winning year on a victorious note at Valencia. The MotoGP World Champion, who before this weekend had never won at the circuit in any of the three classes in which he had competed there, eventually crossed the finish line 4.576s clear of Casey Stoner, who was followed onto the podium by Valentino Rossi. In second place and ending his four-year partnership with Ducati Stoner had led the race for much of the contest, but with eight of the 30 …

Jorge Lorenzo won from pole position for the third year in succession at Estoril as he took victory at the bwin Grande Premio de Portugal on Sunday, finishing ahead of Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso. The 2010 MotoGP World Champion was very strong in his victory, as he passed Rossi on the 17th of 28 laps and then pulled away from him to eventually win by 8.629 seconds. Rossi also rode lonely to the checkered flag, as he was about 18 seconds clear of Dovizioso. But, the battle to watch …

Casey Stoner’s authority on his home Phillip Island track continued in style, as the Ducati rider won at the circuit for the fourth year in a row. Starting from pole position – his third of the season – the 25 year-old led the Iveco Australian Grand Prix from start to finish as he made it a third win of 2010 in front of a partisan crowd. Eventually crossing the finish line 8.598s ahead of 2010 World Champion Jorge Lorenzo it was the perfect end to a strong weekend from Stoner, …

Valentino Rossi won the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix, in which third place was enough for Jorge Lorenzo to be crowned the 2010 MotoGP World Champion. Andrea Dovizioso finished second to take the other podium spot. It was a thrilling race, in which the Italian took his first victory since the season opener in Qatar. Pole holder Lorenzo got off to a fantastic start and led into turn one as the race got underway, but Rossi’s getaway from the starting grid was not so swift and he had dropped …

Casey Stoner followed up his first win of the season at Aragón with a second victory of 2010 in the Grand Prix of Japan on Sunday, with pole man Andrea Dovizioso second and Valentino Rossi third. It was another strong win from the Ducati rider, as he slowly pulled away from Dovizioso throughout the 24-lap race, but the real excitement was drawn from team-mates Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo’s intense battle for the final spot on the podium. On Saturday, Dovizioso had won the first pole of his premier class career, …