Jorge Lorenzo has narrowed Casey Stoner’s MotoGP championship lead at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Lorenzo, riding his factory Yamaha, snatched the lead off Stoner at the start and drove into the distance, securing the win and ending Stoner’s three-race winning streak.
The win, Lorenzo’s third for the year, has dropped Stoner’s points lead from 44 to 35 points with five rounds to go.
Stoner eventually faded to third place, passed by team-mate Dani Pedrosa who took second.
The leading trio were well ahead of a titanic battle between Marco Simoncelli (Gresini Honda), Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) and Ben Spies. This threesome finished in that order, but it could have gone anyway on the final lap with the three racing hard for the minor places.
Rounding out the top 10 was Valentino Rossi (Ducati), Alvaro Bautista (Suzuki), Hector Barbera (Ducati) and Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha).
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap |
| 1 | 25 | 1 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 160.6 | 44’11.877 |
| 2 | 20 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 160.2 | +7.299 |
| 3 | 16 | 27 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 159.9 | +11.967 |
| 4 | 13 | 58 | Marco SIMONCELLI | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 159.6 | +17.353 |
| 5 | 11 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 159.6 | +17.390 |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 159.5 | +18.092 |
| 7 | 9 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 159.2 | +23.703 |
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 158.8 | +30.678 |
| 9 | 7 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 158.4 | +37.502 |
| 10 | 6 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 158.4 | +37.720 |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 158.3 | +39.548 |
| 12 | 4 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 158.2 | +40.506 |
| 13 | 3 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 157.5 | +53.349 |
| 14 | 2 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 156.9 | +1’02.366 |
| 15 | 1 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 155.9 | +1’20.156 |
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| 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 132.0 | 20 Laps | ||
| 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 151.4 | 26 Laps | ||
