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Rossi claims another victory in front of Italian fans
06 September 2009 / Results / PhotosValentino Rossi has increased his lead in the 2009 championship by winning Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix. The Italian Yamaha rider dominated the race by finishing ahead of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa.
A 2.4-second winning advanatage at the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino over team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was the perfect response to his Indy DNF and Rossi now leads the Spaniard by 30 points in the standings with four rounds to go.
Lorenzo did his very best to stay with his illustrious team-mate over the course of the 28-lap contest, having overtaken Dani Pedrosa after a short battle, but 'The Doctor was unstoppable in the Italian sunshine.
Having held the lead in the early stages Repsol Honda's Pedrosa could not match the pace of the powerful Fiat Yamaha pair, eventually crossing the line ten seconds behind Lorenzo to complete the podium.
Early in the race there was drama - and heartbreak - when Alex de Angelis appeared to misjudge the first corner and crashed out, with American pair Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden unfortunately sliding out with him.
Andrea Dovizioso and Loris Capirossi had a fierce fight behind the rostrum finishers, with Dovizioso eventually coming out on top by two-tenths of a second for his third fourth place finish in a row.
The top ten was rounded off by early race leader Toni Elías, Mika Kallio, Marco Melandri, Chris Vermeulen and James Toseland, whilst temporary Pramac Racing representative Aleix Espargaró did very well in eleventh place in just his second MotoGP race.
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