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The challenge for the 2009 World Championship was opened wide on Sunday at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix as Jorge
Lorenzo claimed a fantastic victory while his Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi gained his first DNF of the season.
Lorenzo crossed the line with a 9.5s victorious margin to put Rossi’s championship lead in half, as the deficit
slouched from 50 to 25 points, with only five races left.
Following Lorenzo was an amazing race from San Carlo
Honda Gresini’s Alex de Angelis who gave his chances of staying in MotoGP no harm in second place, claiming his sole
ever premier session stage from fourth on the grid.
Nicky Hayden also rode with great ability repeating his 2008
Indianapolis stage appearance, this time in third position. His best ever current result with Ducati. Hayden got the
heads up on Andrea Dovizioso, even though he suffered a tough challenge from the person who reinstated him in the Repsol Honda
squad, the Italian again having to settle for fourth placing on the final lap.
World Champion Valentino Rossi smashed
the ground on lap nine when challenging for the lead with Lorenzo, the Italian was able to regroup and continue on up to having
to retire a few laps later because of the damage his M1 engine incurred. It was the sole ever moment Rossi has been unable
to finish a competition since Valencia in 2007.
Earlier on there was another crash for Dani Pedrosa on the fourth
lap when the he was in front. He courageously picked up his RC212V and regrouped in final place, doing well to actually finish
in 10th placing.
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