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Jorge Lorenzo arrives at Sachsenring for the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland in the finest form, with a 52 point
lead in the Championship standings plus following a smooth run of three successive victories. After ending in the top two
of every race so far this season, the Fiat Yamaha competitor is the initial racer since Valentino Rossi in 2005, to have been
on the stage in the first seven events of a season. However, he will be looking for a first premier class victory at Sachsenring,
one of the four tracks he is yet to claim victory at.
Nearest to Lorenzo is Dani Pedrosa, the Repsol Honda rider
has different memories of the track. In 2007 he was victorious there, in 2008 he was leading the rankings when he smashed
out and claimed an injury that finished his title challenge, and last year he ended up on the podium. His colleague Andrea
Dovizioso, who is 22 points behind in third place, has a best finish of fifth in 2008.
Even on 69 points in fourth
and fifth respectively are Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) and Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda). The American has more stage ends at
Sachsenring than any other track. De Puniet’s year follows on to be impressive and he will be eager to improve on his
previous best of eighth from 2008.
Casey Stoner is two points further back in sixth place, however signs of excellence
are imminent as he arrives into this weekend following back-to-back podiums in the last two rounds. A first victory of this
year for the Aussie will be enjoyed by many, he has claimed a win here once before in 2008.
Ben Spies (Monster
Yamaha Tech 3) finds another fresh circuit after a strong debut year, he has a 20 point lead over San Carlo Honda Gresini
duo Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli, who are level and finish the top ten in the rankings.
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