Current champion Valentino Rossi has beaten Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in what was one of the most exciting finish yet this year at the Grand Prix of Catalunya.

Lorenzo, who earned the pole yesterday, completely dominated the race along with Rossi, as the two fought it out till the last moments to finally see who would prevail.

Rossi took the lead back from the Spaniard at the first turn with three laps to go but, exactly one lap later Lorenzo went ahead on the straight, but Rossi managed to outbrake the Spaniard on the outside of the track and keep the position.

At the beginning of the last lap Lorenzo got in front again, then Rossi went wide during a passing attempt, nd Lorenzo kept the lead.

At the entry of the last corner, Rossi was able to move in and prevented Lorenzo from getting back ahead.

Ducati's Casey Stoner, qas third more than eight seconds behind the leading pair, in front of Honda's Andrea Dovizioso and beat him by half a tenth.

Today's result means that the top three riders now jointly lead the championship at 106 points after six races in the season.

Catalunya Race - Results
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 43m11.897s
2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 0.095s
3. Casey Stoner Ducati + 8.884s
4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 8.936s
5. Loris Capirossi Suzuki + 19.831s
6. Daniel Pedrosa Honda + 22.182s
7. etc

MotoGP Standings - After round No.6
Pos. Rider Team Points
1. Casey Stoner Ducati 106
- Valentino Rossi Yamaha 106
- Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 106
4. Andrea Davizioso Honda 69
5. Dani Pedrosa Honda 67




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