Jorge Lorenzo won his maiden MotoGP victory today at the Estoril circuit in Portugal.

The Fiat Yamaha rider took the lead on lap 13 of the 28-lap race from Dani Pedrosa for second and then Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi, who had been leading since lap three. Lorenzo and Pedrosa are now jointly leading the championship.

Tech 3 Yamaha's Colin Edwards thus took fourth after Andrea Davidozio and Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden both crashed on lap 16 and 17 and he was followed by the Kawasaki of John Hopkins and the Ducati Marlboro of Casey Stoner in sixth.

Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 45:53.089
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) + 1.817
3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) + 12.723
4. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) + 17.223
5. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 23.752
6. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) + 26.688
7. James Toseland Yamaha (M) + 32.631
8. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) + 36.382
9. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) + 38.268
10. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) + 39.476
11. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) +1:01.306
12. Toni Elias Ducati (B) +1:03.867
13. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) +1:09.525
14. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) +1:09.634
15. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) +1:11.542
16. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) +1:23.629