MotoGP San Marino 2009: Rossi easy win

MotoGP leader Valentino Rossi extended his lead over Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo by winning the San Marino Grand Prix in front of his home crowd.

World champion Rossi started on pole for the first time at Misano but quickly dropped down to fourth before battling back to first where he then sped away from the field.

Spaniard Lorenzo, who triumphed at Indianapolis last month when Rossi crashed, finished second after winning his duel with compatriot Dani Pedrosa.

Race live standing
P. Driver Team Time
1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Factory 0:00.000
2 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory 0:02.416
3 Daniel Pedrosa Honda HRC 0:12.400
4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda HRC 0:26.330
5 Loris Capirossi Suzuki MotoGP 0:26.539
6 Antonio Elias Honda Gresini 0:28.286
7 Mika Kallio Ducati Pramac 0:30.184
8 Marco Melandri Hayate Racing 0:31.757
9 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki MotoGP 0:31.909
10 James Toseland Yamaha Tech3 0:38.347
11 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Lotus 0:46.673
12 Randy De Puniet Honda LCR 0:52.041
13 Niccolo Canepa Ducati Pramac 1:03.198
14 Gabor Talmacsi Honda Scot 1:22.347