Jorge Lorenzo was once again in second place, his third. The Spaniard got off to a bad start from third on the grid and, although he was able to fight back up to the front, could not provide Rossi with the same challenge that he had done last time out.

An amazing head-to-head battle between team-mates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo saw the Italian win by a 0.095s margin at Catalunya.

Ducati finally conquered its home race at Mugello today thanks to a stunning performance from Casey Stoner in one of the most difficult and eventful races of his career.