Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) starting from pole position won today's first edition of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix beating by more than 5 seconds American Nicky Hayden (Honda) who came in second.The rain shortened the MotoGP race by more than 6 laps, but by then Rossi had already overtaken Hayden who took the lead on lap 2. Rossi and Hayden exchanged fastest laps for ten consecutive laps, while the rest of the field, led by the Italian's teammate Jorge Lorenzo, dropped back. Jorge Lorenzo finally took third in front of Ducati's Casey Stoner and Andrea Davizioso on Honda. Another favorite of the crowd Ben Spies took sixth for Rizla Suzuki.
Results Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 37:20.095 2. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) + 5.972 3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) + 7.858 4. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) + 28.162 5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) + 28.824 6. Ben Spies Suzuki (B) + 29.645 7. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) + 36.223 8. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) + 37.258 9. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) + 38.44210. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) + 42.43711. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 47.17912. Toni Elias Ducati (B) + 55.96213. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) + 57.36614. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 58.35315. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) +1:00.61316. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) +1:05.62017. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) +1:05.85418. James Toseland Yamaha (M) +1:07.96819. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) +1:21.023
Results Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 37:20.095 2. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) + 5.972 3. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) + 7.858 4. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) + 28.162 5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) + 28.824 6. Ben Spies Suzuki (B) + 29.645 7. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) + 36.223 8. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) + 37.258 9. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) + 38.44210. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) + 42.43711. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 47.17912. Toni Elias Ducati (B) + 55.96213. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) + 57.36614. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 58.35315. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) +1:00.61316. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) +1:05.62017. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) +1:05.85418. James Toseland Yamaha (M) +1:07.96819. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) +1:21.023