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) + 38.442
10. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) + 42.437
11. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 47.179
12. Toni Elias Ducati (B) + 55.962
13. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) + 57.366
14. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 58.353
15. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) +1:00.613
16. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) +1:05.620
17. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) +1:05.854
18. James Toseland Yamaha (M) +1:07.968
19. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) +1:21.023
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) + 38.442
10. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) + 42.437
11. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 47.179
12. Toni Elias Ducati (B) + 55.962
13. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) + 57.366
14. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 58.353
15. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) +1:00.613
16. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) +1:05.620
17. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) +1:05.854
18. James Toseland Yamaha (M) +1:07.968
19. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) +1:21.023