1st - Casey Stoner
2nd - Jorge Lorenzo
3rd - Ben Spies
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Round five saw Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner claim his second win since Le Mans, which bumps him up to second, just seven points behind Jorge Lorenzo who finished 2nd.
The Fiat Yamaha team are sure to be happy after not just one, but two podium positions this week, with Ben Spies finishing 3rd, with Dovizioso finshing 4th on the other running Repsol Honda bike
Simoncelli didn't give it his all this round, probably after all of the controversy surrounding the incident with Dani Pedrosa in Le Mans which saw him get a ride through penalty, and Dani get a broken collar bone. Starting from pole position, he dropped back to 6th behind Valentino Rossi on the factory Ducati.
The race managed to go off almost without a hitch, except for an incident involving Randy De Puniet and Hiroshi Aoyama which saw them out of the running with 22 laps remaining.
As usual, all of the action was surrounding the 'stragglers', with a four way duel between Capirossi, Abraham, Barbera and Bautista for 9th place. An exciting bit of riding from all four as they fought to gain ground on one another, with Capirossi finally beating the rest.
And in the event before his home turf race, Tech 3's Cal Crutchlow achieved his highest position yet in a MotoGP race, finshing 7th ahead of Nicky Hayden.
With Lorenzo and Stoner seperated by just 7 points in the rider standings, a new series leader could happen during the next round at Silverstone.
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