World champion Jorge Lorenzo won a wet, incident-packed Spanish Moto GP in Jerez, eventually finishing 19 seconds ahead of second-placed Dani Pedrosa and with Nicky Hayden third.
Casey Stoner, who took the season-opener in Qatar, was in second place when he crashed out after being clipped by Valentino Rossi, the incident leaving Marco Simoncelli with a commanding lead and on course for a maiden MotoGP win. However, the Italian lost control on a bend, handing the lead to Lorenzo.