The start of the season was very mixed with three different winners in the first three races. Stoner started as he finished last season with a win in the first night race in Qatar. Dani Pedrosa then took victory in Spain in front of his home fans. In the next race Jorge Lorenzo took his first Moto GP win in only his third race to go along with the three straight pole positions he had already taken in his first three races.
At that point the championship looked like this
Pedrosa 61 Lorenzo 61 Rossi 47 Stoner 40
Valentino Rossi then won his first race of the season in China, which he won in a race long battle with Pedrosa by turning on the style in the last few laps. This ended one of his worse win droughts in his career. Rossi then won the next two races as he mastered the changeable conditions in Le Mans and continued his winning streak in Mugello in front of his home fans.
After this race the championship looked like this:
Rossi 122 Pedrosa 110 Lorenzo 94 Stoner 76
Rossi’s return to the winner’s roster had seen him back at the head of the championship whilst Pedrosa’s consistency kept him well in the hunt. Stoner however was having a disappointing run, which included technical failure at Le Mans, and he was slipping back fast.
Next was the second Spanish race in Catalunya. Pedrosa won again in front of his home fans. Sadly Lorenzo had to withdraw from this event through injury and since this point in the championship the Lorenzo we saw in the first three races hasn’t returned due to injury issues and a general lack of confidence due to this.
After this race it was the return of Ducati and Stoner. Ducati had a major update on the bike and this brought a big increase in performance. Stoner comfortably took pole and dominated the next two races at Assen and Donington.
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