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<title>BBC Sport - MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo wins in France ahead of Valentino Rossi</title>
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<p class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" itemprop="description"> Jorge Lorenzo surged to a comfortable win at the French MotoGP in wet conditions and leapfrogged Casey Stoner at the top of the standings.
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<p> Nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi rediscovered his form but had to settle for second spot ahead of Stoner.
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<p> It was Italian Rossi&#039;s second podium finish for Ducati with the other also coming at Le Mans last year.
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<p id="story_continues_2"> Briton Cal Crutchlow had threatened a top-three finish but a crash with 10 laps to go meant that he ended eighth.
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<p> Lorenzo told BBC Sport: &quot;When it rains, you need to keep concentration. I knew Casey Stoner was close behind but I kept calm and didn&#039;t force things.&quot;
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<p> Stoner had been second for most of the race, but was edged out by previously out-of-form Rossi in an engrossing contest between the pair - a reminder of times gone by - in the closing stages.
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<p> The Italian took advantage of his bike&#039;s aptitude in these conditions in front of more than 80,000 spectators.
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<p> On Thursday afternoon, Stoner had
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<p> The race itself began with Randy de Puniet - in his home Grand Prix - spinning out at the start line, showing the potential difficulties ahead for riders in the slippery conditions.
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<p> Despite the testing surface, Yamaha rider Lorenzo surged into an early advantage, building a lead of almost five seconds after five laps over second-placed Stoner. Rossi made a promising start too.
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<p> Crutchlow edged into the top three with 16 laps to go and an intriguing battle for a place on the podium began to develop midway through the race, with Italians Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso involved.
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<p> When the Englishman started pushing hard, he suffered a nightmare scenario as he slid out, causing him to drop back to eighth. There has not been a Brit on the podium since 2000 and the wait has been prolonged because of his first crash this year.
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<p id="story_continues_3"> Crutchlow told BBC Sport: &quot;It was my own fault. I&#039;m not blaming anything apart from myself but I was pleased to get up and finish. Hopefully it&#039;ll be dry in Barcelona.&quot;
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<p> Dovizioso went down in the final four laps, paving the way for Rossi to finish on the podium and he began pushing Stoner hard before eventually moving ahead.
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<p> Rossi admitted: &quot;I am so happy. It was a great battle with Casey at the end and great fun.&quot;
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<p> Meanwhile, Briton Scott Redding finished third in the Moto2 GP, which contained a series of crashes in the poor conditions. Swiss Thomas Luthi was the victor with Italian Claudio Corti in second.
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<p> <strong> French MotoGP results:
</strong>
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<p> 1 Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha 49mins 39.743secs
</p>
<p> 2 Valentino Rossi (Ita) Ducati 49:49.648
</p>
<p> 3 Casey Stoner (Aus) Honda 49:51.041
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<p> 4 Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 50:09.104
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<p> 5 Stefan Bradl (Ger) Honda 50:12.220
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<p> 6 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati 50:12.585
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<p> 7 Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 50:39.502
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<p> 8 Cal Crutchlow (Gbr) Yamaha 50:44.895
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<p> 9 Hector Barbera (Spa) Ducati 50:47.589
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<p> 10 Alvaro Bautista (Spa) Honda 50:52.936
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