2010 Gran Premio d’Italia Tim

S1, F4: The big news from Mugello was all about a rider who did not even make the start of the race. Dani Pedrosa rode a start-to-finish victory at Mugello taking his maiden win of 2010, never looking like relinquishing the lead he held from the opening lap and crossed the finish line 4.014s clear of the rest of the field. Jorge Lorenzo took second place to extend his lead at the top of the standings, ahead of third-placed Andrea Dovizioso who gave the home crowd a podium to cheer after Valentino Rossi was ruled out of the race following a crash in practice. Dovizioso and Ben Spies had rapid starts from the second row and the Italian was up to third before the end of the opening lap as the pair pushed through on Casey Stoner. The final lap delivered a great display in the fight for fourth as Stoner went through on both Melandri and De Puniet to finish ahead of the pair, whilst up front Pedrosa crossed the line first with Lorenzo and Dovizioso following. Andrea Iannone won the Moto2 race by a margin of 2.764s on Sunday, delighting the home crowd as the battle for positions two to six provided a riveting contest. Marc Márquez took his first World Championship win in a tight 125cc race that went all the way to the wire, leading an all-Spanish podium completed by Nico Terol and Pol Espargaró.