Dani Pedrosa got first taste of victory in 2011 in Estoril today, as he rode smart race in which he followed Lorenzo for the most of the race before making his move and disappearing in distance with five laps remaining. Lorenzo rode strong race, but he was unable to respond to Pedrosa once he got in front. Jorge Lorenzo still leads championship from Pedrosa by 4 points, while Casey Stoner, who rode lonely race to third place, trails Lorenzo by 24 points.
Another rider for which great strategy worked out was Andrea Dovizioso, who was unable to get in front of Valentino Rossi throught the race, but used draft from Rossi in final corner and crossed finish line 0.025 before Rossi. Rossi had to settle in 5th place, obviously being unable to do more with current state of his Ducati. Colin Edwards finished in lonely 6th place, which Hiroshi Aoyama fought his way through the field to 7th place. Cal Crutchlow took settled in 8th place, with Nicky Hayden and Randy de Puniet completing top 10 finishers in Estoril.
Source: http://www.highrevs.net/motogp_news/pedrosa-wins-in-portugal-51111.php
