After a bit of a drought, Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi won a MotoGP event today in Jerez. A close-fought battle with Honda’s Dani Pedrosa ended when Rossi slowly pulled away to a comfortable margin near the end of the race, leaving Pedrosa to finish second ahead of Rossi’s Yamaha teammate Colin Edwards in third.
Rossi takes the points lead in the championship after two rounds. For additional details, results and points, visit the official MotoGP site here.