Auto racing: Rossi defeats Lorenzo in Catalunya GP
Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain — Valentino Rossi won his 99th career MotoGP race at the Catalunya Grand Prix today after overtaking teammate Jorge Lorenzo in the last bend.
Rossi finished in 43 minutes, 11.897 seconds to beat Lorenzo by 0.095 seconds. Casey Stoner finished third. The trio is now tied on 106 points in the overall standings.
"I congratulate Jorge, he gave me one hell of a final lap," said Rossi.
Lorenzo, who had started in pole position, traded the lead several times with Rossi.
In the 125cc category, race leader Julian Simon mistakenly started celebrating after crossing the finish line with one lap still to go. That allowed Andrea Iannone to seize the lead and the victory, with Simon not realizing his mistake until he saw his crew motioning to him to keep racing.
Simon finished fourth, but still leads the overall standings.