(MotoGP) - Dani Pedrosa emerged victorious from a three-man race-long battle for first place at the Grand Prix Germany, with Jorge Lorenzo wrestling second from Casey Stoner on the final corner of a thrilling Round 9 race.

By Brian Bielanski
(RacingWire) – Casey Stoner dominated the first 17 laps of the MotoGp Italian Grand Prix but he didn't have enough tires to hold off a charging Jorge Lorenzo. Lorenzo, the Yamaha factory driver, passed Stoner with six laps to and went on to win at Mugello.

(RacingWire) - Casey Stoner qualified in the pole position for the MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy at Mugello Circuit.  American Ben Spies qualified his Yamaha third and Italian Marco Simoncelli made his countryman cheer with a third place qualifying attempt.

The MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy is Sunday at 8am ET.

Editor's note: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca's agreement with MotoGP extends through the 2014 season.

MONTEREY, Calif., April 12, 2011 – The following statement is attributable to Ms. Gill Campbell, CEO/General Manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The 54-year old road course is the current site of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, featuring MotoGP World Championship, annually staging the World Championship class since 2005.