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30 June 2012| last updated at 08:47PM

Stoner wins Dutch Moto GP



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ASSEN, Netherlands: Australian Honda rider Casey Stoner won Saturday’s Dutch Moto GP here after a terrific battle with Spain’s Dani Pedrosa, also on a Honda.

 

Stoner started on pole but soon found himself behind Pedrosa before  retaking the lead with nine laps remaining and surging clear to win by a  comfortable margin.
 
Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso finished third ahead of Ben Spies, the American  who won here last year.
 
However the race was overshadowed by an early crash involving Alvaro  Bautista and Jorge Lorenzo that forced the world championship leader out of the  race and denied him the chance of a fourth successive victory.
 
Stoner’s win takes him level with Lorenzo atop the overall standings. AFP
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