Stoner dominates on soft Bridgestone rear MotoGP tyre
It came as no surprise to see Casey Stoner complete a superlative weekend, claiming an imperious victory at Le Mans for the Repsol Honda Team, having proved faster than anyone else all weekend. In completing his victory, he set a new record total race time, beating the former record by 25 seconds. Stoner put his victory partially down to the speed with which he could increase the temperature of his tyres, while their consistency allowed him to maintain fast lap-times throughout the race. Dani Pedrosa claimed one victory over Stoner, setting the new lap record at 1:33.617 seconds, 0.6 seconds faster than the previous benchmark, but his race was ended with a broken collarbone following a collision with Marco Simoncelli.