ROUND 9/JULY 17, 2011
SACHSENRING/CHEMNITZ, GERMANY
MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
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alfway though their final season, the unloved
800cc MotoGP bikes
redeemed themselves at the
Sachsenring. The German GP
was a feast of action and excitement for a capacity crowd of 101,
309 – and a brilliant second win
of the season for returning injury
victim Dani Pedrosa.
The Repsol Honda rider had
prevailed over his pole-qualifying
teammate Casey Stoner with a
perfectly timed late run, after
both of them had taken turns at
leading the race around the challenging and exciting handkerchief-sized circuit outside Chem-
Dani Pedrosa (26) leads Jorge Lorenzo (1), Casey
Stoner (27) and the rest of the MotoGP pack early in
the German Grand Prix.
42-51 German GP.indd 42
7/18/11 4:15 PM
