MotoGP 2011: Round 6 - Silverstone results
The weekend provided weather more suited to fishing than motorcycle racing
CASEY Stoner mastered appauling wet weather conditions to win the British MotoGP by 15 seconds.
Stoner started from pole position and was largely unthreatened all race. Jorge Lorenzo looked to be mounting a challenge but the Yamaha rider high-sided out of third position on lap eight. Honda rider Marco Simoncelli showed promise in qualifying but crashed out under braking two laps fater Lorenzo coming into the first corner.
Stoner's Repsol Honda team mate Andrea Dovizioso finished second, with Tech 3's Colin Edwards finishing third, a feat made more spectacular considering he is riding with a broken collarbone.
Ducati's Nicky Hayden and Suzuki's Alvaro Bautista rounded out the top-five.
Silverstone MotoGP Results:
1. C Stoner (Aus) Repsol Honda 47 mins, 53.459 secs
2. A Dovizioso (It) Repsol Honda at 15.159 secs
3. C Edwards (USA) Tech 3 Yamaha at 21.480
4. N Hayden (USA) Ducati at 26.984
5. A Bautista (Sp) Suzuki at 35.569
6. V Rossi (It) Ducati at 1'04.526
7. K Abraham (Cze) Ducati at 1'32.650
8 T Elias (Sp) LCR Honda at 1'51.938
9. H Aoyama (Jpn) Gresini Honda at 1'52.350
10. L Capirossi (It) Pramac Ducati at 2'03.312
11. H Barbera (Sp) Aspar Ducati one lap
12. R De Puniet (Fr) Pramac Ducati one lap