 1 Circuito de Jerez |
 2 The grid was Lorenzo (his second pole in a row), Pedrosa and Edwards while Valentino qualified in fifth. Going into turn 1 Pedrosa leads with Rossi getting his usual slow start. He was sixth at the end of lap 1 while Pedrosa never relinquished first place. Although he had won the previous GP at Qatar, Casey Stoner had problems and could only qualify seventh. |
 3 On lap 3, Valentino passed Nicky Hayden to take third spot. Casey Stoner had a troubled race, running off the track twice, and eventually finishing in eleventh. |
 4 On lap 4, Rossi passed Lorenzo to take second place place while Hayden maintained fourth place until the end. Meanwhile, Pedrosa was flying at the front with a 1½ second lead. |
 5 Lorenzo pressured Valentino until nearly the end of the race |
 6 However, the gap widened over the last three laps. Luckily, because Valentino miscounted the laps and thought he'd claimed second spot but there was still one more lap to go. |
 7 Pedrosa was a runaway winner easing back on the last lap to win by 2.9 seconds. Rossi was delighted because this was his first podium on Bridgestone tyres. Lorenzo has Chupa Chups as a sponsor hence the irritating habit of sucking on one during podium ceremonies. Rossi moved from fifth to third in the championship behind Pedrosa and Lorenzo. |
 8 Kropotkin's Jerez race summary |
