Jorge Lorenzo claimed his second MotoGP race victory in succession by staying just out of reach of his rivals at Le Mans. The Movistar Yamaha rider snatched the lead from Andrea Dovizioso at the first chicane - while world champion Marc Marquez ran wide - then kept clear of the Ducati rider and later his own team-mate Valentino Rossi. World championship leader Rossi had made significant set-up changes for the race and spent the early stages behind Marquez in fifth. Once familiar with his M1, the Italian overtook Marquez on lap 3 of 28, before picking off the Ducatis of Andrea Iannone and Dovizioso. That put Rossi 1.8s behind Lorenzo with half the race to run, but The Doctor was unable to...
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