Casey Stoner Wins Indianapolis

MotoGP championship leader Casey Stoner continued his march towards the title as the Australian took victory at the United States MotoGP in Indianapolis.

The Honda rider, who has finished on the podium in all but one race, came home 4.828 seconds ahead of last year's Indy winner Dani Pedrosa while American Ben Spies was third at the Brickyard.

Spain's world champion Jorge Lorenzo was fourth as he fell further behind Stoner in the MotoGP Championship race.

Stoner now has a 44-point lead.

It was Stoner's third consecutive victory and seventh overall this year as he moved to 243 points having completed 28 laps over the 2.621-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in 46 minutes, 52.786 seconds.

"It couldn't have gone much better," said Stoner.

"I made a few mistakes in the first and second corner, Jorge came past and it was really difficult to find a place to overtake.

"Conditions were hard so it was about staying consistent and focused."

Andrea Dovizioso who is third in the Championship was fifth, finishing over 17 seconds behind Stoner, while Valentino Rossi came a disappointing tenth.

Indianapolis MotoGP result and standings:

1. Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 46mins 52.786secs

2. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 46:57.614

3. Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 47:03.389

4. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 47:09.362

5. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 47:09.988

6. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Suzuki 47:23.233

7. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 47:32.476

8. Randy de Puniet (France) Ducati 47:46.202

9. Hiroshi Aoyama (Japan) Honda 47:46.576

10. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 47:48.131

11. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Yamaha 47:49.970

12. Marco Simoncelli (Italy) Honda 47:52.927

13. Toni Elias (Spain) Honda 47:54.955

14. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 26 Laps

Standings:

1. Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 243 points

2. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 199

3. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 174

4. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 130

5. Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 125

6. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 124

7. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 105

8. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 84

9. Marco Simoncelli (Italy) Honda 80

10. Hiroshi Aoyama (Japan) Honda 77

11. Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati 62

12. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Suzuki 49

13. Karel Abraham (Czech Republic) Ducati 46

14. Toni Elias (Spain) Honda 46

15. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Yamaha 39