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MOTOGP: Point To Prove - Jorge Lorenzo
MotoGP World Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo is out to prove that no other rider has a chance of defeating him in 2012.
Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo (Photo: Yamaha Racing)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix from Laguna Seca will air on SPEED on Sunday, July 29th at 6:00pm ET. Qualifying will air on SPEED on Saturday, July 28 at 11:00pm ET and free practice will air on SPEED2 Friday, July 27 at 5:10pm ET.
The MotoGP World Championship arrives in Laguna Seca for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix with a number of big name riders looking to make a point.
From the top of the championship tally to riders shockingly low on the order, Laguna Seca stands as an opportunity to signal intentions moving forward.
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo is in rare form. Other than a fluke accident not of his making that ruled him out early at an Assen race he was widely expected to dominate, Lorenzo has either won or finished as the runner-up in every contest this season.
Having won over half the race's this season, it's no surprise that, despite his Netherlands DNF, the Spaniard boasts a healthy 19-point advantage over Dani Pedrosa (not to mention 37 points padding separating him from Casey Stoner, who arguably remains his biggest worry).
Lorenzo's point to prove this weekend is that no one else has one -- at least not a point suggesting anyone other than Jorge is a legitimate title threat in 2012.
Laguna winners typically go on to claim the series title as well. It's happened five of seven times in the modern era (Nicky Hayden ('06), Stoner ('07), Rossi ('08), Lorenzo ('10), Stoner ('11)).
Will that be the case again in 2012? The numbers have all worked in Jorge Lorenzo's favor to date this season…
SPEED.com Motorcycle Racing Editor Chris Martin saw Eddie Lawson win aboard a Kawasaki the first time he attended an AMA Superbike race and witnessed Ben Bostrom win a World Superbike race aboard a V&H Ducati the first time he worked one. He has written about AMA SBK, WSBK, and MotoGP for SPEED.com since 2003. Chris is now on Twitter.
The MotoGP World Championship arrives in Laguna Seca for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix with a number of big name riders looking to make a point.
From the top of the championship tally to riders shockingly low on the order, Laguna Seca stands as an opportunity to signal intentions moving forward.
Jorge Lorenzo
Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo is in rare form. Other than a fluke accident not of his making that ruled him out early at an Assen race he was widely expected to dominate, Lorenzo has either won or finished as the runner-up in every contest this season.
Having won over half the race's this season, it's no surprise that, despite his Netherlands DNF, the Spaniard boasts a healthy 19-point advantage over Dani Pedrosa (not to mention 37 points padding separating him from Casey Stoner, who arguably remains his biggest worry).
Lorenzo's point to prove this weekend is that no one else has one -- at least not a point suggesting anyone other than Jorge is a legitimate title threat in 2012.
Laguna winners typically go on to claim the series title as well. It's happened five of seven times in the modern era (Nicky Hayden ('06), Stoner ('07), Rossi ('08), Lorenzo ('10), Stoner ('11)).
Will that be the case again in 2012? The numbers have all worked in Jorge Lorenzo's favor to date this season…
SPEED.com Motorcycle Racing Editor Chris Martin saw Eddie Lawson win aboard a Kawasaki the first time he attended an AMA Superbike race and witnessed Ben Bostrom win a World Superbike race aboard a V&H Ducati the first time he worked one. He has written about AMA SBK, WSBK, and MotoGP for SPEED.com since 2003. Chris is now on Twitter.
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