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Dani Pedrosa wins Spanish MotoGP
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Dani Pedrosa has won the Spanish MotoGP from pole position.
Pedrosa opened a comfortable lead early on and cruised to his victory at the 4.4 kilometre Circuito de Jerez.
Pedrosa's Honda teammate Marc Marquez was second and Jorge Lorenzo finished third in an all-Spanish podium.
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It was Lorenzo's first podium finish since moving to Ducati last season.
Valentino Rossi of Yamaha started seventh and finished only 10th, seeing his points lead drop to two points over teammate Maverick Vinales, who was sixth on Sunday.
Defending champion Marquez is four points behind Rossi, and Pedrosa is 10 points off the lead.
