Jorge Lorenzo cruises to MotoGP win at Misano

Jorge Lorenzo cruises to MotoGP win at Misano

Stoner had won the previous three races but could only finish third,Jogos Quentes Gold with Dani Pedrosa second.

Lorenzo took the lead at the first corner and held on to cut Stoner's championship lead to 35 points.

Lorenzo told BBC Sport: "I really needed this victory. The last two races were a nightmare for me but this gets us back on track."

Italian Marco Simoncelli finished fourth, while Briton Cal Crutchlow came home in 10th.

Earlier, Scott Redding led the Moto2 race from the start but had to settle for fifth ahead of fellow Briton Bradley Smith, while Nicolas Terol stole the 125cc win on the line as Johann Zarco bizarrely looked over his shoulder.wholesale authentic nfl jerseys

There was rain in the air as the riders set off on the warm-up lap for the main event, but the bikes started on slick tyres as Lorenzo stole the lead into turn one with a bold move on Stoner.

Stoner was stalking Lorenzo but the Spaniard set a new lap record on lap 13 as he made a break to open up a lead of over three seconds.

Pedrosa closed in on team-mate Stoner and took second spot with six laps to go. The Repsol team had already said they would not implement team orders to help Stoner win the title this year.