25 Apr, 2016 @ 10:58
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Valentino Rossi victorious in Spanish MotoGP at Jerez

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rossiVALENTINO Rossi won the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez on Sunday.

The Italian was ahead of his rivals from the start, winning in 45 minutes and 28.834 seconds, well in front of Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez.

It’s the seven-time MotoGP world champion’s ninth win at Jerez and his 87th victory in the top category.

“This was the perfect weekend,” said Rossi, “The race was fantastic. I had good pace and a good start and could push ahead.”
Defending champion Lorenzo said he had an issue with his tyres that prevented him from chasing Rossi.

Marquez maintained his top position in the overall standings, going up to 82 points. Lorenzo is second with 65 while Rossi is third with 58.

 “After I almost crashed one, two, three times, I said 16 points for the championship was good,” Marquez said.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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