Casey Stoner wins Portuguese MotoGP

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Casey Stoner wins Portuguese MotoGP

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Australian world champion Stoner took a one-point lead in title race after winning the MotoGP.

07 May,2012 10:26 am

This was Stonerssecond successive victory in the season.The 26-year-old Honda rider - whose maiden win here means he has won at every single Grand Prix circuit - beat Spains 2010 world champion Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha.Stoners teammate Dani Pedrosa became only the seventh rider to celebrate 100 podium finishes as he came third.Stoner - who has been affected by arm pump where the nerves get trapped and numb the hand - said it had been a tough battle.There was a bit of pressure throughout the race, said Stoner, who last Sunday won his first Spanish MotoGP.I wasnt feeling good or comfortable and I had a bit of arm pump.I was lucky to hold on and win.Lorenzo, winner here twice including his first ever win at this level, said he had never felt as if he was going to win.