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Casey Stoner moves closer to the MotoGP world title by winning the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain.

19 September,2011 02:27 am

Australian Casey Stoner moved a step closer to the MotoGP world title when he streaked away to win the Aragon Grand Prix in Spain.Spaniard Dani Pedrosa, Stoners Repsol Honda team mate, claimed his third consecutive runner-up spot while defending champion Jorge Lorenzo was third on a Yamaha.Under cloudy skies, with a gusting wind, Stoner and Pedrosa almost came together before the first bend at the MotorLand circuit and American Ben Spies took advantage to nip into first place, but he did not hold on to it for long.Stoner, the 2007 champion, stormed back to take the lead on the second lap and finished more than eight seconds ahead of Pedrosa, and 14 in front of Lorenzo.Italian Marco Simoncelli was fourth ahead of Spies and Spaniard Alvaro Bautista.Former champion Valentino Rossi came in tenth after being forced to start from the pit lane with a 10-second penalty for opting to use a seventh engine in the race. Riders are allowed only six per campaign.With four races left, championship leader Stoner extended his lead over second-placed Lorenzo to 44 points, climbing to 284.Spaniard Marc Marquez won the Moto 2 race ahead of Italians Andrea Iannone and Simone Corsi with championship leader Stefan Bradl of Germany finishing eighth.Another Spaniard, championship leader Nico Terol, won the 125cc race ahead of Frenchman Johann Zarco and Spaniard Maverick Vinales.