MotoGP 2010 USA: Live action from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca [Spoilers]

We're live from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca today for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, and we just witnessed some awesome racing action. Well, awesome for some riders, less so for others. For instance, we're certain that Factory Honda rider Dani Pedrosa isn't particularly pleased with his result.

After leading the race for the first 11 laps, Pedrosa crashed out at turn five. Yamaha-mounted Jorge Lorenzo, who had positioned himself in second position following Pedrosa, inherited first place. He would not relinquish his grip on the lead for the remainder of the race, earning his sixth win of the 2010 season and his first at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

The rest of the field sorted itself out over the course of the race, with Ducati (for now, at least) rider Casey Stoner finding himself in second place behind Lorenzo by 3.5 seconds. Third position was claimed by Valentino Rossi, who made his second start of the season riding with a broken leg.

Andrea Dovizioso relinquished third position to Rossi with just five laps left to go in the race, and he ended up finishing in fourth place. American riders managed to take the next three slots, with Nicky Hayden edging out Ben Spies and Colin Edwards (in that order) for fifth. Check out our high-res image gallery below and see the full finishing order after the break.

Photos by Jeremy Korzeniewski / Copyright ©2010 AOL

Mazda Raceway, Sunday, July 25, 2010

Pos.	Points	Num.	Rider	Nation	Team	Bike	Km/h	Time/Gap
1	25	99	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Fiat Yamaha Team	Yamaha	157.8	43'54.873
2	20	27	Casey STONER	AUS	Ducati Team	Ducati	157.6	+3.517
3	16	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Fiat Yamaha Team	Yamaha	157.0	+13.420
4	13	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	157.0	+14.188
5	11	69	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Ducati Team	Ducati	157.0	+14.601
6	10	11	Ben SPIES	USA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	156.7	+19.037
7	9	5	Colin EDWARDS	USA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	155.4	+40.721
8	8	33	Marco MELANDRI	ITA	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	155.1	+47.219
9	7	36	Mika KALLIO	FIN	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	154.7	+52.813
10	6	65	Loris CAPIROSSI	ITA	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	154.7	+52.814
11	5	95	Roger Lee HAYDEN	USA	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda	153.5	+1'14.089
12	4	15	Alex DE ANGELIS	RSM	Interwetten Honda MotoGP	Honda	153.5	+1'14.666
Not Classified
		41	Aleix ESPARGARO	SPA	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	154.7	4 Laps
		58	Marco SIMONCELLI	ITA	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	155.4	14 Laps
		26	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	157.6	21 Laps
		40	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Paginas Amarillas Aspar	Ducati	147.3	29 Laps
		19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	146.0	30 Laps