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MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 Lorenzo Celebrates First Win at Aragon Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo excelled in both wet and dry conditions at the MotorLand Aragon circuit this past weekend to take his first win of the 2014 MotoGP season. Conditions were initially dry with all riders choosing to race on medium or soft Bridgestone compound tyres, front and back. As the race came to a head, hard compound wet tyres were used by the majority of riders – including those who went on to claim podium positions. Lorenzo’s decision to begin racing on wet tyres earlier than Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa helped lead him to victory. “Today I had one of the best starts in my career, and I was impressed with my pace and feeling in the bike in dry conditions,” Lorenzo said. “It was a pity that it started to rain as I felt I could fight for the victory in the dry, but then I saw that Marc and Dani stayed out on track on slicks, so I thought I’d take a risk and pit earlier than them for wet tyres.” “I then found myself in first position after my first lap on wet tyres, so I just had to keep focused so I wouldn’t crash.” “This was my first victory in a long time, so I’m very proud and very happy.” NGM Forward Racing’s Aleix Espargaro claimed second place – his first MotoGP podium finish – while Ducati Team’s Cal Crutchlow took third. Bridgestone Motorcycle Tyre Development Department Manager Shinji Aoki congratulated Jorge and Yamaha on an impressive victory. For Immediate Release Media contact: Annie Gant +61 8 8267 6888 or 0434611399 Bridgestone Australia Ltd. 196 Greenhill Road Eastwood, S.A 5063, A ustralia Phone: +618 8206 0200 Fax: +618 8206 0399 URL: www.bridgestone.com.au “Jorge rode very well to manage the challenging conditions perfectly, and showed excellent pace in the wet and dry,” he said. “Today’s race created every possible track condition for the riders, so it was important that our tyres provided good warm-­‐up performance and predictability.” “The general feedback from the riders this weekend was that our tyre allocation at Aragon was well-­‐matched to the weather and track conditions, so this is a positive outcome for Bridgestone.” Despite finishing in 13th place at Aragon, Marquez remains in first position on the Championship leader board, 75 points ahead of teammate Pedrosa. The action will continue at Motegi in Japan on October 10. Championship Standings 1. Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team 292 points 2. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 217 points 3. Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 214 points 4. Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 202 points