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Assen, Netherlands - America's Ben Spies crowned Yamaha's 50th anniversary with a maiden victory in the Dutch MotoGP here on Saturday.
Championship leader Casey Stoner was second.
Spies' Spanish team -mate Jorge Lorenzo, the reigning champion, finished sixth after a first-lap collision with Honda rider Marco Simoncelli, who recovered to finish ninth.
CHAOTIC START
Honda's Andrea Dovizioso took third ahead of Ducati's seven-times World champion Valentino Rossi, who has finished on the podium only once so far in 2011, and American Nicky Hayden (Ducati).
A chaotic start to the race saw pole-starter Simoncelli and Lorenzo collide on the third corner after the Italian lost his bike and wiped out the defending champion.
Frenchman Randy de Puniet was the next rider to exit the race and Spies, who started on the front row, capitalised on the carnage behind him to pull four seconds clear of Stoner.
Stoner, chasing a fourth consecutive victory, gradually began to eat into the American's advantage, but Dovizioso and Rossi moved into position on his tail.
The race's closing stages could not match the opening laps for drama though, allowing Spies to pull away from the chasing pack and finish his first MotoGP victory in style.
Dutch MotoGP results here on Saturday
1 Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha 41min44.659
2 Casey Stoner (AUS) Honda +7.697
3 Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Honda +27.506
4 Valentino Rossi (ITA) Ducati +30.684
5 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati +43.172
6 Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) Yamaha +44.536
7 Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha +1min08.112
8 Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Honda +1min10.753
9 Marco Simoncelli (ITA) Honda +1min24.925
10 Toni Elias (ESP) Honda +1min26.216,
DNF: Karel Abraham (CZE) Ducati, Randy de Puniet (FRA) Ducati
MOTO2 RACE
Spain's Marc Marquez (Suter) took the honours in the Moto2 race at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday, ahead of Turkish team mate Kenan Sofuoglu and Britain's Bradley Smith (Tech3).
MOTO2 RESULTS AND STANDINGS
1 Marc Marquez (ESP) Suter 44min30.409
2 Kenan Sofuoglu (TUR) Suter +2.397
3 Bradley Smith (GBR) Tech3 +6.418
4 Anthony West (AUS) MZ-RE Honda +22.803
5 Alex De Angelis (RSM) Motobi +25.882
6 Mattia Pasini (ITA) FTR +26.851
DNF: Ratthapark Wilairot (THA), Yuki Takahashi (JPN), Kenny Noyes (USA), Stefan Bradl (GER), Steven Odendaal (RSA)
Overall Moto2 points standings
1 Stefan Bradl (GER) Kalex 127
2 Marc Marquez (ESP) Suter 70
3 Simone Corsi (ITA) FTR 67
4 Bradley Smith (GBR) Tech3 63
5 Yuki Takahashi (JPN) Moriwaki 56
125cc GP
SPANISH rider Maverick Vinales earlier won the Dutch 125cc GP for Aprilia ahead of compatriots Luis Salom and Sergio Gadea.
Overall series leader Nicolas Terol of Spain didn't start the race as he injured a finger in Friday's qualifying.
Result
1 Maverick Vinales (ESP) Aprilia 25min 04:147
2 Luis Salom (ESP) Aprilia +2.555
3 Sergio Gadea (ESP) Aprilia +2.655
4 Sandro Cortese (GER) Aprilia +3.670
5 Johann Zarco (FRA) Aprilia +3.903
6 Danny Kent (GBR) Aprilia +4.469
Did not start: Nicolas Terol (ESP)
125cc points standings
1 Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 128
2 Jonas Folger (Germany) Aprilia 101
3 Sandro Cortese (Germany) Aprilia 94
4 Johann Zarco (France) Derbi 94
5 Maverick Vinales (Spain) Aprilia 90
6 Efren Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 77
7 Luis Salom (Spain) Aprilia 55
8 Hector Faubel (Spain) Aprilia 54
9 Sergio Gadea (Spain) Aprilia 52
10 Danny Kent (Britain) Aprilia 38
11 Adrian Martin (Spain) Aprilia 30
12 Jakub Kornfeil (Czech Republic) Aprilia 25
13 Miguel Oliveira (Portugal) Aprilia 22
14 Alberto Moncayo (Spain) Aprilia 16
15 Simone Grotzkyj (Italy) Aprilia 1
Championship leader Casey Stoner was second.
Spies' Spanish team -mate Jorge Lorenzo, the reigning champion, finished sixth after a first-lap collision with Honda rider Marco Simoncelli, who recovered to finish ninth.
CHAOTIC START
Honda's Andrea Dovizioso took third ahead of Ducati's seven-times World champion Valentino Rossi, who has finished on the podium only once so far in 2011, and American Nicky Hayden (Ducati).
A chaotic start to the race saw pole-starter Simoncelli and Lorenzo collide on the third corner after the Italian lost his bike and wiped out the defending champion.
Frenchman Randy de Puniet was the next rider to exit the race and Spies, who started on the front row, capitalised on the carnage behind him to pull four seconds clear of Stoner.
Stoner, chasing a fourth consecutive victory, gradually began to eat into the American's advantage, but Dovizioso and Rossi moved into position on his tail.
The race's closing stages could not match the opening laps for drama though, allowing Spies to pull away from the chasing pack and finish his first MotoGP victory in style.
Dutch MotoGP results here on Saturday
1 Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha 41min44.659
2 Casey Stoner (AUS) Honda +7.697
3 Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Honda +27.506
4 Valentino Rossi (ITA) Ducati +30.684
5 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati +43.172
6 Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) Yamaha +44.536
7 Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha +1min08.112
8 Hiroshi Aoyama (JPN) Honda +1min10.753
9 Marco Simoncelli (ITA) Honda +1min24.925
10 Toni Elias (ESP) Honda +1min26.216,
DNF: Karel Abraham (CZE) Ducati, Randy de Puniet (FRA) Ducati
MOTO2 RACE
Spain's Marc Marquez (Suter) took the honours in the Moto2 race at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday, ahead of Turkish team mate Kenan Sofuoglu and Britain's Bradley Smith (Tech3).
MOTO2 RESULTS AND STANDINGS
1 Marc Marquez (ESP) Suter 44min30.409
2 Kenan Sofuoglu (TUR) Suter +2.397
3 Bradley Smith (GBR) Tech3 +6.418
4 Anthony West (AUS) MZ-RE Honda +22.803
5 Alex De Angelis (RSM) Motobi +25.882
6 Mattia Pasini (ITA) FTR +26.851
DNF: Ratthapark Wilairot (THA), Yuki Takahashi (JPN), Kenny Noyes (USA), Stefan Bradl (GER), Steven Odendaal (RSA)
Overall Moto2 points standings
1 Stefan Bradl (GER) Kalex 127
2 Marc Marquez (ESP) Suter 70
3 Simone Corsi (ITA) FTR 67
4 Bradley Smith (GBR) Tech3 63
5 Yuki Takahashi (JPN) Moriwaki 56
125cc GP
SPANISH rider Maverick Vinales earlier won the Dutch 125cc GP for Aprilia ahead of compatriots Luis Salom and Sergio Gadea.
Overall series leader Nicolas Terol of Spain didn't start the race as he injured a finger in Friday's qualifying.
Result
1 Maverick Vinales (ESP) Aprilia 25min 04:147
2 Luis Salom (ESP) Aprilia +2.555
3 Sergio Gadea (ESP) Aprilia +2.655
4 Sandro Cortese (GER) Aprilia +3.670
5 Johann Zarco (FRA) Aprilia +3.903
6 Danny Kent (GBR) Aprilia +4.469
Did not start: Nicolas Terol (ESP)
125cc points standings
1 Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 128
2 Jonas Folger (Germany) Aprilia 101
3 Sandro Cortese (Germany) Aprilia 94
4 Johann Zarco (France) Derbi 94
5 Maverick Vinales (Spain) Aprilia 90
6 Efren Vazquez (Spain) Derbi 77
7 Luis Salom (Spain) Aprilia 55
8 Hector Faubel (Spain) Aprilia 54
9 Sergio Gadea (Spain) Aprilia 52
10 Danny Kent (Britain) Aprilia 38
11 Adrian Martin (Spain) Aprilia 30
12 Jakub Kornfeil (Czech Republic) Aprilia 25
13 Miguel Oliveira (Portugal) Aprilia 22
14 Alberto Moncayo (Spain) Aprilia 16
15 Simone Grotzkyj (Italy) Aprilia 1
