Jorge Lorenzo took a victory at the Mugello circuit, Florence, Italy, leading from the first turn till the finish. This win extended his lead in the championship to 19 points over second placed Dani Pedrosa. The race started with Pedrosa entering turn one in the lead, but he ran wide in the long right hand sweeper leaving a gap for Lorenzo to squeeze through.
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Mugello circuit awarded IRTA Best Grand Prix
The Gran Premio d’Italia TIM has been announced as the winner of the 2011 IRTA Best Grand Prix award, thus securing its fifth title from the Teams’ Association since hosting a Grand Prix for the first time in 1976. Almost 85,000 MotoGP fans were gathered at the Mugello Circuit on the 3rd of July last year to witness the Gran Premio d’Italia.