The Spanish motorcyclist Jorge Lorenzo has slashed team mate Valentino Rossi's championship lead to a single point after his victory at the Catalan Grand Prix, his fourth straight title.
The victory on a scorching afternoon also handed Lorenzo a MotoGP record with 103 successive laps led, breaking Australian Casey Stoner's previous benchmark of 88.
Rossi completed a one-two finish for Yamaha, the team's second of the season, while Honda's Dani Pedrosa was third.
World champion Marc Marquez's poor season continued as he failed to finish for the second successive race, crashing out on the third lap while challenging Lorenzo for the lead.
