Dani Pedrosa won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off a challenge from four-time Moto GP world champion Valentino Rossi. Honda rider Pedrosa started second on the grid behind Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha, but the Spaniard overtook the rookie immediately.
Sete Gibernau, whose hopes of a Spanish Grand Prix victory were ended by a controversial last-bend collision with world champion Valentino Rossi, has vowed to battle back in Portugal next weekend. Spaniard Gibernau was on course for victory on Sunday as he led his bitter Italian rival into the final curve.