Misano - Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa riding a Honda won the San Marino MotoGP here on Sunday to record two successive victories in the category for the first time.
The 24-year-old started from pole and never relinquished his grip on the race and came home for his fourth victory of the campaign ahead of overall leader and compatriot Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha.
Italy's multi-time champion Valentino Rossi, also on a Yamaha, was third.
Pedrosa's victory keeps the pressure on Lorenzo - who had a 68-point lead going into this race - for the overall title with six races left in the season.
Results:
MotoGP:
1. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 44min 22.059sec
2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) at 1.900sec
3. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 3.183
4. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Honda) 6.454
5. Casey Stoner (AUS/Ducati) 18.479
6. Ben Spies (USA/Yamaha) 28.385
7. Colin Edwards (USA/Yamaha) 34.394
8. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Suzuki) 38.157
9. Hector Barbera (ESP/Ducati) 40.943
10. Marco Melandri (ITA/Honda) 42.377
Overall standings
1. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 271 points
2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 208
3. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Honda) 139
4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 130
5. Casey Stoner (AUS/Ducati) 130
6. Ben Spies (USA/Yamaha) 120
7. Nicky Hayden (USA/Ducati) 109
8. Randy de Puniet (FRA/Honda) 81
9. Marco Melandri (ITA/Honda) 67
10. Colin Edwards (USA/Yamaha) 66
Moto2:
1. Toni Elias (ESP/Moriwaki) 43min 33.996sec
2. Julian Simon (ESP/Suter) at 1.969sec
3. Thomas Luthi (SUI/Moriwaki) 11.917
4. Simone Corsi (ITA/Motobi) 15.409
5. Stefan Bradl (GER/Suter) 16.219
Overall
1. Toni Elias (ESP/Moriwaki) 211 points
2. Julian Simon (ESP/Suter) 128
3. Thomas Luthi (SUI/Moriwaki) 124
4. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Speed Up) 119
5. Simone Corsi (ITA/Motobi) 97
125 cc:
1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Derbi) 39min 56.117sec
2. Nicolas Terol (ESP/Aprilia) at 2.185sec
3. Efren Vasquez (ESP/Derbi) 5.628
4. Bradley Smith (GBR/Aprilia) 5.912
5. Sandro Cortese (GER/Derbi) 6.378
Overall standings
1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Derbi) 197 points
2 Nicolas Terol (ESP/Aprilia) 188
3. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Derbi) 177
4. Bradley Smith (GBR/Aprilia) 128
5. Sandro Cortese (GER/Derbi) 107