ESTORIL – Spanish rider Toni Elias won the Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix here on Sunday to mark his first-ever MotoGP podium finish in style.
The Honda rider edged out Italian Valentino Rossi on the line while America’s Kenny Roberts was third. Rossi had the consolation of taking the lead in the overall standings for the first time this season with only the season-ending Rally of Valencia on October 29 to come.Rossi has eaten into Hayden’s advantage in recent weeks and now stands on 244 points compared to Hayden’s 236, cutting the gap by 39 points during the last four races.It was the first time this season that Hayden had failed to finish a race.Nampa-AFPRossi had the consolation of taking the lead in the overall standings for the first time this season with only the season-ending Rally of Valencia on October 29 to come.Rossi has eaten into Hayden’s advantage in recent weeks and now stands on 244 points compared to Hayden’s 236, cutting the gap by 39 points during the last four races.It was the first time this season that Hayden had failed to finish a race.Nampa-AFP
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