 After being taken out of the Dutch TT by Álvaro Bautista and a second place at the Sachsenring, Lorenzo recorded his fifth win of the season at Mugello to extend his championship lead to 19 over Dani Pedrosa.Lorenzo ultimately clinched his 2nd title at Phillip Island by finishing 2nd behind race winner Casey Stoner (which was also helped by Stoner's crash and ankle injury in Indianapolis which forced him out for 3 races).Lorenzo started the season as the defending World Champion and battled it out with Repsol Honda teammates Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa for the championship.