Jorge Lorenzo won his second straight Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday after Casey Stoner and Marco Simoncelli crashed on the wet track.
Lorenzo was 19 seconds ahead of second-placed Dani Pedrosa, with Nicky Hayden third and Briton Cal Crutchlow eighth.
Pole winner Casey Stoner, who took the season-opener in Qatar, was in second when he crashed out after being clipped by Valentino Rossi, who finished fifth.
There were spills aplenty on a showery day in southern Spain but the collision between Rossi and Stoner was the most significant, resulting in Lorenzo claiming the overall lead in the standings.
Rossi was making a determined charge in the difficult conditions, surging from 12th on the grid up to third.
But an ill-advised overtaking manoeuvre with 20 laps remaining put Stoner out of the race and the Australian told Rossi: "Your ambition outweighed your talent."
Stoner highlighted the role of the marshals, who helped Rossi remount his bike to join the action while Stoner was left to unsuccessfully attempt to restart his Honda on his own.
"With the accident, I heard Valentino arriving and I wasn't worried about anyone passing me at that point in the race so I gave him plenty of room," Stoner said.
"It was a racing incident and there's not much we can do. what is more frustrating is the reaction of the stewards and their assistance for Valentino and not for me, it was unbelievable."
Stoner later told autosport.com that the issue needed to be addressed even if he saw no point in going to the authorities himself.
Nicolas Terol won the 125cc race, while Andrea Iannone claimed the Moto2, Britain's Bradley Smith taking fourth.
MotoGP Result:
1 Jorge Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha 50 minutes 49.046 seconds
2 Dani Pedrosa (Sp) Honda 51:08.385
3 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati 51:18.131
Overall standings:
1 Jorge Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha 45 pts
2 Dani Pedrosa (Sp) Honda 36
3 Casey Stoner (Aus) Honda 25
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| Stoner and Rossi |
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| Jorge Lorenzo |
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