Smooth and rhythmic has been Jorge Lorenzos display this season.  The young Spaniard has been working consistently in the past nine rounds, claiming six wins and ending second three times. Adding to the five poles and 210 points from a possible 225, Lorenzo’s year has been a dream until now.

The Fiat Yamaha racer has endured a huge step, not just for his racing but also his approach to upcoming events. Lorenzo has read races differently, always aware when to battle for victory and arrive to second position at times when his opponents have the upper hand is far more satisfying than a fall.

Arriving back to the beginning of the year shows Lorenzo’s achievements as being very impressive, given the fact he commenced the campaign still carrying a pre-season training injury and arrived in Qatar for round 1 without being fully physically fit. Second spot under lights was therefore an excellent outcome.

The next event at Jerez showed Lorenzo's best, as his drive for a first premier class victory at home allowed him to recover an advantage built up by rival Dani Pedrosa, to surpass his fellow Spaniard and take the win. Following his his first win of the year, Lorenzo used the one day test to practice his beginnings and it paid off. A win at Le Mans in the next round ensued, before second spot at Mugello behind Pedrosa. Following was three consecutive victories at Silverstone, Assen and Catalunya. Second at Sachsenring was next on the list adding more valuable points with Pedrosa being the victor, then a victory at Laguna Seca completed his fantastic first half of the year.

Lorenzo has now built one of the best records in history with regards to victories and points percentages. With a 72 point advantage ahead of Pedrosa and 95 points ahead of Andrea Dovizioso, a similar second half to Lorenzo’s year would surely secure a first MotoGP World Championship title for the Spaniard.