MotoGP championship standings after Sachsenring

Despite Dani Pedrosa's hard-fought win, Jorge Lorenzo gained the most from Sachsenring - with a second-place finish and a much-needed 20-points after his disasterous first-corner at Assen.

Lorenzo jumps back to the top of the championship standings and Pedrosa's result overhauls Stoner's claim to current number one factory Honda rider.

Crutchlow's run-on in the first corner gifts Dovizioso some breathing space. More than ever, it's looking like being a three-horse race for the MotoGP championship.

MotoGP Championship Standings after Sachsenring

1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha SPA 160

2 Dani PEDROSA Honda SPA 146

3 Casey STONER Honda AUS 140

4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Yamaha ITA 92

5 Cal CRUTCHLOW Yamaha GBR 85

6 Valentino ROSSI Ducati ITA 71

7 Alvaro BAUTISTA Honda SPA 67

8 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati USA 65

9 Stefan BRADL Honda GER 62

10 Ben SPIES Yamaha USA 61

11 Hector BARBERA Ducati SPA 53

12 Randy DE PUNIET ART FRA 24

13 Aleix ESPARGARO ART SPA 23

14 Michele PIRRO FTR ITA 16

15 Mattia PASINI ART ITA 12

16 James ELLISON ART GBR 10

17 Danilo PETRUCCI Ioda ITA 9

18 Colin EDWARDS Suter USA 8

19 Yonny HERNANDEZ BQR COL 6

20 Ivan SILVA BQR SPA 5

21 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati CZE 4