Veteran Valentino Rossi triumphs at Dutch MotoGP Italy's Valentino Rossi in action at the Dutch MotoGP. Picture: Catrinus Van Der Veen/AFP Source: AFP SIX-time world champion Valentino Rossi won his first race since 2010 at the Dutch MotoGP. Rossi's Yamaha teammate, Jorge Lorenzo, the defending world champion, finished fifth despite a broken left collarbone sustained just two days earlier in a high-speed crash during practice. Lorenzo underwent surgery on Friday to have the bone fixed in place with a titanium plate and eight screws. He complained of pain during Saturday's warm-up but decided to push ahead saying that in the end "we are here to race." "I'm proud of myself for the effort in these two difficult days after the crash and also of my team for their support," the Spaniard said. Honda's Marc Marquez was second, Cal Crutchlow third on a Yamaha and Dani Pedrosa fourth to remain atop the standings with 136 points. But Honda's Pedrosa gained just two points on Lorenzo to now lead him by nine. Rossi was eleated to have ended such a long drought after dominating the sport for years. "It was a long, long time since 2010 and I questioned myself, whether I could come back to first place or not, so it was a tough period," the Italian said. A favourite with the Dutch crowd, Rossi started fourth on the grid and took the lead by the sixth lap and held it. He was dominant as in days of old, eventually opening up a lead of more than two seconds. "I fought with everybody, I fought with Mark, I fought with Pedrosa, I fought with Cal, but always I was a little bit faster in some places," Rossi said. The closing phase was a contest between Marquez and Crutchlow, the first Briton to start on the pole since 2002. Attempting to pass on the final lap, Crutchlow bumped Marquez's tyre and backed off, and the final order was settled. Rossi is fifth place, 51 points down, after posting his 80th elite category win and 106th in all disciplines. In Moto2, Spain's Pol Espargaro won a back-and-forth duel with his main rival for the title, Britain's Scott Redding, pulling ahead on the second-to-last lap. Redding retained the overall lead by 30 points. In Moto3, Luis Salom of Spain won a tight race in the final lap, passing countryman Maverick Vinales on the second-to-last corner and holding position in the rush to the finish line. Alex Rins finished third. That left them in the same order overall.