At his " home race " in San Marino , Rossi scored another third place behind race-winner Pedrosa and second-place Lorenzo . The race was marred by the death of the Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa , who was hit at high speed by Alex de Angelis and Scott Redding after he fell at the fast right-hander of the Misano circuit on lap 12 and succumbed to his injuries later in the hospital . At the new venue in Aragón , Rossi was again off the pace and finished in sixth position . He bounced back by scoring yet another third-place podium in Japan , the race being moved from April to October due the disruption of air travel after the second eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland . Rossi battled with teammate Lorenzo for the bottom step of the podium during the race , which was won by Casey Stoner , but by now had a 69-point lead in the championship over second place Dani Pedrosa
second eruption
2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
Valentino Rossi