(CNN) -- Jorge Lorenzo climbed from fourth on the grid to win the French MotoGP at a rain-soaked Le Mans on Sunday and take the lead in the championship. 

Riding his Yamaha flawlessly in the wet conditions, Lorenzo took the lead on the first lap and eventually finished 9.905 seconds clear of Valentino Rossi, who had the consolation of his best finish so far for Ducati. 

Rossi held off a determined Casey Stoner, who finished third in the week he announced he was quitting the sport at the end of the season. 

"It was really difficult to hold concentration today, in the dry it's complicated but in the wet it's even more," Lorenzo said. "The race feels much longer and you have to remember where the corners are slippery every lap. If you forget one you can crash very easily." 

Lorenzo, who won for the second time this season, leads the championship by eight points from Stoner. 

"I was pretty happy to hold on for a podium today," Stoner said. "I enjoyed the battle with Valentino at the end, there was clean overtaking and we swapped positions a few times but in the end we knew that Valentino had better pace than us and after he passed there was no way I could stay with him. 

"We did everything we could today and to come away with a podium is a good result." 

Stoner's Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa started on pole but ended up fourth, and is now 25 points adrift of Lorenzo. 
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Riding his Yamaha flawlessly in the wet conditions,
French MotoGP at Le Mans
orge Lorenzo climbed from fourth on the grid to win the French MotoGP at a rain-soaked Le Mans
Jorge Lorenzo.
Jorge Lorenzo climbed from fourth on the grid to win the French MotoGP at a rain-soaked Le Mans on Sunday and take the lead in the championship. 
9.905 seconds.
Lorenzo took the lead on the first lap and eventually finished 9.905 seconds clear of Valentino Ross
Valentino Ross
Lorenzo took the lead on the first lap and eventually finished 9.905 seconds clear of Valentino Ross
Casey Stoner
Rossi held off a determined Casey Stoner, who finished third i
No, retiring.
Casey Stoner, who finished third in the week he announced he was quitting the sport at the end of the season. 
The end of the season.
nnounced he was quitting the sport at the end of the season. 
Lorenzo
Lorenzo, who won for the second time this season, leads the championship by eight points from Stoner. 
eight points
Lorenzo, who won for the second time this season, leads the championship by eight points
Stoner.
Lorenzo, who won for the second time this season, leads the championship by eight points from Stoner. 
Stoner's Honda teammate
Stoner's Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa
fourth
Stoner's Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa started on pole but ended up fourth
25 points.
Stoner's Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa started on pole but ended up fourth, and is now 25 points adrift of Lorenzo
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi, who had the consolation of his best finish so far for Ducati. 

His best.
who had the consolation of his best finish so far for Ducati. 
He climbed from fourth.
Jorge Lorenzo climbed from fourth 
Flawlessly
Riding his Yamaha flawlessly 
His Yamaha
Riding his Yamaha
Much longer
The race feels much longer and you have to remember where the corners are slippery every lap.