Valentino Rossi clinched the ninth world title of his career, by finishing third in Sunday’s FIM MotoGP World Championship race in soggy Sepang behind Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa.
Stoner’s second successive race victory was achieved with a yawning gap of 14.666seconds back to Pedrosa. The Press Association
Yamaha’s Rossi finished third after his Italian compatriot Andrea Dovizioso lost control of his Honda with seven laps to go in the 21-lap race at the Sepang circuit. The race was delayed by 35 minutes to allow the track to dry after a thunderstorm.
Stoner was glad to pull off another win for Ducati after missing three earlier races because of illness.
“I had a good start at the first turn and I do not expect to pull a gap after that. I can’t ask for more after how the season went. It’s nice to come back and get a result like this,” said Stoner, the only rider to win in all classes at Sepang. Usa Today
Pos Rider Team 1 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team 2 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 3 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 4 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 5 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 6 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 7 Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 8 Marco Melandri Hayate Racing Team 9 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 10 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing 11 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing 12 Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 13 Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 14 Gabor Talmacsi Scot Racing Team MotoGP 15 James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha
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