Valentino Rossi Took 9th World Champion as Casey Stoner Won Malaysian GP

Casey Stoner grabbed his second win in succession today with a display of absolute dominance in torrential condition at Sepang, where his Ducati Marlboro team-mate Nicky Hayden picked up a fantastic fifth place. A heavy tropical downpour just moments before the MotoGP riders were due to take to the track for the penultimate round of the 20009 season saw the race delayed by 36 minutes, but once the lights went out Stoner proved once again that he is a master of any condition. After taking the lead on the first lap the Australian opened up an advantage of almost four seconds by the end of the second circulation � increasing it lap by lap to over 17 seconds at one point as he stormed to his fourth victory of the season, becoming the first rider ever to win at Sepang from the second row of the grid.



Valentino Rossi made yet another case for the claim that he is the Greatest Roadracer of all time by taking his 9th World Champion title and 7th Premier class crown today after finishing third, behind Dani Pedrosa who put in a valiant effort in second and looked in danger of being passed by his teammate Andrea Dovizioso before he crashed out at 2/3rds distance.

Nicky Hayden also produced an excellent demonstration of wet weather riding as he guided his Desmosedici GP9 to fifth place from seventh on the grid. The American was involved in a series of breathtaking battles throughout the 22-lap affair, passing Loris Capirossi and Toni Elias with his trademark style and determination and fighting to hold off title contenders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. One round remaining at Valencia in two weeks� time, when Stoner and Hayden will look to be amongst the front runners once again.

Jorge Lorenzo Claimed Estoril Pole

Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi�s toughest competitor in gaining 2009 MotoGP world champion title, claimed pole position in Potugal Grand Prix qualifying at Estoril yesterday. This accomplishment would be essential for Lorenzo to win the Car Evolution today. The race would not be easy though since Rossi will start from second place right behind Lorenzo. Their fight to be the best at Estoril GP would be the main attraction many anticipate.

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are at the same team, Fiat Yamaha, yet they put their selves into rivalry in this season MotoGP championship. With four series to go � including Portugal GP � Rossi is at the top of riders� championship with 237 points. Lorenzo, who just began his Car Evolution last year, is at second with 207 points. Repsol Honda�s Dani Pedrosa and Ducati�s Casey Stoner � will start at third place � still have the chance to stop Rossi from winning the 2009 MotoGP championship. Yet both of them have very large gap at collecting points with the Italian.

Valentino Rossi Won Misano MotoGP

Valentino Rossi changed his Misano pole position into another MotoGP victory, in front of his fans on Sunday. On the back of a successful weekend just one week ago at Laguna Seca, Dani Pedrosa immediately burst into the lead as the race started, while the San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Toni Elias tailed him through in second. Having been mobbed at the start, Rossi was forced back to third, while teammate Jorge Lorenzo slotted into fourth.

After following Pedrosa and Elias for some time, the Doctor eventually made his move for second, demoting Elias down the order slightly. Shortly afterwards, Lorenzo pushed Elias that bit further down the order, when he too made his way through for position.



By lap eight of the twenty-eight lap distance, Valentino Rossi thundered through into the lead and soon set about extending the gap to his rivals behind him. This move was soon followed by Lorenzo, who was determined not to let his elder teammate get away, and so took advantage of Pedrosa running wide to make a break for second.

Valentino Rossi Gets Pole in San Marino

Valentino Rossi will race at Misano MotoGP from the pole position after overcoming the best efforts of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and Honda's Dani Pedrosa for his sixth pole of the 2009 MotoGP season. The Italian was riding with a smiling picture of the donkey's face from the movie 'Shrek' painted on top of his helmet - a joke at his own expense for crashing at Indianapolis last Sunday. The accident had marked Rossi's first non-finish race since 2007 and means he starts round 13 of 17 with a reduced 25 point lead over Lorenzo.


After battling with Lorenzo for supremacy in the two free practice sessions for the San Marino Grand Prix, the Fiat Yamaha riders exchanged pole continuously from the 10th to 59th minute of qualifying - when Pedrosa suddenly burst ahead of them both.

But Rossi, having made a last-gasp pit stop, returned to take the top spot away from the Repsol Honda rider by 0.222sec, at a track just a few kilometres from his home town of Tavullia. Lorenzo failed to improve on his final lap and was left an unexpectedly large 0.470sec from pole in third.

Rossi Moves Closer to MotoGP Title

Valentino Rossi romped to his fifth victory of 2009 MotoGP season in Czech Car Evolution to move a step closer to a sixth FIM MotoGP World Championship. Rossi increased his championship lead to 50 points in Brno.

The Italian Fiat Yamaha rider started the race on pole position ahead of team-mate and nearest challenger Jorge Lorenzo and the duo fought out a race-long duel before Lorenzo crashed out with five laps remaining to all but end his title hopes.




Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa inherited second spot after Lorenzo's error with Toni Elias, Andrea Dovizioso and Loris Capirossi rounding out the top five. For Elias the unexpected podium meant a great end to a bad week in which he was told he would not be retained by the Gresini Honda team for 2010.

Valentino Rossi Takes Pole Position on Czech MotoGP

MotoGP News: Valentino Rossi survived a late crash during qualifying at the Cardion ab Czech Republic Grand Prix to take his fifth pole position of the 2009 season, in clear and sunny conditions at the undulating Brno track. At one of his favorite venues on the calendar Rossi took his Yamaha M1 bike round the circuit in 1'56.145 on the 21st of his 23 laps after a battle for supremacy with his team-mate and closest World Championship rival Jorge Lorenzo - who trails him by 25 points in the standings and was 0.05s behind Rossi this session.

Lorenzo looked good throughout the weekend and will be confident of pushing Rossi hard in Sunday's Car Evolution. Perhaps the Spaniard will take heart from Rossi's late crash as he seeks to keep the pressure on from the other side of the Fiat Yamaha pit-box.

In the absence of Ducati's Casey Stoner, who is on sick leave for three rounds, Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa could be the biggest threat to Rossi and Lorenzo, with the talented rider having qualified in third place, just under four tenths down on Rossi.

Rossi's Fantastic Final Lap Saves Pole at Donington

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi made a fantastic lap in the final of MotoGP qualifying session to save pole position for Sunday's FIM MotoGP World Championship round at Donington Park. Reigning champion and series leader Rossi was lingering in fifth position until the last three minutes when he put his Fiat Yamaha in first with a lap of one minute 28.116 seconds.

Valentino Rossi's teammate and nearest title challenger Jorge Lorenzo was on third with Honda's Dani Pedrosa on second. Ducati's Casey Stoner, who has won the last two races at Donington, was fourth with Britain's James Toseland ninth on his Tech 3 Yamaha.

Valantino Rossi Rules 2009 German MotoGP

Valentino Rossi managed to stay ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and won 2009 German MotoGP in a thrilling late battle at Sachsenring circuit. The Fiat Yamaha riders were only separated by less than one tenth through the finish line, while Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, who also were in with a chance to win for most of the race ended up around three and ten seconds behind respectively.

The reigning champion Valentino Rossi made a fine start from pole position to keep the lead at the first corner, followed by Pedrosa, which made another super start from eighth on the grid, and Randy de Puniet, who crashed his LCR Honda a few corners later. Stoner took the lead from Rossi on lap seven, two laps after having overtaken Pedrosa for second, but he was not able to open up a gap on Rossi and was passed back by the Italian ten laps later, with Lorenzo also overtaking Stoner on lap 18.

With five laps of the 30-lap race left, the first corner saw Lorenzo taking the lead from Rossi and Pedrosa passing Stoner for third, after which the Australian gave up and was not a factor for the win anymore, while Pedrosa managed to keep the gap around one second for a while longer. Rossi managed to out-brake Lorenzo at the beginning of the penultimate lap, and despite a few attempts by the Spaniard to take the lead back, there was nothing he could with Rossi defending the line on the last lap.

Valentino Rossi Records 100 Wins at Dutch MotoGP

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi won his 100th Grand Prix at the Alice TT Assen and thus became the second rider in the MotoGP history to score 100 wins after Giacomo Agostini who's considered to be the greatest MotoGP rider of all time with 122 wins. Rossi's team mate Jorge Lorenzo was forced to finish on second after competing and fighting up to the front, but this time he couldn't provide Rossi with the same challenge as he did in Barcelona.

Ducati's Casey Stoner completed the podium with a solitary ride chasing Lorenzo. Stoner now trails Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in the riders standings after they had been level on points heading in to the Dutch Car Evolution.

At first, the Dutch Car Evolution gave the impression that it will be an entertaining one but after Honda's Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso crashed out while Lorenzo and Stoner dropped to second and third place respectively, Rossi was only racing by himself and beating his own lap times one lap after another.

Valentino Rossi Took a Fantastic Win in Catalunya GP

A fantastic Car Evolution has been shown by Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in Grand Prix of Catalunya in Barcelona a moment ago. A head-to-head battle in the last two laps between the Italian and the Spaniard ended with the reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi's victory by just 0.095 seconds gap. The Yamaha riders surely dominated today's Barcelona race and gave MotoGP fans a massive dogfight towards the end of the race, with the outcome being set at the very last corner.




Ducati Marlboro's Casey Stoner managed to held off the challenge from Repsol Honda's Andrea Dovizioso and finished in third place. Rossi, Lorenzo and Stoner now share the same points (106) and jointly lead the rider's championship.

Rossi expects great battle

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Ready to do battle with his young rival Jorge Lorenzo in Barcelona, having seen his talented team-mate beat him to pole position by less than 0.02s on home territory for the Spaniard, World Champion Valentino Rossi is excited about the prospect of a tough race at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Looking to continue his superb record at Montmel� and put the pressure on fellow front row starters Lorenzo and Casey Stoner at the top of the standings this weekend, Rossi stated, �I�m so happy because we have worked well on the bike and from yesterday I feel good when I�m riding. It�s better than at other recent races.�

Reviewing qualifying he added, �This afternoon was a great practice, a great battle, and I was always fast. We made some modifications, improving step by step, but at the end I was just a little bit slower than Lorenzo. Anyway we were very close and I�m happy because I think it will be a great fight in the race.�

Asked whether he was confident of taking his first Barcelona win since 2006 Rossi responded, �It will be difficult because of the temperatures and difficult for the tyres but I think it will be good because we are competitive. We still need to make some small adjustments but we are fast here. The important thing is to get back on the pace, stay in front in the warm-up and have fun in the race. It will be a close battle but we know it is just one of 17 races. It is always great riding here in Barcelona, it gives you extra motivation.�

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Rossi: Great Battle in Italian GP

Valentino Rossi predicts there will be a great battle in Italian GP at Mugello on Sunday after the top four riders spotted the top four places in Friday opening pratice.

Rossi, who's seeking his eighth consecutive Italian GP victory, was forced into second spot by Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, with Casey Stoner claiming third spot ahead of triple 2009 podium finisher Spaniard Dani Pedrosa.

"Mugello is a great track for me and it doesn't matter if it comes after a bad race or a good one," said the reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi, who finished 16th and last after slipping and getting penalty for speeding at pit lane last time out at Le Mans.

Valentino Rossi to Fight for 99th Victory

Valentino Rossi will fight to win his 99th victory (and second victory of the 2009 MotoGP season) at Mugello, as he seeks to overturn Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo's one-point advantage. Rossi is determined to forget his French MotoGP misery and his first non-points since 2007 and to claim his eighth home victory in a row at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.

2009 MotoGP Jerez Spain: The Doctor First Victory in 2009

Valentino Rossi beat host of Dani Pedrosa at the Jerez circuit on the MotoGP Spain, Sunday (2009/May/03). "The Doctor" also get its first victory in this season. Starting the race from fourth position, Rossi break Pedrosa hope to ascend the top podium in front of the supporting. Vale continued to lead from the start until mid-race, Pedrosa down position should start lap 17.

Since Rossi is unbearable and finish number one, and get the first victory in this season. In two previous series of Fiat Yamaha Team is only a runner up in Qatar and Japan. Meanwhile, Pedrosa, champion season in Jerez, must be satisfied in second place, followed by Casey Stoner in the ranking of three. In the meantime, Rossi grab top position from Jorge Lorenzo with 65 points. Lorenzo failed to complete their own race because of drop in the four-lap final.

With 123,340 spectators, Pedrosa and Stoner smoothly in its start. They take the pole position of the position held Lorenzo, at the first bend, when the race started. Rossi stalk in fourth place, followed by Randy de Puniet and Colin Edwards. This position does not change much until the first lap is completed. On the second lap Rossi successfully defeated Lorenzo is a fellow partner in the Fiat Yamaha Team, to take a three-position front. Not long after he, Stoner, Pedrosa and start the competition involved tight, in the forefront of the group.

Behind them is quite exciting race going on between De Puniet, Loris Capirossi and Edwards. Rossi continues to chase after the fifth lap Stoner able to pass. But it's not long, because the track straight towards a junction Stoner to counterattack to take place earlier. Duel Rossi and Stoner continue to occur, and in the sixth lap Rossi wins again. Behind them, Honda rider, Andrea Dovizioso make mistakes, fall to the sand track. Extent to the ongoing ordinary course race. Stoner on lap 14 Rossi started from behind, while the champion survived the wild hunt Pedrosa. The distance between them shall continue to move up, from one second to be more or less a second.

From lap 16 Pedrosa is in great pressure because Honda is so close to the Yamaha by Rossi. And the pressure that he can not afford a levee when the next lap, before a curve, Rossi Pedrosa took over the position from the right, and position are also changed. Rossi leads. Lap for the next lap, Pedrosa does not appear more competitive than Rossi. From there, victory for the show rider in Italy. Unlike the Rossi, Lorenzo unhappy experience. Go unopposed, he too sloping curve while in the curve. When tire grip disappears, that is one of Spain's motorcycle slip and drag it to Gravel.

Lorenzo able to rise up and assisted some of the climb back to his motorcycle. However, luck has not gone, because then he must go to the cockpit and failed to complete the race. He was annoyed and hit his front fairing. Anticlimax Lorenzo made the podium is always increased in the first two series: the number three in Qatar, the number one in Japan. De Puniet gain from the failure of Lorenzo and finish in fourth place, ahead of Marco Melandri and Edwards.

MotoGP Spain 2009 Results:
1. Valentino Rossi......... Yamaha......... 45 minutes 18.557 seconds
2. Dani Pedrosa......... Honda......... + 2.700
3. Casey Stoner......... Ducati......... + 10.507
4. Randy de Puniet......... Honda......... + 31.893
5. Marco Melandri......... Kawasaki......... + 33.128
6. Colin Edwards......... Yamaha......... + 34.128
7. Loris Capirossi......... Suzuki......... + 34.421
8. Andrea Dovizioso......... Honda......... + 34.625
9. Toni Elias......... Honda......... + 42.689
10. Chris Vermeulen......... Suzuki......... + 45.183
11. Sete Gibernau......... Ducati......... + 48.192
12. Yuki Takahashi......... Honda......... + 51.875
13. James Toseland......... Yamaha......... + 53.683
14. Alex de Angelis......... Honda......... + 53.941
15. Nicky Hayden......... Ducati......... +1 minutes 01.237
16. Niccolo Canepa......... Ducati......... +1 minutes 10.896

Unfinish:
Jorge Lorenzo......... Yamaha......... 23 lap
Mika Kallio......... Ducati......... lap 12

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Valentino Rossi Took First 2009 MotoGP Win

Valentino Rossi scored his first MotoGP win this season in Spanish MotoGP at Jerez. Valentino Rossi, who had qualified fourth fastest, appeared to have found the missing link in the set-up on his Fiat Yamaha when he bounded to the top of the timesheets in the morning warm-up. Following Rossi on second is Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa who took the lead in the first half of the 27 laps race. Casey Stoner came on third after losing on fight for second to Rossi. Rossi thus moved top of the MotoGP Riders' Championship table after his teammate Jorge Lorenzo crashed out from fourth place near the end of the race.

Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi (born February 16, 1979 in Urbino) is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with 8 Grand Prix World Championships to his name. According to Sports Illustrated, Valentino Rossi is one of the highest earning sports personalities in the world, having earned an estimated $34 million in 2007.

Following his father, Graziano Rossi, Rossi started racing in Grand Prix in 1996 for Aprilia in the 125cc category and won his first World Championship the following year. From there, he moved up to the 250 cc category, again with Aprilia, and won the World Championship in 1999. He won the 500 cc World Championship with Honda in 2001, the MotoGP World Championships (also with Honda) in 2002 and 2003, and continued his streak of back-to-back championships by winning the 2004 and 2005 titles after leaving Honda to join Yamaha, before regaining the title in 2008.
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