Valentino Rossi has claimed his seventh title on the highest level of MotoGP as he finished third in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix. The race was won by Casey Stoner who dominated the race from the start. Dani Pedrosa finished second, while Jorge Lorenzo ended fourth.
Stoner's second successive win was impressive enough, as was his astounding 14.666s margin of victory, but it was the Italian's result that secured his ninth world title - a seventh in the premier class - as he defended his 2008 crown, with Dani Pedrosa finishing second with his 78th career podium across all classes.
The race started on a wet track after a 35-minute delay due to rain, and there was drama from the off. A problem during the sighting lap with his machine for Jorge Lorenzo meant that failure to join the starting grid in time resulted in relegation from second to the back.
It made little difference to the Spaniard however as he flew up to overtake Rossi, who dropped to tenth after a sluggish start from pole position. Lorenzo eventually finished in fourth position.
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