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Stoner on pole for MotoGP season finale

Australian moto GP rider Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro Team) celebrates securing pole position ahead of Spaniards Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo in qualifying for the season-ending MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix.
AFP - Sunday, November 8

VALENCIA, Spain (AFP) - - Australia's Casey Stoner of Ducati on Saturday secured pole position ahead of Spaniards Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo in qualifying for Sunday's season-ending MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix. More »

  • Australian Casey Stoner, seen here at the Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste, near Valencia, set the pace in the first free practice session on Friday ahead of Sunday's season-ending Valencia MotoGP.

    Stoner sets pace in Spain

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    VALENCIA, Spain (AFP) - - Australia's Casey Stoner set the pace in the first free practice session on Friday ahead of Sunday's season-ending Valencia MotoGP.

  • Defending world champion Valentino Rossi, seen here on October 11, has claimed his seventh MotoGP title in wet track conditions, while Australian Casey Stoner won the Malaysian MotoGP.

    Rossi grabs seventh MotoGP title

    AFP - Monday, October 26

    SEPANG, Malaysia (AFP) - - Defending world champion Valentino Rossi claimed his seventh MotoGP title in wet track conditions on Sunday, while Australian Casey Stoner won the Malaysian MotoGP.

  • Valentino Rossi breaks own pole record in Malaysia

    Reuters - Sunday, October 25

    KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Valentino Rossi edged closer to winning his seventh premier class championship on Saturday by breaking his own pole record in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

  • Italian motorcycling maestro Valentino Rossi showed he was keeping on track to win the MotoGP World Championship in Malaysia after lapping second fastest in the final practice on Saturday.

    Rossi laps 2nd fastest in final Moto GP practice

    AFP - Saturday, October 24

    SEPANG, Malaysia (AFP) - - Italian motorcycling maestro Valentino Rossi showed he was keeping on track to win the MotoGP World Championship in Malaysia after lapping second fastest in the final practice on Saturday.

  • Valentino Rossi (pictured on October 18) is on course to lift his seventh premier class title at this weekend's Malaysian Moto GP, going into the race with a thumping 38-point advantage in the world championship race.

    Rossi on course to claim Moto GP title in Malaysia

    AFP - Friday, October 23

    SEPANG, Malaysia (AFP) - - Valentino Rossi is on course to lift his seventh premier class title at this weekend's Malaysian Moto GP, going into the race with a thumping 38-point advantage in the world championship race.

  • Valentino Rossi of Italy waves to the crowd after finishing second in the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix at Phillip Island on October 18, 2009. Casey Stoner, on his Ducati, was too fast for Rossi in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix but the Italian still extended his championship lead over his Fiat Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo to 38 points with just two races left.

    Rossi closes on seventh MotoGP title

    AFP - Monday, October 19

    PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia (AFP) - - Defending world champion Valentino Rossi is closing in on a seventh MotoGP title and could wrap it up at the Sepang track in Malaysia next weekend.