Ninth world MotoGP title sealed by Rossi
VALENTINO Rossi clinched the ninth world title of his career, by finishing third in yesterday's FIM MotoGP 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. Yet it was Rossi's achievement which dominated as he duly defended the crown he won last year.
For Pedrosa, minor honours were accompanied by the statistic of a 78th career podium finish.
Briton James Toseland finished 15th in his last MotoGP race before returning to World Superbikes next year.
• Britain's Bradley Smith clinched second place in this year's 125cc world championship by finishing runner-up in Sepang after coming home behind title-holder and Bancaja Aspar team-mate Julian Simon.
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