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Stoner takes tenth win at Sepang.

Sunday, 21st October 2007

Casey Stoner's 2007 win tally reached double figures at Sepang, when the newly crowned MotoGP world champion resisted pressure from Marco Melandri and Dani Pedrosa to take his tenth victory of the season.

Hayden recovered to ninth, while Rizla Suzuki team-mates John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen fought almost from start to finish - with Vermeulen getting the edge at the flag. The Australian is now four points from Hopkins in the fight for fifth in the championship, after Melandri's podium propelled the Italian ahead of them both. Marco will begin the season finale just one point ahead of Hopkins.

Wild-card Nobuatsu Aoki took 13th on the prototype 2008 GSV-R, while West took 15th and the final world championship point after his earlier penalty. Chaz Davies finished his third MotoGP race in 17th place, on a day when all 20 riders reached the finish.

The 18th and final round of the 2007 world championship will take place at Valencia on November 4.

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Malaysian GP:

1. Stoner
2. Melandri
3. Pedrosa
4. de Puniet
5. Rossi
6. Elias
7. Vermeulen
8. Hopkins
9. Hayden
10. Edwards
11. Capirossi
12. Barros
13. Aoki
14. Checa
15. West
16. Nakano
17. Davies
18. Tamada
19. Guintoli
20. Roberts

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