Having been beaten to pole position by rookie countryman and arch-rival Jorge Lorenzo, Pedrosa wasted no time in getting around the Fiat Yamaha rider on the run to turn one, and was never headed.
1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 45min 35.121 secs 2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 45min 38.004 secs 3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 45min 39.460 secs
Sunday pm - Capirossi Lights up Rizla Suzuki One of the greatest sights among many at this epic race was to see Loris Capirossi bounce into a top six placing so rapidly after his arrival at Rizla Suzuki.
1. Colin Edwards USA Yamaha Tech 3 (M) 1min 40.714 secs 2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 40.828 secs 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 40.918 secs
22-year-old Casey Stoner won the inaugural MotoGP night race ahead of 20-year-old rookie Jorge Lorenzo and 22-year-old Dani Pedrosa, resulting in an exact average age of just 21 years and 47 weeks.
By Mike Nicks It's what everyone's asking in the paddock. The Desmosedici GP8 has more power and better streamlining than anything else, and great tyres. So why can only Casey Stoner make it look respectable?
Monday am - Toseland Bounces into the New Job "I could have picked another manufacturer to scrape off!" James Toseland was hanging out in the paddock tonight, just walking around in a happy haze and chatting to whoever wanted to go over with him his amazing debut ride in MotoGP.
Stoner won his first BMW sports car at the 2007 Valencia season finale, when he wrapped up the best qualifier of the season award, and the Australian picked up where he left off at a wet Jerez.
The new Z4 car was won by world champion Casey Stoner, who dominated the session almost from start to finish, despite completing just nine laps. Injured riders John Hopkins and Dani Pedrosa chose not to risk further damage and sat out the session.
Finn Raikkonen may look a little 'cold' in the top picture, but he had some warm comments about Stoner and his achievements during the 2007 MotoGP season.
One day after the Desmosedici GP8's official launch on the snowy slopes of Madonna di Campiglio, Ducati Corse CEO and product director of Ducati Motor Holding, Claudio Domenicali, has revealed the technical changes made for the new bike - with which Casey Stoner will aim to defend his MotoGP crow
The 2006 season - when technical problems, accidents, injuries and Nicky Hayden combined to end Valentino Rossi's five-year reign - was seen as something of a freak occurrence which, paddock wisdom assured, would be quickly corrected during 2007.
The 2006 season - when technical problems, accidents, injuries and Nicky Hayden combined to end Valentino Rossi's five-year reign - was seen as something of a freak occurrence which, paddock wisdom assured, would be quickly corrected during 2007.
The 22-year-old Australian claimed his and Ducati's first premier-class crown wearing the #27, but will - like Nicky Hayden before him - defend the title with the world champion's digit.
Casey Stoner may have won the most prestigious prize in motorcycle racing this year, the MotoGP World Championship, but the Ducati star has been ranked just 14th on BRW's Australian sporting rich list.