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'Grid strategy' blamed for Stoner warm-up lap disaster.
Ducati's "grid strategy" has been blamed for Casey Stoner's embarrassing exit just before the start of Sunday's MotoGP season finale.
Final 2009 MotoGP championship standings.
CLICK HERE for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship standings after the 17th and final round, Sunday's Valencian Grand Prix...
Rossi: It's me or Lorenzo at Yamaha in 2011!
During an interview with the BBC , Valentino Rossi warned that Yamaha must choose between keeping him or team-mate Jorge Lorenzo for the 2011 MotoGP season. "Yamaha have to decide between me and Jorge for 2011," he said. "I have a great option to join Ducati."
125: Simon claims Valencia pole.
2009 125cc world champion Julian Simon took his seventh pole position of the season during qualifying for the Valencia season finale on Saturday.
Ben Spies: Valencia top ten 'like winning WSBK race'.
"If I had a ninth or tenth place finish in the race I'd be super happy. That would be like winning a Superbike race" - Ben Spies.
Rossi looks forward to 2010 preparations.
Arriving at the Valencia MotoGP season finale with a ninth world title already in his pocket, Valentino Rossi already has one eye on the post-race test. The outing, on Tuesday and Wednesday, will be the first chance for Rossi to try an early version of next year's Yamaha.
Livio Suppo quits Ducati.
Livio Suppo, head of the factory Ducati team since its 2003 MotoGP debut, will leave after this weekend's Valencia finale.
Valencia championship showdowns 2002-2008.
Although the 2009 MotoGP and 125GP titles have already been decided, this weekend's Valencia season finale will still feature one championship showdown - between Hiroshi Aoyama and Marco Simoncelli in the 250cc class.
250: Aoyama to 'attack' in title decider.
Fittingly, the last ever 250cc World Championship will be decided in the last ever race by the two-stroke class, at Valencia this weekend.
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FIRST PICS: Ben Spies' Yamaha YZF-M1
Ben Spies' mount for the Valencia season finale unveiled
Canepa to miss finale, Espargaro in again
Aleix Espargaro will ride the Pramac Ducati at the MotoGP season finale after injury forces Niccolo Canepa to withdraw
Shinya Nakano announces retirement.
Former 250cc World Championship runner-up Shinya Nakano has announced his retirement from racing.
PICTURES: Malaysian MotoGP.
Full picture coverage of the Malaysian MotoGP is now available online at Crash.net . The pictures include Valentino Rossi's post-race celebrations, after securing his ninth world championship, plus all the 125, 250 and MotoGP race action.
Wet podium breakthrough by Pedrosa.
Dani Pedrosa claimed his 78th grand prix podium - but first ever in the wet - with a second place finish in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Title chance ends for 'late' Lorenzo.
Jorge Lorenzo's chances of winning the 2009 MotoGP World Championship officially came to an end in the Sepang rain on Sunday, despite mounting a daring last-to-fourth charge in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Valentino Rossi talks nine world titles.
"Lorenzo has pushed me to new levels and it's been a great duel to the end" - Valentino Rossi.
Sepang - MotoGP championship standings.
CLICK HERE for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship standings after round 16 of 17, Sunday's Malaysia Grand Prix at Sepang.
Valentino Rossi: Record breaker.
Valentino Rossi won his seventh MotoGP title on Sunday, marking his ninth world championship victory in all three grand prix classes.
Rossi equals all-time pole record at Sepang.
Ahead of his first chance to wrap up the 2009 MotoGP title, Valentino Rossi pulverised the opposition during qualifying at Sepang - which ended with the Italian claiming a record-equalling 58th pole position in grand prix racing by 0.569sec.
125: Marquez on pole in Malaysia.
Marc Marquez has put the outgoing factory KTM team on pole position for the penultimate round of the 125cc World Championship, at Sepang in Malaysia.
Capirossi: 'Really good weekend' possible.
After a terrible weekend at Phillip Island, Rizla Suzuki got the Malaysian Grand Prix off to an encouraging start with the sixth fastest Friday practice time for Loris Capirossi at Sepang.
250: Aoyama fastest in Malaysia, Simoncelli tenth.
250cc World Championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama got his Malaysian Grand Prix weekend off to a perfect start by setting the fastest lap time in Friday practice at Sepang, while title rival Marco Simoncelli managed just tenth.
Malaysian Grand Prix - Preview
Valentino Rossi looks set to claim his seventh MotoGP World Championship during this weekend Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, the penultimate round of the 2009 season.