Spain's Dani Pedrosa won the German Grand Prix on Saturday ahead of championship leader Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner, while reigning champion Valentino Rossi was pipped for third on his comeback race just six weeks after breaking a leg.
Italy's 30-year-old Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi grabbed his seventh Moto GP title on the Sepang circuit on Sunday, while Australian Casey Stoner won the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Italy's Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took the pole-position advantage in his bid to win his seventh Moto GP world title at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rossi needs to finish in the top four in Sunday's race to win the crown.
Italy's reigning champion Valentino Rossi took another step towards a ninth world championship title after a comfortable victory in San Marino, ahead of Spanish duo Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.
Italian eight-time Moto GP world champion Valentino Rossi claimed the 57th pole position of his career on Saturday in San Marino. "The doctor" is followed by Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa and Yahama teammate Jorge Lorenzo.
Italian Yamaha pilot Valentino Rossi has won pole position for Sunday's British Moto Grand Prix. He edged out Spaniards Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo to earn his fourth pole of the season.
Valentino Rossi held off Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo to win a nail-biting German Moto GP race on Sunday, his 101st career victory. Watch footage of the race by clicking on the link on the left.
Rain couldn't stop world champion Valentino Rossi from snatching the top spot for the German Moto Grand Prix on Saturday. He edged out Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo, while title-holder Casey Stoner grabbed third position.
Last year's German Moto GP winner, Casey Stoner, drove fastest in the first practice session on Friday, with Spaniard Dani Pedrosa finishing an extremely close second. Italy's Valentino Rossi, who has won the race six times, arrived in third place.
World champion Valentino Rossi won the Dutch MotoGP to record his 100th career win. The Italian Yamaha rider took the overall lead in the world championship standings with Jorge Lorenzo at number two and Casey Stoner third.
