Casey Stoner returns to Motegi – the track where he clinched the 2007 MotoGP World Championship, and lost the 2008 title – looking to continue a perfect start to the 2009 season in Qatar two weeks ago. The Ducati Marlboro star was fastest in all three 2009 pre-season tests, then every track session at Losail – including a lights-to-flag victory in Mondays rain delayed night race, which he won by …

After being helpless to prevent Casey Stoner riding to a huge 7.7sec victory in Qatar, Valentino Rossi is hoping to put up more of a fight in this weekends Japanese Grand Prix. Motegi has excellent memories for Rossi, who secured the 2008 MotoGP World Championship with a 1.9sec victory over Stoner in last Septembers event, a result which also helped Yamaha secure the Manufacturers crown and Fiat …

Ducatis carbon fibre chassis made an instant impact by winning its very first race, in the hands of Casey Stoner, on Monday nights 2009 Qatar MotoGP season opener. Ducatis leap from steel trellis to carbon fibre monocoque – bypassing the aluminium favoured by its Japanese rivals – has been the main talking point of the GP9 since it made an early public debut during last Junes post-race test at …

Former World Champion Casey Stoner (Ducati) won the rain-delayed Qatar Grand Prix by speeding from the pole position to the checkered flag on a warm night in the desert east of Doha.

DOHA: Australian Casey Stoner ran away with the delayed MotoGP season-opener from pole position on Monday to complete a hat-trick of wins at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit.

Casey Stoner led from start to finish to win the MotoGP season opener yesterday and complete a personal hat-trick of victories in Qatar.

Heavy rain in the Arabian Desert made the start of the 2009 MotoGP season one day late, but for Casey Stoner the Monday night race was just as welcomed as anything on Sunday.

Ducati rider Casey Stoner saw off world champion Valentino Rossi to triumph in the delayed first MotoGP race of the season and complete a hat-trick of wins in Qatar.

Casey Stoner led from start to finish to win the MotoGP season opener on Monday and complete a personal hat trick of victories …

Casey Stoner completed a hattrick of victories under the floodlights at Losail in MotoGP opening round in Qatar.