Motegi hosts the second round of the 2009 MotoGP series, with Australia’s Casey Stoner looking to follow up his dominant display at the season-opener in Qatar two weeks ago.

Australia’s Casey Stoner, fresh from winning the season-opening race, expects reigning world champion Valentino Rossi to be hot on his heels at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. Stoner believes the g

In Japan : Everything is ready for the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix that compare to the past years will be held at the beginning of the season and therefore will not decide the World Champion like in the last two seasons for Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi.

Given the suspense and excitement that preceded the opening round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship, a fact exacerbated by the weather related delay to Monday, there was a slight sense of inevitability about the result in Qatar. Just as he had threatened during pre-season testing, Casey Stoner was unstoppable at Losail, the Australians wrist injury a distant memory as he swept to a very …

Jorge Lorenzo may have openly expressed concern at the gap to Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi in Qatar, but the Spaniard still feels his podium finish was a huge beginning – which he aims to build further on this weekend in Japan. The Fiat Yamaha rider, who took pole on his Motegi premier-class debut last September, is aiming to run closer to the front during his second race on Bridgestone …

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.