Fruitful day for Valentino Rossi today as he wins the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi and, by the same token, earns his sixth world championship.The Fiat Yamaha rider took the lead from archrival Casey Stoner (Ducati) on Lap 14 and the 2007 champion was never able to keep up the pace afterwards. It was Rossi's fifth victory in a row.Dani Pedrosa (Honda) completed the podium with a third place, having to fend off continuous attacks from Rossi's teammate Jorge Lorenzo who was on pole but had a poor start that put him rapidly in fourth. Race Results - Motegi, Japan: Pos Rider Bike Time1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 43:09.5992. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) + 1.9433. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) + 4.8664. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) + 6.1655. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) + 24.5936. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) + 25.6857. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) + 25.9188. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) + 26.0039. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) + 26.21910. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 37.13111. James Toseland Yamaha (M) + 37.57412. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) + 38.02013. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) + 39.76814. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) + 45.84615. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 55.74816. Toni Elias Ducati (B) + 59.32017. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) +1:12.398 Retirements: Rider Bike Laps Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 16 Kousuke Akiyoshi Suzuki (B) 0
MotoGP: Win and (another) title for Valentino Rossi