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Valentino Rossi grabbed his seventh MotoGP title at the Malaysian Grand Prix.The Italian sealed his second successive MotoGP world championship on Sunday. The championship was Rossi's fourth for Yamaha and his seventh premier class world title overall.
Ducati rider Casey Stoner snatched the lead from Dani Pedrosa on the first lap and then powered away from the Spaniard.Pedrosa finished in second place while Jorge Lorenzo finished fourth.
Rossi's title hopes were further reinforced when Spaniard Lorenzo was penalised for failing to take his starting position on time and had to start at the back of the grid. Rossi told, “It was a difficult year. This race reflected how the season went - very tough, with some mistakes, some disappointing results.”
"But I won six races, I was consistent and it's another world championship. I thank all the team and everyone who's helped me."
