First place Australian, Casey Stoner (R), third placed Valentino Rossi (L) of Italy, and second place Dani Pedrosa (C) of Spain spray the crowd with champagne as they take the podium of the Malaysian Motocycle Grand Prix in Sepang on October 25, 2009. Defending world champion Valentino Rossi claimed his seventh MotoGP title in wet track conditions. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

First place Australian, Casey Stoner (R), third placed Valentino Rossi (L) of Italy, and second place Dani Pedrosa (C) of Spain spray the crowd with champagne as they take the podium of the Malaysian Motocycle Grand Prix in Sepang on October 25, 2009. Defending world champion Valentino Rossi claimed his seventh MotoGP title in wet track conditions.

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  1. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 11: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rounds the bend during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 11, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  2. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 11: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rounds the bend during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 11, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  3. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 11: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team heads down a straight during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 11, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  4. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 10: Hector Barbera of Spain and Team Aspar leads Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 10, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  5. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 10: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team heads down a straight during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 10, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  6. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 09: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rounds a bend during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 9, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  7. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 09: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team rounds a bend during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 9, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  8. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 09: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team heads down a straight during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 9, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  9. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 09: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda Team heads down a straight during testing at the Valencia Circuit on November 9, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  10. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 08: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda heads down a straigh during the MotoGP race at the Valencia Circuit on November 8, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  11. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 08: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda celebrates on track the victory in MotoGP race at the Valencia Circuit on November 8, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  12. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 08: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda heads down a straigh during the MotoGP race at the Valencia Circuit on November 8, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  13. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 08: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda celebrates the victory in MotoGP race at the Valencia Circuit on November 8, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  14. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 08: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda celebrates victory in the MotoGP race at the Valencia Circuit on November 8, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  15. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 08: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda celebrates victory in the MotoGP race at the Valencia Circuit on November 8, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.
  16. VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 08: Dani Pedrosa of Spain and Repsol Honda celebrates his victory at the end of the MotoGP of Valencia race at the Valencia Circuit on November 8, 2009 in Valencia, Spain.

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