MOTEGI, Japan (AFP) — Italian ace Valentino Rossi clinched his sixth world premier-class title in perfect fashion here Sunday when he edged out defending champion Casey Stoner in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Yamaha's Rossi overtook the Australian Ducati rider on lap 14 of 24 and never looked back, taking the title and his eighth MotoGP win of the season in 43min 09.599sec with Stoner 1.943 sec behind.
