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Preview - Malaysian Grand Prix.
Valentino Rossi looks set to claim his seventh MotoGP World Championship during this weekend Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, the penultimate round of the 2009 season.
Rossi can win the title at Sepang
"Phillip Island was like gold dust and now we go to Malaysia with our first match point" - Valentino Rossi.
PIC: First lap crash in Australia
These pictures show Jorge Lorenzo tangling with Nicky Hayden on the approach to turn one in Australia on Sunday, then suffering a high-speed accident which left his MotoGP title hopes all but over.
Toseland angry at ride through
James Toseland had to bite his tongue after being given his second jump start penalty of the 2009 MotoGP season at Phillip Island on Sunday.
Hayden suffers third take-out in 2009.
Nicky Hayden was hit by another rider on the first lap of a grand prix for the third time in 2009, at the start of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Lorenzo down and out at turn one.
Jorge Lorenzo's 2009 MotoGP World Championship hopes look to be all but over after the Spaniard crashed out at the very first turn of the Australian Grand Prix.
Capirossi demoted by engine change
Loris Capirossi to start Australian Grand Prix from the back of the grid
Stoner's special Phillip Island livery.
This is the special livery with which home hero Casey Stoner will attempt to claim his third Australian Grand Prix win in a row at Phillip Island. The new colours, which include an Australian flag, replace the usual red on the 2007 world champion's factory Ducati and race leathers.
Rossi's stepfather dies in Italy.
The stepfather of reigning six time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is reported to have committed suicide.
250: de Rosa on pole at Phillip Island
Raffaele de Rosa claimed an unexpected first 250cc pole on his last lap of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Rossi's record with special livery.
Valentino Rossi's latest ride in a special livery ended with a fourth place finish in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril.
KTM withdraws from 125GP.
KTM has announced that it will not field a factory team in next year's 125cc World Championship.
Hayate exceed 2008 Kawaski total.
Marco Melandri's four points for finishing twelfth in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix were enough to exceed the Constructors' points total scored by the factory Kawasaki team during the whole of the 2008 season.
Lorenzo: Working with dad helped me improve.
Jorge Lorenzo believes one of the reasons why he dominated the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend was that he spent the four-week break before Estoril training at home with his father in Mallorca.
Kallio crashes out at Estoril
Mika Kallio was holding a potential MotoGP best of sixth in the early stages of Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix, before losing the front of his Pramac Ducati through the long final turn on lap six of 28.
Lorenzo celebrates Estoril victory
Dressed as an astronaut, Jorge Lorenzo made 'one giant leap' into Valentino Rossi's MotoGP World Championship lead with victory at Estoril on Sunday.
Spies to wild-card at Valencia
Ben Spies will get an early chance to experience Yamaha MotoGP machinery after being granted a wild-card ride for the season-ending Valencia round.
Extra engine rules changed.
The FIM has announced that the penalty for breaking the new MotoGP engine change limit - which allows a maximum of five engine changes during the last seven rounds - has been revised.
Rossi and Lorenzo back Spies move.
MotoGP World Championship leaders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have welcomed the 'early' arrival of Ben Spies to grand prix racing for the 2010 season.
Punto livery for Fiat riders
Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo will race in a special livery at this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril (pictured). The silver and white livery is designed by Centro Stile Fiat and Aldo Drudi to celebrate Fiat's latest new model, the Fiat Punto Evo.
Ben Spies to MotoGP with Tech 3
The saga of when Ben Spies will move to MotoGP has finally been settled with an official announcement that the World Superbike title contender will move to Tech 3 Yamaha in 2010.
Kallio stays at Pramac.
Ten days after team principal Paolo Campinoti revealed that Mika Kallio would stay at Pramac Ducati for the 2010 MotoGP season (see previous story) an agreement with the Finnish star has been officially confirmed.
MotoGP history at Estoril.
2009 will be the tenth year that the Portuguese Grand Prix has been held at the Estoril circuit. Prior to moving to Estoril there had been two previous Portuguese Grand Prix events, both hosted in Spain; at Jarama in 1987 and Jerez in 1988.