Australia's Stoner wins Qatar MotoGP race

Australia's Stoner wins Qatar MotoGP race

Ducati MotoGP rider Casey Stoner of Australia celebrates after winning the Qatar MotoGP race, at the Losail international circuit in Doha April 13, 2009. The MotoGP race was cancelled on Sunday due to heavy rain and postponed to Monday.


Australia's Casey Stoner races to first place in the MotoGP event at the Qatar Grand Prix in Losail near Doha. Stoner, Australia's 2007 World MotoGP champion, won his third successive Qatar Grand Prix in a race that had to be held over because of heavy rain.


Ducati MotoGP rider Casey Stoner of Australia celebrates after winning the Qatar MotoGP race, at the Losail international circuit in Doha April 13, 2009. The MotoGP race was cancelled on Sunday due to heavy rain and postponed to Monday.


Winner Ducati MotoGP rider Casey Stoner of Australia poses with second-placed Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy (L) and third-placed Jorge Lorenzo of Spain (R) on the podium after the Qatar MotoGP race at the Losail international circuit in Doha April 13, 2009. The MotoGP race was cancelled on Sunday due to heavy rain and postponed to Monday.