Qatar MotoGP King Casey Stoner

Ducati's Casey Stoner won the re-scheduled MotoGP opening race of 2009 in Qatar after it was postponed due to rain storm the day before. It is Stoner's third consecutive victory on Losail circuit. Stoner dominated the Monday night race from the start to the finish line, leaving Yamaha's Valentino Rossi on second place and Jorge Lorenzo on third. Meanwhile, Stoner's new team mate Nicky Hayden completed the race on 12th position. Sete Gibernau finished right behind Hayden on his MotoGP comeback with his new team Grupo Francisco Hernando.