Valentino Rossi Took First 2009 MotoGP Win

Valentino Rossi scored his first MotoGP win this season in Spanish MotoGP at Jerez. Valentino Rossi, who had qualified fourth fastest, appeared to have found the missing link in the set-up on his Fiat Yamaha when he bounded to the top of the timesheets in the morning warm-up. Following Rossi on second is Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa who took the lead in the first half of the 27 laps race. Casey Stoner came on third after losing on fight for second to Rossi. Rossi thus moved top of the MotoGP Riders' Championship table after his teammate Jorge Lorenzo crashed out from fourth place near the end of the race.