Congratulations for Casey Stoner. He Gets it after finished in 1st position and win Australia GP (PHILIP iSLAND). The second position is Marco Simoncelli and Third position is Andrea Dovizioso. I think it's a big surprize for Casey Stoner for his birthday now. Stoner sealed the MotoGP title on his 26th birthday after his only title rival, Jorge Lorenzo, crashed in morning warm up. The out-going champion severed part of his left ring-finger in the crash and was ruled unable to race at Phillip Island.It was the Aussie's fifth-straight win on the Island, and Honda's only title in the 800cc MotoGP era before the series changes to 1000cc in 2012.Stoner is both the first and last 800cc world champion, sealing both titles in his debut year with a new team. In 2007 it was Ducati and 2011 Honda, making him just the fifth rider to achieve championships with two different manufacturers.
Stoner had visited Jorge Lorenzo in the medical centre after the Spaniard's crash and was quick to acknowledge his rival post-race.
"The first thing I've got to say is that I'm sorry for what happened to Jorge this morning," Stoner said.
"It's not the way you want to win a championship but we had momentum, we felt like we were going to win it anyway. It was ours to lose."It was a hard race today, conditions were atrocious. I nearly completely lost it on turn 12 and just to hold on to it and grab this race win, along with the championship, on my birthday - not much gets better than today."
Neither factory Yamaha started the race after Ben Spies suffered a concussion in a 270kmh crash during qualifying on Saturday.Stoner's fellow Aussie Damian Cudlin was also unable to start in his first MotoGP race on home soil after he also suffered a nasty high-side during a blustery final practice session.
Wind played its part in the crash-riddled qualifying and warm up sessions but it wasn't a factor in seven-time champion Valentino Rossi's crash on lap 14.
The Italian superstar lowsided his Ducati as he crested Lukey Heights and was unable to rejoin.The remaining two Repsol Honda riders were locked in a battle for the final podium spot for much of the race, but with just three laps to rain began to fall and Andrea Dovioso left his soon-to-be ex-teammate Dani Pedrosa in his wake.
Marco Simoncelli looked set for a comfortable second place but with rain falling Dovisoso overhauled the satellite Honda rider for second.
That ignited a tense battle for second as Stoner checked out to claim a historic win.
Simoncelli recovered second from Dovisoso, who will join Yamaha Tech 3 in 2012, with Pedrosa fourth.
