, finished 10th on the 6.2-kilometer (3.8-mile) Guia street circuit.Plater crossed the finishing line in 37 minutes, 3.845 seconds. McGuinness finished 4.12 seconds behind, having set a lap record for the event of 2 minutes, 26.096 seconds.

become the most successful motorcycle racer ever at the far-eastern circuit. Rutter's lap-time of 2m 26.644s was an amazing 1.3 seconds quicker than his own existing lap record. Team-mate Jimmy Moore was equally impressive, posting the fourth fastest time

but with the clear focus of race wins and improved performance from the YZR-M1 machine to come over the last three rounds. Whilst the long-term target of the team has switched to a stronger challenge for honours in 2008, there is still the important matter of three

have been the most successful manufacturer in MotoGP at the ultra modern circuit, taking three victories from eight visits, and their strong record in Malaysia stretches back to the first ever race in the country back in 1991, when John Kocinski took

Sykes complete's Sunday's front row on his Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport Honda.1 Cal Crutchlow GBR Rizla Suzuki 1min 19.108 secs2 Jonathan Rea GBR HM Plant Honda Racing 1min 19.191 secs3 Leon Haslam GBR Airwaves Ducati 1min 19.209 secs4 Tom Sykes GBR

through the long corners at Phillip Island, even better than it did at Motegi where the corners are shorter." PHILLIP ISLAND DATA Lap record: Marco Melandri (Telefonica Movistar Honda RC211V-Michelin), 1m 30.332s, 177.266km/h-110.148mph (2005) Pole

, media and corporate facilities. The venue replaced Malaysia's original GP tracks at Shah Alam and Johor. Lap record: Loris Capirossi (Ducati Marlboro Team Desmosedici GP6), 2m 02.127s, 163.541km/h-101.620mph (2006) Pole position 2006: Valentino Rossi

, however, dates back to 1991 when Shah Alam started a run of seven consecutive events. A one-off race was held at Johor in 1998 before Sepang took over the mantle, taking the total number of Malaysian GPs to 16 prior to this weekend's round. At 5.548km

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner scorched to his tenth victory of the year in faultless style at Sepang today, leading every one of the 21 laps and setting the new record on lap 15. His team-mate Loris Capirossi came home in 11th place

record: Marco Melandri (Honda), 1m 30.332s, 177.266km/h-110.148mph (2005) Pole position 2006: Nicky Hayden (Honda), 1m 29.020s