Pedrosa triumphs in Malaysia MotoGP

Spain’s Dani Pedrosa stormed to victory in the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix on Sunday, keeping his championship title chase alive on a rain-soaked circuit.

The Honda rider passed pole-sitter and Yamaha ace Jorge Lorenzo, who is the championship points leader, midway through a race which saw a number of riders crashing out.

Organisers put out the red flag on lap 13 of the 20-lap race to stop the event.