2007 MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner ended his title-winning season in style by laying claim to his 14th podium finish of the year with a solid second place in this afternoon’s Valencia GP behind Spanish Honda rider Dani Pedrosa. Departing Suzuki rider John Hopkins rounded out a five-year career at the team with third place, his fourth podium of the 2007 season, which secures him an excellent fourth place in the championship, just two points ahead of Honda Gresini’s Marco Melandri who finished in fourth place this afternoon. Loris Capirossi enjoyed a strong afternoon in his final race for Ducati with fifth place ahead of Chris Vermeulen, whose sixth place rewards Suzuki with third in the team’s classification, just one point adrift of the Repsol Honda squad.