Valentino Rossi crashed and took out world championship leader Casey Stoner when an attem🏅pted overtake went wrong during Sunday's wet Spanish MotoGP at Jerez.

Rossi attem🌳pted to take second place from Stoner at turn one on lap 8 of 28, but lost th🧜e front and collected the Repsol Honda rider.

Bik⛦es and riders were tangled together as they slid into the gravel, with Stoner𝐆's Honda lying on top of Rossi and his Ducati.

Rossi, aided by the marshals, rejoined at the bac𒀰k of the field while Stoner, winner from pole in round one in Qatar and also on pole in Spain, retired.

After finishing the race in fifth, Rossi🙈 went straight to the Repsoꦛl Honda pits to apologise.

Stoner, although smiling and accepting Rossi's handshake, said "Your ambition outweighs your talent" 𝔍during the brief exchange, in which he also asked about Rossi's shoulder.