The former world champion has been coached by Griffiths for the past two months.
Button was also pleased to have ended the season on a strong note after a difficult period for the former world champion.
The former world champion streaked away from the field for a clear victory in 11.06 seconds ahead of Ukraine's Zhanna Block and Jamaican Commonwealth champion Sherri Ann Brooks.
The former world champion has starred in time trials before and should be among the top 10 when the prologue is completed on day one of the Tour.
Rosberg got the better of teammate Michael Schumacher, finishing third to the former world champion's fifth position, with world champion Jenson Button separating the pair in fourth place.
It was fascinating to hear the former world champion Richie Woodhall explain how he thought that Carl was in outstanding shape, and mentally how he was right for this fight.
The former world champion said her club had a clubhouse that was "derelict" and that it was a similar picture across Scotland and it was a "sad state of affairs".
Hamilton earlier had a big off-track moment at the end of the long straight going into Turn 11, which saw the former world champion visiting the vast run off areas that run underneath the Yas Marina grandstands.
The former world champion said Mosley, who held on to his role as the FIA's president -- Formula One's governing body -- after a confidence vote last month, was no longer in a position to lead the sport into the future.
The former world rally champion, who is hoping to succeed FIA president Max Mosely was scathing of Piquet Jr's behavior throughout.
"The Waterfront is the best venue I have played at in terms of the conditions and the atmosphere, " said the former world amateur champion.
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"I was under pressure because Reanne's played at the Crucible twice in the ladies' event, so I would not have heard the end of it if I had lost, " said the former world amateur champion.
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The former world rally champion now has a five minute 20 second overall advantage on Volkswagen teammate Al-Attiyah following the tough 796km run, of which 476km was a timed special, between San Juan and San Rafael.
For a while it appeared as if injuries might prevent the former world junior 100m champion fulfilling the promise he showed early in his career.
Compatriot Mark Williams also progressed, a 5-3 victory over Northern Ireland's Joe Swail earning the two-time former world champion a date with the current Crucible king John Higgins.
Veteran Allen Johnson, 35, won the men's 110m hurdles in a season's best of 13.14 seconds, the former Olympic and world champion securing his sixth win in Zurich since 1997.
Despite giving away 33lb in weight and four inches in height, Jones outclassed Ruiz over 12 rounds to become the first former middleweight world champion to win a heavyweight title since Britain's Bob Fitzsimmons dethroned James J Corbett in 1897.
The statement added the three-times former world champion and his son had also attempted to "blackmail the team" into allowing Piquet Jr to continue to drive until the end of the 2009 season.
The 24-year-old German, who is the son of former F1 world champion Keke Rosberg, switches from Williams where he has spent the last four seasons.
Calzaghe, the former world super-middleweight champion, quit boxing last month after 46 unbeaten fights.
It was the 20th win of former world champion Alonso's Formula One career.
The judging panel included former World and Commonwealth champion Liz McColgan, who was the Scottish ambassador for the Unsung Hero award along with BBC Radio Scotland's Sports Weekly programme.
The former world super-middleweight champion, who quit boxing this year after 46 unbeaten fights, is said to have been instrumental in setting up a Welsh arm of the charity.
Come race day he started at the back of the grid -- with said broken ankle -- and stormed through the field to finish an incredible sixth, overtaking Ducati's former world champion Nicky Hayden on the last lap.
Although he managed to finish third last season, the Finn was still a whopping 74 points behind world champion Sebastian Vettel, but former world champion Raikkonen remains confident that Lotus can challenge the sport's elite in the coming season.
Rounding out the top-10 on Saturday were De Angelis, Ducati's former world champion Nicky Hayden of the U.S., Italian Loris Capirossi on a Suzuki and Finland's Mika Kallio -- despite a crash in his stint as a temporary stand-in rider for Ducati.
The former world number one and 1991 US Masters champion will be part of one of the strongest fields ever to compete in Wales.
The 33-year-old takes on Liverpool's Derry Matthews, as part of the show being promoted by former world champion Ricky Hatton.
"The ones you buy online come with springs and screws so you can adjust them, " said former world champion Breandan Vallance from Scotland, who took up cubing to travel the world.
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Clancy is less concerned by the reappearance of 40-year-old former sprint world champion and Olympic gold medallist Jason Queally, who has returned to the track.
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