2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

As announced during 2008, MotoGP class switched to a single-tyre manufacturer ending a previous Tyre war between Dunlop, Bridgestone, and Michelin that started in the 2002 season (though Dunlop left as a tyre manufacturer in 2007). The move was made to try to improve safety by reducing cornering speeds, and in a marginal way for cost reasons; the winner was decided by bid.^[1] Michelin, one of the two tyre suppliers in 2008, decided not to bid for the supply,^[2] effectively declaring Bridgestone the winner, which was confirmed on 18 October 2008.^[3] Bridgestone will be the sole tyre supplier from 2009 to 2011. Only race spec tyres will be provided to the teams, eliminating qualifying tyres, in use until 2008.

Other cost-cutting manoeuvers were made during the winter prior to the season, to try to contain the rising costs of the sport, especially during a period of economic downturn. FIM was especially concerned, fearing that defections among private and factory teams could leave the grid with 14 bikes only.^[4]

After negotiations between FIM, Dorna and MSMA (the manufacturers' association), new measures were adopted. The Friday morning free practice session was eliminated, limiting the Friday practice time to a single 45-minute session (later brought to a 1-hour session from the French GP onwards^[5]); a limit of 5 engines was imposed for the last 7 races, with a 10-point penalty for each additional engine used;^[6] ceramic composite materials for brakes were banned; electronic assistance was reduced with the ban of electronic controlled suspensions and launch control systems; Monday tests will be cancelled except for Catalunya and Brno, where only test riders will be allowed to take part.^[7]

With a somewhat unexpected announcement, Kawasaki made public its intention to withdraw from MotoGP immediately on 9 January 2009, citing the global economic downturn as the main cause of the decision.^[8] Initial negotiations between Dorna and Kawasaki aimed to run the two bikes with the private Aspar team,^[9] but after further talks, on 26 February 2009 Kawasaki announced its decision to remain in the category, running a single bike team with Marco Melandri, effectively leaving John Hopkins without a contract.^[10] The team ran under the Hayate Racing banner, as announced on 1 March 2009.^[11]

Valentino Rossi won his sixth MotoGP title, seventh in the top class and ninth title in total after getting the better of teammate Jorge Lorenzo in a season-long battle. The season was marked by the dominance of Yamaha duo Rossi and Lorenzo, with occasional wins for Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner. Riding the factory Ducati, 2007 champion Stoner won the opener in Qatar as well as a rain-hit race in Italy to open up a championship lead after six rounds. Inconsistent handling from the Ducati as well as health problems for Stoner causing fatigue saw him drop out of the title fight by mid-season, whereas Pedrosa and Lorenzo crashed more often than Rossi who built up a sizeable lead to win the title.

In the final 250cc championship (it was replaced by the Moto2 class in 2010), Hiroshi Aoyama became the third Japanese rider to win that title, after Tetsuya Harada and Daijiro Kato.

In the 125cc class, Julián Simón won the title after taking seven victories during the season.

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2009:^[12][13]

The 2009 revised race schedule was released on 24 October 2008.^[14] A Hungarian round was originally scheduled for 20 September 2009^[15] but the organizers asked Dorna to postpone the event to 2010 due to delays in the construction of the Balatonring circuit.^[16]

Due to adverse weather conditions, the Qatar MotoGP race was postponed until 13 April.^[17]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	12–13 April ‡	Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar	Losail International Circuit
2	26 April	Polini Grand Prix of Japan	Twin Ring Motegi
3	3 May	Gran Premio bwin.com de España	Circuito de Jerez
4	17 May	Grand Prix de France	Bugatti Circuit
5	31 May	Gran Premio d'Italia Alice	Mugello Circuit
6	14 June	Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya	Circuit de Catalunya
7	27 June ††	Alice TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen
8	5 July †	Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
9	19 July	Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring
10	26 July	British Grand Prix	Donington Park
11	16 August	Cardion ab Grand Prix České republiky	Brno Circuit
12	30 August	Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
13	6 September	Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit
14	4 October	bwin.com Grande Prémio de Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril
15	18 October	Iveco Australian Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
16	25 October	Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit
17	8 November	GP Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo

‡ = Night race, MotoGP race held on Monday because of rainfall on Sunday.

† = MotoGP class only

†† = Saturday race

• The Japanese Grand Prix was moved forward, from 28 September to 26 April.
• The Portuguese Grand Prix was moved back, from 13 April to 4 October.
• The Chinese Grand Prix was taken off the calendar due to a dire spectator attendance, poor promotion and an overall lack of commercial interest in the venue.^[18]
• The British Grand Prix was moved back, from 22 June to 26 July.
• Only the MotoGP class raced during the United States Grand Prix because of a Californian law on air pollution, preventing the 125 and 250cc classes from racing.

The following changes are made to the regulation for the 2009 season:^{[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]}

A big overhaul has been made to the standard time schedule for all days. The Friday morning Free Practice session will be cancelled for all three classes and the three MotoGP Practice Sessions, as well as Saturday Qualifying, will be shortened from one hour to 45 minutes. Warm-Up times and Race distances are not altered.

For the Free Practice one sessions on Friday, the times are now as follows:

• FP1 from 13:05 to 13:45 for the 125cc class.
• FP1 from 14:05 to 14:50 for the MotoGP class.
• FP1 from 15:05 to 15:50 for the 250cc class.

For the Free Practice two and Qualifying Practice sessions on Saturday, the times are now as follows:

• FP2 from 09:05 to 09:45 for the 125cc class.
• FP2 from 10:05 to 10:50 for the MotoGP class.
• FP2 from 11:05 to 11:50 for the 250cc class.
• QP from 13:05 to 13:45 for the 125cc class.
• QP from 14:05 to 14:50 for the MotoGP class.
• QP from 15:05 to 15:50 for the 250cc class.

For the Warm-Up and Race sessions on Sunday, the times are now as follows:

• WUP from 08:40 to 09:00 for the 125cc class.
• WUP from 09:10 to 09:30 for the MotoGP class.
• WUP from 09:40 to 10:00 for the 250cc class.
• Race from 11:00 to 12:00 for the 125cc class.
• Race from 12:15 to 13:15 for the 250cc class.
• Race from 14:00 to 15:00 for the MotoGP class.

Only two post-race tests are now allowed. The circuits chosen are the Catalan and Czech ones and the tests are only allowed if they are for development purposes and if test riders are used.

These rules were additionally added on the 25th of July 2009:

• The rules for practice restrictions have been updated. For the purpose of practice restrictions, the year is split into two parts: the season itself and the winter. The season is defined as 'the period starting fourteen days before the first race of the year and ending two days after the last race of the year, both dates being inclusive'. The winter is defined as 'the rest of the year, starting four days after the last race of the season and ending fifteen days before the first race of the next season, both dates being inclusive.'
• Using riders under contract to practice with MotoGP bikes is not allowed during the season as well as the breaks at any track included on the current year's calendar. The following exceptions to this rule apply if:
  • The practice is added to the event schedule.
  • The practice happens during the day(s) immediately after the race at three circuits, at the circuit where the race has occurred. The final race of the season will always be held at one of the three circuits and will be the only two-day test which is allowed. The others will only consist out of one test day. The other two circuits must be nominated by the Grand Prix Commission by 31 January of that year.
  • The activity has been specifically approved by the Race Direction.

The same goes for the winter period. It is forbidden to use contracted riders to practice with MotoGP at any circuit. The following exceptions apply to this rule if:

• There's a maximum of six days where Dorna/IRTA organise official tests at tracks which were added to the calendars of the previous or next year. No testing is allowed during the period between 1 December of one year and 31 January of the next year, both dates being inclusive. The winter test schedule must be approved the Grand Prix Commission.
• The activity has been specifically approved by the Race Direction.

Rules for the practice by non-contracted riders have been changed. The practice by non-contracted or test riders is permitted at any circuit at all times, but is limited specifically by the use of a maximum of 240 tyres per manufacturer, per calendar year, which is solely supplied by the MotoGP tyre supplier. There is an exception to this rule however and it is forbidden to test during the season and the breaks at a circuit included on the calendar before the race there has happened. Nonetheless, manufacturers can designate and inform the Race Direction of the two circuits where they can test before 31 January of each year, but not within fourteen days of the scheduled event at the circuits. Said schedule of these tests and any following amendments must have to be told to the Race Direction at least seven days ahead of time.

The definition of a 'contracted rider' and a 'rookie rider' have been clarified. A contracted rider is a rider who has ridden in nine or more events during a single season. A rookie is a rider who is submitted by a participating team for participation in the full season but is not a contracted rider as is defined in the same class in any past season. For the purpose of this section, the old 500cc and MotoGP class are considered to be the same as well as the current 250cc, which will be renamed to the Moto2 class in 2010.

This rule was additionally added on the 24th of August 2009:

• All the MotoGP Practice and Qualifying sessions are going to be extended again, from 45 minutes to one hour as of the French Grand Prix onwards.

• In September 2008, it was decided that from 2009 onwards there will only be a single tyre manufacturer for the MotoGP class. Proposals could be sent in to the FIM and Dorna until 3 October 2008 after which the eventual winner were to be announced by the Grand Prix Commission on 18 October 2008. Bridgestone sent in a bid whilst supplying rival Michelin, did not. The eventual proposal was studied and on 18 October, it was announced that Bridgestone were to become the sole tyre supplier for a three-year period.
• From the Czech Republic GP onwards, a maximum of five engines will only be allowed for use in the final eight races of the season. Changing parts is not allowed, with the exception of daily maintenance.
• Composite materials made out of ceramic is now forbidden to use on the brake discs or pads.
• A launch control system is now prohibited.
• A suspension which is controlled by electronics is now prohibited as well.

These rules were additionally added on the 25th of July 2009:

• Rules on the engine durability have been greatly extended. In the MotoGP class, the number of available engines to use for all riders is limited. For 2009, a maximum of five engines for the final seven scheduled races of the season starting from the 2009 Czech Grand Prix until the end of the season. If a rider is replaced for any given reason, the replacement rider will be considered as the original rider so that the engine can be granted. The available engines for the exclusive use of each rider has to marked and sealed by the Technical Director before it can be used. The team has the responsibility to register any new engine with the Technical Directed before it can be used. Once it is registered and used for the first time, the engines can not be swapped between riders even if they are from the same team. A new engine is considered to be used when the bike with said engine crosses the transponder timing point at the pitlane exit. The engines will be sealed via wiring and identification tabs so that:
  • The timing system is not within each. For example, the head cover has to be wired to the cylinder head.
  • The timing driving system is not within each. For example, the geartrain/chain cover is wired so that it can't be taken off.
  • The cylinder head as well as the cylinder block (if there are any) can't be removed from the engine. For example, the cylinder head is wired to the cylinder block and the cylinder block is wired to the engine crankcase.

- The crankcase can't be opened. For example, the crankcase halves are wired together.

Teams are allowed to replace all the parts which can be accessed without having to remove the sealing wiring. If the sealing wiring is broken or removed without direction by the Technical Direction, the engine will be considered "rebuilt" and engines with broken or missing security seals will be treated as a wholly new engine in the allocation. If a competitor, for any reason (mechanical failure, crash, major damage and so on) has to use another engine above their allocation, the Technical Director has to be informed before said engine can be used so that the Race Direction can apply the proper penalty. The damaged engine will be removed from the allocation and, if it is to be used again, will be treated as a new engine with the fitting penalty applied. There is no limit to the number of times a sealed, allocated engine can be fitted to and used in a bike, on the condition that the security seal is not broken or removed. Replacing an engine with another sealed engine, be it new or used, from the rider's allocation is allowed and no penalty shall be given if done. To prevent the running of a used, allocated engine outside of any MotoGP races, all the allocated engines will have security seals placed over either the exhaust or inlet ports (on at least one cylinder bank if the engine is a V-type) before it can leave the circuit. If a team wants to re-use such an allocated and sealed engine, it must first request to the Technical Director to remove all security seals. If the Technical Director or his staff discover that the security seals are not intact, the engine will be branded as a new engine in the allocation and a penalty will be handed out.

• Any Exhaust Gas Recirculation (also known as EGR) systems are now prohibited.
• It is forbidden to use any hydraulic and/or pneumatic pressurised powered systems, the exception being cylinder inlet/exhaust valve springs. All hydraulic systems on the bike have to be powered only by the manual inputs of the rider. Normal hydraulic hand and foot controls such as master/slave cylinders for the brakes and clutch are allowed, as are pneumatic engine valve actuating systems and oil and water pumps for entine lubricating and cooling. Using engine lubricating oil for any motive other than lubrication and cooling (such as powered hydraulic systems) is forbidden.
• All bikes must have a minimum of one brake on each wheel which operates in an independent way.
• In the 125cc and 250cc classes, brake discs which consist out of ferrous materials only are permitted.
• In all classes, materials made out of ceramic composite are not allowed for the brake discs or the brake pads. Ceramic materials are defined as 'inorganic, non metallic solids (for example: Al2O3, SiC, B4C, Ti5Si3, SiO2 and Si3N4)'.
• Electric and electronic controlled suspension and steering damper systems are forbidden. Changes to the suspension and steering damper systems can only be made via manual inputs and mechanical/hydraulic changes.
• Racing numbers have to be attached to the front as well as both sides of the bike. For the MotoGP class, only the front number is required.
• Numbers should have a height of at least 140 mm.
• Numbers have to be clearly readable and strongly differ from the background colour.
• Backgrounds have to be of a single colour over a large enough area to provide a minimum clear area of 25 mm around the number.
• In the case of a dispute over the readability of numbers, the decision taken by the Technical Direction will be concluding.

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	125cc winner	250cc winner	MotoGP winner	Report
1	12–13 April ‡	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Losail	Andrea Iannone	Héctor Barberá	Casey Stoner	Report
2	26 April	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Motegi	Andrea Iannone	Álvaro Bautista	Jorge Lorenzo	Report
3	3 May	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Jerez	Bradley Smith	Hiroshi Aoyama	Valentino Rossi	Report
4	17 May	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Le Mans	Julián Simón	Marco Simoncelli	Jorge Lorenzo	Report
5	31 May	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Mugello	Bradley Smith	Mattia Pasini	Casey Stoner	Report
6	14 June	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Catalunya	Andrea Iannone	Álvaro Bautista	Valentino Rossi	Report
7	27 June ††	Dutch TT	Assen	Sergio Gadea	Hiroshi Aoyama	Valentino Rossi	Report
8	5 July †	United States motorcycle Grand Prix	Laguna Seca	No 125cc and 250cc race		Dani Pedrosa	Report
9	19 July	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Julián Simón	Marco Simoncelli	Valentino Rossi	Report
10	26 July	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Donington	Julián Simón	Hiroshi Aoyama	Andrea Dovizioso	Report
11	16 August	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Brno	Nicolás Terol	Marco Simoncelli	Valentino Rossi	Report
12	30 August	Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix	Indianapolis	Pol Espargaró	Marco Simoncelli	Jorge Lorenzo	Report
13	6 September	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix	Misano	Julián Simón	Héctor Barberá	Valentino Rossi	Report
14	4 October	Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix	Estoril	Pol Espargaró	Marco Simoncelli	Jorge Lorenzo	Report
15	18 October	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island	Julián Simón	Marco Simoncelli	Casey Stoner	Report
16	25 October	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang	Julián Simón	Hiroshi Aoyama	Casey Stoner	Report
17	8 November	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Valencia	Julián Simón	Héctor Barberá	Dani Pedrosa	Report

‡ = Night race, MotoGP race held on Monday because of rainfall on Sunday.

† = MotoGP class only

†† = Saturday Race

All entries taken from the official MotoGP site.^[28]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds   Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Team (rd 8 and 12) Ducati Desmosedici GP9 27   Casey Stoner[29] 1–10, 14–17 36   Mika Kallio[30] 11–13 69   Nicky Hayden[31] All   Pramac Racing 36   Mika Kallio[32] 1–7, 9–10, 14–17 84   Michel Fabrizio[30] 11 44   Aleix Espargaró[33] 12–13 88   Niccolò Canepa[32] 1–15 44   Aleix Espargaró 16–17   Grupo Francisco Hernando 59   Sete Gibernau[34] 1–3, 6–8   Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V 3   Dani Pedrosa[35] All 4   Andrea Dovizioso[36] All   San Carlo Honda Gresini 15   Alex de Angelis[37] All 24   Toni Elías All   LCR Honda MotoGP 14   Randy de Puniet[38] All   Scot Racing Team MotoGP 72   Yuki Takahashi[39] 1–7 41   Gábor Talmácsi[40] 6–17   Hayate Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR 33   Marco Melandri[41] All   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSV-R 7   Chris Vermeulen[42] All 65   Loris Capirossi[42] All   Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 46   Valentino Rossi[43] All 99   Jorge Lorenzo[44] All   Sterilgarda Yamaha Team 11   Ben Spies[45] 17   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5   Colin Edwards[29] All 52   James Toseland[29] All

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Bridgestone tyres.

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Scot Racing Team 250cc Honda Honda RS250RW 4   Hiroshi Aoyama 1–7, 9–17 35   Raffaele De Rosa 1–7, 9–17 Aeropuerto-Castello-Blusens Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 6   Alex Debón 1–7, 9–17 Pepe World Team Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 7   Axel Pons 1–7, 9–17 Aprilia RSA 250 40   Héctor Barberá[46] 1–7, 9–17 Racing Team Germany Honda Honda RS250R 8   Bastien Chesaux 1–7, 9–13 73   Shuhei Aoyama 14–17 Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 10   Imre Tóth 1–2 Aprilia RSA 250[47] 3–7, 9–13 Aprilia RSV 250 kit 14–17 Aprilia RSA 250 75   Mattia Pasini 1–7, 9–13 Team Globalgest Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 14 Paddock GP Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 15–17 Emmi–Caffè Latte 12   Thomas Lüthi 1–7, 9–17 Auto Kelly – CP Aprilia RSW 250 LE 52   Lukáš Pešek[48] 1–7, 9–17 Thai PTT Honda SAG Honda Honda RS250RW 14   Ratthapark Wilairot 1–7, 9–17 Metis Gilera Gilera Gilera RSA 250 15   Roberto Locatelli 1–7, 9–17 58   Marco Simoncelli 1–7, 9–17 Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 16   Jules Cluzel 1–7, 9–17 77   Aitor Rodríguez 10–11, 13 8   Bastien Chesaux 14–17 88   Christopher Moretti 14 Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 17   Karel Abraham 1–7, 9–17 Mapfre Aspar Team 250cc Aprilia Aprilia RSA 250 19   Álvaro Bautista 1–7, 9–17 Aprilia RSW 250 LE 63   Mike Di Meglio[49] 1–5 Aprilia RSA 250[50] 6–7, 9–17 Balatonring Team Aprilia RSA 250 28   Gábor Talmácsi 1–3 47   Ángel Rodríguez 4 Aprilia RSW 250 LE 11   Balázs Németh 5–6, 10–17 41   Aleix Espargaró 7, 9 WTR San Marino Team Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 25   Alex Baldolini 1–7, 9–17 CIP MotoGP250 Honda Honda RS250R 48   Shoya Tomizawa 1–7, 9–11, 13–17 53   Valentin Debise 3–7, 9–17 Valencia CF Honda SAG Honda Honda RS250RW 55   Héctor Faubel 1–7, 9–17 Viessmann Kiefer Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 56   Vladimir Leonov 1–7, 9, 11–17 95   Ralf Waldmann 10 Milar – Juegos Lucky Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 kit 77   Aitor Rodríguez 1–4 37   Daniel Arcas 5 51   Stevie Bonsey 6 80 7 76   Iván Maestro 3 Longevity Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 29   Barrett Long 12 Rat Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 30   Adam Roberts 12 Bigman Racing Honda Honda RS250R 33   William Dunlop 17 C&L Racing Honda Honda RS250R 54   Toby Markham 3–7 Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 11, 13 Bardral Racing with SJ-R Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 59   Kazuki Watanabe 2 Sabresport Grand Prix Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 64   Luke Mossey 10 Yamaha Road Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 65   Marcel Becker 9 Nordgren Racing Honda Honda RS250R 66   Joakim Stensmö 9 Promotion Scandinavia AB Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 67   Robin Halen 9–10 Dennis Trollope Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 68   Alex Kenchington 10 Harc-Pro Honda Honda RS250R 73   Shuhei Aoyama 2

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• With the exception of Japanese wildcard riders, who used Bridgestone,^[51][52] all entries used Dunlop tyres.

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Loncin Racing Loncin Loncin 5   Alexis Masbou 1–7, 9–12 71   Tomoyoshi Koyama 1–7, 9–17 21   Jakub Kornfeil 13–17 Derbi Racing Team Derbi Derbi RSA 125 6   Joan Olivé 1–7, 9–17 7   Efrén Vázquez 1–7, 9–17 44   Pol Espargaró 1–7, 9–17 Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 8   Lorenzo Zanetti 1–7, 9–17 29   Andrea Iannone 1–7, 9–17 Aprilia RS 125 R 73   Takaaki Nakagami 1–7, 9–17 94   Jonas Folger 1–7, 9–17 CBC Corse Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 10   Luca Vitali 1–7, 9–17 87   Luca Marconi 1–7, 9–17 88   Michael Ranseder 9–17 Ajo Interwetten Derbi Derbi RSA 125 11   Sandro Cortese 1–7, 9–17 77   Dominique Aegerter 1–7, 9–17 Blusens Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 12   Esteve Rabat[53] 1–7, 9–17 45   Scott Redding[54] 1–7, 9–17 Aprilia RS 125 R 43   Johnny Rosell 6, 14 WTR San Marino Team Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 14   Johann Zarco 1–7, 9–17 Red Bull KTM Motorsport KTM KTM 125 FRR 16   Cameron Beaubier[55] 1–7, 9–11, 13–17 93   Marc Márquez[55] 1–7, 9–17 50   Sturla Fagerhaug 4, 6, 14, 17 Viessman Kiefer Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 17   Stefan Bradl 1–7, 9–17 Jack&Jones Team Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 18   Nicolás Terol[56] 1–7, 9–17 39   Luis Salom 7, 9–17 24   Simone Corsi[56] 1–6 Fontana Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 7, 9–17 Aprilia RS 125 R 32   Lorenzo Savadori 1–7, 9–13 Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 19   Quentin Jacquet 14–17 69   Lukáš Šembera 1–7, 9–12 Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 33   Sergio Gadea[57] 1–7, 9–17 38   Bradley Smith[58] 1–7, 9–17 60   Julián Simón[58] 1–7, 9–17 Degraaf Grand Prix Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 35   Randy Krummenacher[59] 1–7, 9–17 99   Danny Webb[59] 1–7, 9–17 Honda Honda RS125R 47   Blake Leigh-Smith 16 Racing Team Germany Honda Honda RS125R 53   Jasper Iwema 1–7, 9–11, 13–17 Haojue Team Haojue Haojue 125 66   Matthew Hoyle 1–4 88   Michael Ranseder[60] 1–4 Dydo Miu Racing Honda Honda RS125R 55   Hiroomi Iwata 2 Okegawajuku & Endurance Honda Honda RS125R 56   Yuma Yahagi 2 57   Yuki Oogane 2 18 Grage Racing Honda Honda RS125R 58   Yuuichi Yanagisawa 2 Endurance & Osl Honda Honda RS125R 59   Satoru Kamada 2 SAG-Castrol Honda Honda RS125R 31   Jordi Dalmau 3, 6, 14 39   Luis Salom 3, 6 95   Joan Perelló 17 TCR Competicion Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 40   Eduard López 3 Hune Racing Team-TMM Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 41   Borja Maestro 3 76   Iván Maestro 17 Andalucia Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 42   Alberto Moncayo 3, 6, 14, 17 TJP-TVX Racing Honda Honda RS125R 36   Cyril Carrillo 4 Equipe de France Honda Honda RS125R 48   Grégory Di Carlo 4 Xtrem Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 49   Ornella Ongaro 4 Villiers Team Competition Honda Honda RS125R 52   Steven Le Coquen 4 Elligi Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 51   Riccardo Moretti 5, 13 Junior GP Racing Dream Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 61   Luigi Morciano 5, 11, 13 62   Alessandro Tonucci 5, 11, 13 63   Gennaro Sabatino 5 32   Lorenzo Savadori 17 CRP Racing Honda Honda RS125R 64   Davide Stirpe 5 Dutch Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 82   Michael van der Mark 7 Racing Team Bijsterbosch Honda Honda RS125R 83   Pepijn Bijsterbosch 7 Team Holland Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 84   Roy Pouw 7 LHF-Project Racing Honda Honda RS125R 85   Marvin Fritz 7 Pesek Team Derbi Derbi RS 125 R 86   Karel Pešek 7, 10–11 Freudenberg Racing Honda Honda RS125R 76   Toni Finsterbusch 9 79   Daniel Kartheininger 9 Toni-Mang Racing Honda Honda RS125R 78   Marcel Schrötter 9, 11 RBS Honda Honda Honda RS125R 80   Damien Raemy 9 Ajo Motorsport Honda Honda RS125R 81   Eeki Kuparinen 9 KRP/Bradley Smith Racing Honda Honda RS125R 89   James Lodge 10 90   Timothy Hastings 10 91   Martin Glossop 10 92   Paul Jordan 10 Moto FGR Honda Honda RS125R 67   Ladislav Chmelik 11 Team Migomoto Honda Honda RS125R 68   Ivan Višak 11 Veloce Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 74   Ben Young 12 75   Miles Thornton 12 Grillini Bridgestone Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 65   Gabriele Ferro 13 JJ Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 70   Jakub Jantulík 13–14 Mavin Industries Honda Honda RS125R 30   Dylan Mavin 15 Champions Race Days Honda Honda RS125R 54   Andrew Lawson 15 RSW Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 96   Nicky Diles 15 Gross Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ125 97   Brad Gross 15 Racetrix/Angelo's Aluminium Honda Honda RS125R 98   Levi Day 15 Air Asia Team Malaysia Yamaha Yamaha TZ125 23   Muhammad Zulfahmi 16 Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 28   Elly Ilias 16

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Dunlop tyres.

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points.

• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
• Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.

Pos Rider Bike Team QAT   JPN   SPA   FRA   ITA   CAT   NED   USA   GER   GBR   CZE   INP   RSM   POR   AUS   MAL   VAL   Pts 1   Valentino Rossi Yamaha Fiat Yamaha Team 2 2 1 16 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 Ret 1 4 2 3 2 306 2   Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Fiat Yamaha Team 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 3 2 Ret Ret 1 2 1 Ret 4 3 261 3   Dani Pedrosa Honda Repsol Honda Team 11 3 2 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 3 9 2 10 3 3 3 2 1 234 4   Casey Stoner Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team 1 4 3 5 1 3 3 4 4 14 2 1 1 DNS 220 5   Colin Edwards Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 4 12 7 7 6 7 4 7 9 2 7 5 Ret 5 5 13 4 161 6   Andrea Dovizioso Honda Repsol Honda Team 5 5 8 4 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 4 4 4 7 6 Ret 8 160 7   Toni Elías Honda San Carlo Honda Gresini 9 15 9 10 14 Ret 12 6 6 Ret 3 9 6 6 10 7 6 115 8   Alex de Angelis Honda San Carlo Honda Gresini 6 13 14 11 15 12 10 11 5 4 8 2 Ret Ret 4 12 10 111 9   Loris Capirossi Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Ret 7 6 8 5 5 9 Ret 11 11 5 7 5 Ret 12 9 14 110 10   Marco Melandri Kawasaki Hayate Racing Team 14 6 5 2 11 14 11 10 7 7 Ret Ret 8 12 7 8 17 108 11   Randy de Puniet Honda LCR Honda MotoGP 10 11 4 14 8 8 7 9 Ret 3 10 12 12 11 8 Ret 11 106 12   Chris Vermeulen Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 7 10 10 6 10 11 5 8 13 13 11 11 9 10 11 6 15 106 13   Nicky Hayden Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team 12 Ret 15 12 12 10 8 5 8 15 6 3 Ret 8 15 5 5 104 14   James Toseland Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 16 9 13 9 7 13 6 DSQ 10 6 9 6 10 9 14 15 12 92 15   Mika Kallio Ducati Pramac Racing 8 8 Ret Ret 13 9 Ret 14 10 Ret 9 10 9 71 Ducati Marlboro Team Ret 8 7 16   Niccolò Canepa Ducati Pramac Racing 17 14 16 15 9 16 14 12 12 8 12 Ret 13 13 DNS 38 17   Gábor Talmácsi Honda Scot Racing Team MotoGP 17 16 Ret 15 12 13 14 14 14 13 14 16 19 18   Aleix Espargaró Ducati Pramac Racing 13 11 11 13 16 19   Sete Gibernau Ducati Grupo Francisco Hernando 13 Ret 11 15 13 Ret 12 20   Ben Spies Yamaha Sterilgarda Yamaha Team 7 9 21   Yuki Takahashi Honda Scot Racing Team MotoGP 15 Ret 12 13 Ret Ret 15 9   Michel Fabrizio Ducati Pramac Racing Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike Team QAT   JPN   SPA   FRA   ITA   CAT   NED   USA   GER   GBR   CZE   INP   RSM   POR   AUS   MAL   VAL   Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

• Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

Pos	Constructor	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GER	GBR	CZE	INP	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Yamaha	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	386
2	Honda	5	3	2	3	4	4	7	1	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	297
3	Ducati	1	4	3	5	1	3	3	4	4	8	6	3	7	2	1	1	5	272
4	Suzuki	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	8	11	11	5	7	5	10	11	6	14	133†
5	Kawasaki	14	6	5	2	11	14	11	10	7	7	Ret	Ret	8	12	7	8	17	108
Pos	Constructor	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GER	GBR	CZE	INP	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

† Following Loris Capirossi's engine change, Suzuki was given a ten-point penalty in the constructors' championship at the Australian Grand Prix because of the new for 2009 MotoGP engine change limit rule which restricts each rider to five engines for the final seven rounds.

• Each team got the total points scored by their two riders, including replacement riders. In one rider team, only the points scored by that rider was counted. Wildcard riders did not score points.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GER	GBR	CZE	INP	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Fiat Yamaha Team	46	2	2	1	16	3	1	1	2	1	5	1	Ret	1	4	2	3	2	567
		99	3	1	Ret	1	2	2	2	3	2	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	Ret	4	3
2	Repsol Honda Team	3	11	3	2	3	Ret	6	Ret	1	3	9	2	10	3	3	3	2	1	394
		4	5	5	8	4	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	4	4	4	7	6	Ret	8
3	Ducati Marlboro Team	27	1	4	3	5	1	3	3	4	4	14				2	1	1	DNS	341
		36											Ret	8	7
		69	12	Ret	15	12	12	10	8	5	8	15	6	3	Ret	8	15	5	5
4	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	4	12	7	7	6	7	4	7	9	2	7	5	Ret	5	5	13	4	253
		52	16	9	13	9	7	13	6	DSQ	10	6	9	6	10	9	14	15	12
5	San Carlo Honda Gresini	15	6	13	14	11	15	12	10	11	5	4	8	2	Ret	Ret	4	12	10	226
		24	9	15	9	10	14	Ret	12	6	6	Ret	3	9	6	6	10	7	6
6	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	7	7	10	10	6	10	11	5	8	13	13	11	11	9	10	11	6	15	216
		65	Ret	7	6	8	5	5	9	Ret	11	11	5	7	5	Ret	12	9	14
7	Hayate Racing Team	33	14	6	5	2	11	14	11	10	7	7	Ret	Ret	8	12	7	8	17	108
8	Pramac Racing	36	8	8	Ret	Ret	13	9	Ret		14	10				Ret	9	10	9	108
		44												13	11			11	13
		84											Ret
		88	17	14	16	15	9	16	14	12	12	8	12	Ret	13	13	DNS
9	LCR Honda MotoGP	14	10	11	4	14	8	8	7	9	Ret	3	10	12	12	11	8	Ret	11	106
10	Scot Racing Team MotoGP	41						17	16	Ret	15	12	13	14	14	14	13	14	16	28
		72	15	Ret	12	13	Ret	Ret	15
11	Grupo Francisco Hernando	59	13	Ret	11			15	13	Ret										12
Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GER	GBR	CZE	INP	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points.

• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
• Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.

Pos Rider Bike QAT   JPN   SPA   FRA   ITA   CAT   NED   GER   GBR   CZE   INP   RSM   POR   AUS   MAL   VAL   Pts 1   Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 4 2 1 8 6 2 1 4 1 4 2 4 4 7 1 7 261 2   Héctor Barberá Aprilia 1 11 4 11 5 3 2 5 8 7 6 1 3 2 2 1 239 3   Marco Simoncelli Gilera DNS 17 3 1 2 Ret 3 1 4 1 1 Ret 1 1 3 Ret 231 4   Álvaro Bautista Aprilia 7 1 2 4 3 1 Ret 3 2 3 3 3 Ret 10 Ret 2 218 5   Mattia Pasini Aprilia Ret 3 6 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 3 2 Ret 2 8 Ret Ret Ret 128 6   Raffaele De Rosa Honda 5 12 10 6 9 9 10 9 7 6 11 8 Ret 3 Ret 3 122 7   Thomas Lüthi Aprilia 6 8 5 Ret 4 6 Ret 8 9 Ret 9 10 7 11 4 4 120 8   Mike Di Meglio Aprilia 3 Ret 11 Ret 12 14 11 Ret 5 9 4 5 2 5 Ret 14 107 9   Héctor Faubel Honda 11 Ret 14 2 8 10 8 6 10 10 8 9 Ret 8 5 Ret 105 10   Alex Debón Aprilia 14 5 Ret Ret 7 5 6 2 6 Ret Ret 7 9 13 7 DNS 101 11   Roberto Locatelli Gilera 9 Ret 9 3 10 Ret 5 10 13 5 5 Ret Ret NC Ret 9 85 12   Jules Cluzel Aprilia 2 Ret 8 DNS Ret 11 Ret 14 11 8 Ret 6 5 4 Ret Ret 82 13   Ratthapark Wilairot Honda 8 Ret 15 5 14 7 9 DNS Ret 11 Ret Ret 6 9 6 5 82 14   Karel Abraham Aprilia Ret 9 Ret 12 13 8 7 Ret 14 Ret 10 11 10 6 12 6 74 15   Lukáš Pešek Aprilia 13 7 13 7 Ret 12 12 12 12 12 7 Ret 11 12 8 12 74 16   Alex Baldolini Aprilia 15 Ret Ret Ret 11 13 13 11 16 Ret 12 13 14 Ret 9 8 41 17   Shoya Tomizawa Honda 12 10 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 15 13 DNS 12 Ret 15 16 10 32 18   Gábor Talmácsi Aprilia 10 4 7 28 19   Shuhei Aoyama Honda 6 12 14 10 11 27 20   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 4 7 22 21   Valentin Debise Honda 20 13 19 17 14 20 19 15 13 14 13 19 13 15 18 22   Imre Tóth Aprilia 17 13 16 9 15 Ret 15 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 Ret 19 12 23   Balázs Németh Aprilia 16 18 Ret 14 16 15 16 16 11 13 11 24   Vladimir Leonov Aprilia 18 15 19 10 Ret 20 16 Ret 19 15 17 Ret Ret 15 17 9 25   Bastien Chesaux Honda 16 16 17 Ret 18 19 Ret 15 22 Ret Ret Ret 3 Aprilia 17 17 14 16 26   Axel Pons Aprilia Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 16 Ret 16 20 16 14 16 15 Ret Ret Ret 3 27   Toby Markham Honda DNQ 14 21 Ret 2 Aprilia 17 23 Ret Ret 28   Kazuki Watanabe Yamaha 14 2 29   Stevie Bonsey Aprilia 15 Ret 1   Aitor Rodríguez Aprilia 19 18 18 Ret 21 18 19 0   William Dunlop Honda 18 0   Barrett Long Yamaha 18 0   Luke Mossey Aprilia 18 0   Christopher Moretti Aprilia 19 0   Adam Roberts Yamaha 19 0   Joakim Stensmö Honda 19 0   Daniel Arcas Aprilia 20 0   Iván Maestro Aprilia Ret 0   Ángel Rodríguez Aprilia Ret 0   Ralf Waldmann Aprilia Ret 0   Marcel Becker Yamaha DNQ 0   Robin Halen Aprilia DNQ DNQ 0   Alex Kenchington Aprilia DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT   JPN   SPA   FRA   ITA   CAT   NED   GER   GBR   CZE   INP   RSM   POR   AUS   MAL   VAL   Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

• Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

Pos	Constructor	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	GBR	CZE	INP	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Aprilia	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	1	339
2	Honda	4	2	1	2	6	2	1	4	1	4	2	4	4	3	1	3	287
3	Gilera	9	17	3	1	2	Ret	3	1	4	1	1	Ret	1	1	3	9	245
4	Yamaha		14						DNQ	DNQ		18						2
Pos	Constructor	QAT	JPN	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	GBR	CZE	INP	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts