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2009 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Australian |
| flag | Australia |
| Location | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
| Official_Name | Iveco Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Course_mi | 2.764 |
| Course_km | 4.448 |
| Race_No | 15 |
| Season_No | 17 |
| Date | 18 October |
| Year | 2009 |
| Image | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg |
| Pole_Rider_MotoGP | Casey Stoner |
| Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Country | Australia |
| Pole_Time_MotoGP | 1:30.341 |
| Fast_Rider_MotoGP | Valentino Rossi |
| Fast_Rider_MotoGP_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Time_MotoGP | 1:30.085 |
| First_Rider_MotoGP | Casey Stoner |
| First_Rider_MotoGP_Country | Australia |
| Second_Rider_MotoGP | Valentino Rossi |
| Second_Rider_MotoGP_Country | Italy |
| Third_Rider_MotoGP | Dani Pedrosa |
| Third_Rider_MotoGP_Country | Spain |
| Pole_Rider_250 | Raffaele De Rosa |
| Pole_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Pole_Time_250 | 1:33.389 |
| Fast_Rider_250 | Raffaele De Rosa |
| Fast_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Time_250 | 1:33.519 |
| First_Rider_250 | Marco Simoncelli |
| First_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_250 | Héctor Barberá |
| Second_Rider_250_Country | Spain |
| Third_Rider_250 | Raffaele De Rosa |
| Third_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Pole_Rider_125 | Pol Espargaró |
| Pole_Rider_125_Country | Spain |
| Pole_Time_125 | 1:37.770 |
| Fast_Rider_125 | Sandro Cortese |
| Fast_Rider_125_Country | Germany |
| Fast_Time_125 | 1:37.869 |
| First_Rider_125 | Julián Simón |
| First_Rider_125_Country | Spain |
| Second_Rider_125 | Bradley Smith |
| Second_Rider_125_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_125 | Sandro Cortese |
| Third_Rider_125_Country | Germany |
The 2009 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 16–18 October 2009 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Ducati rider Casey Stoner won the grand prix, in his home race. Championship leader Valentino Rossi finished second, further increasing his championship lead over rival Jorge Lorenzo, who crashed out and failed to score any points. This also marked the final Grand Prix win in the career of Marco Simoncelli before his death 2 years later on 23 October 2011 at the 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix after suffering a fatal crash in Race.

MotoGP classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Ret | DNS | Sources: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | AUS **Casey Stoner** | **Ducati Marlboro Team** | **Ducati** | 27 | 40:56.651 | 1 | **25** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | ITA **Valentino Rossi** | **Fiat Yamaha Team** | **Yamaha** | 27 | +1.935 | 2 | **20** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SPA **Dani Pedrosa** | **Repsol Honda Team** | **Honda** | 27 | +22.618 | 3 | **16** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | SMR **Alex de Angelis** | **San Carlo Honda Gresini** | **Honda** | 27 | +32.702 | 6 | **13** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | USA **Colin Edwards** | **Monster Yamaha Tech 3** | **Yamaha** | 27 | +35.885 | 5 | **11** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ITA **Andrea Dovizioso** | **Repsol Honda Team** | **Honda** | 27 | +38.482 | 10 | **10** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | ITA **Marco Melandri** | **Hayate Racing Team** | **Kawasaki** | 27 | +44.461 | 14 | **9** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | FRA **Randy de Puniet** | **LCR Honda MotoGP** | **Honda** | 27 | +44.941 | 8 | **8** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | FIN **Mika Kallio** | **Pramac Racing** | **Ducati** | 27 | +54.345 | 9 | **7** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | SPA **Toni Elías** | **San Carlo Honda Gresini** | **Honda** | 27 | +1:01.205 | 11 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | AUS **Chris Vermeulen** | **Rizla Suzuki MotoGP** | **Suzuki** | 27 | +1:05.417 | 15 | **5** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | ITA **Loris Capirossi** | **Rizla Suzuki MotoGP** | **Suzuki** | 27 | +1:05.950 | 17 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | HUN **Gábor Talmácsi** | **Scot Racing Team MotoGP** | **Honda** | 27 | +1:17.951 | 16 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | UK **James Toseland** | **Monster Yamaha Tech 3** | **Yamaha** | 27 | +1:17.985 | 12 | **2** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 69 | USA **Nicky Hayden** | **Ducati Marlboro Team** | **Ducati** | 26 | +1 lap | 7 | **1** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | SPA Jorge Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 0 | Accident | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 88 | ITA Niccolò Canepa | Pramac Racing | Ducati | Did not start |
250 cc classification
The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was stopped after 18 full laps due to Roberto Locatelli having an accident and did not restart as two-thirds of the race distance had been completed.
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | [OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2009/AUS/250cc/RAC/Classification.pdf) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Italy **Marco Simoncelli** | **Gilera** | 18 | 28:17.403 | 2 | **25** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Spain **Héctor Barberá** | **Aprilia** | 18 | +2.434 | 5 | **20** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Italy **Raffaele De Rosa** | **Honda** | 18 | +2.604 | 1 | **16** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | France **Jules Cluzel** | **Aprilia** | 18 | +12.118 | 12 | **13** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | France **Mike Di Meglio** | **Aprilia** | 18 | +12.192 | 6 | **11** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Czech Republic **Karel Abraham** | **Aprilia** | 18 | +12.413 | 11 | **10** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Japan **Hiroshi Aoyama** | **Honda** | 18 | +12.455 | 3 | **9** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Spain **Héctor Faubel** | **Honda** | 18 | +13.112 | 9 | **8** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Thailand **Ratthapark Wilairot** | **Honda** | 18 | +13.560 | 7 | **7** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Spain **Álvaro Bautista** | **Aprilia** | 18 | +27.779 | 10 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Switzerland **Thomas Lüthi** | **Aprilia** | 18 | +28.222 | 15 | **5** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Czech Republic **Lukáš Pešek** | **Aprilia** | 18 | +28.657 | 14 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Spain **Alex Debón** | **Aprilia** | 18 | +33.892 | 4 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73 | Japan **Shuhei Aoyama** | **Honda** | 18 | +38.779 | 16 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Japan **Shoya Tomizawa** | **Honda** | 18 | +40.529 | 18 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hungary Balázs Németh | Aprilia | 18 | +1:23.200 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Switzerland Bastien Chesaux | Aprilia | 18 | +1:24.298 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Hungary Imre Tóth | Aprilia | 17 | +1 lap | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | France Valentin Debise | Honda | 17 | +1 lap | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Italy Roberto Locatelli | Gilera | 18 | +30.515 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain Axel Pons | Aprilia | 16 | Retirement | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Alex Baldolini | Aprilia | 15 | Retirement | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | Italy Mattia Pasini | Aprilia | 7 | Accident | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Russia Vladimir Leonov | Aprilia | 7 | Retirement | 20 |
125 cc classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | [OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2009/AUS/125cc/RAC/Classification.pdf) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Spain **Julián Simón** | **Aprilia** | 23 | 37:55.798 | 3 | **25** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | UK **Bradley Smith** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +0.313 | 5 | **20** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Germany **Sandro Cortese** | **Derbi** | 23 | +2.057 | 7 | **16** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Spain **Pol Espargaró** | **Derbi** | 23 | +2.161 | 1 | **13** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Italy **Simone Corsi** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +2.330 | 4 | **11** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Spain **Nicolás Terol** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +3.239 | 2 | **10** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Spain **Efrén Vázquez** | **Derbi** | 23 | +3.290 | 11 | **9** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Italy **Andrea Iannone** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +12.820 | 8 | **8** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 93 | Spain **Marc Márquez** | **KTM** | 23 | +22.355 | 6 | **7** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Spain **Sergio Gadea** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +22.602 | 16 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | UK **Scott Redding** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +29.181 | 24 | **5** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | Switzerland **Dominique Aegerter** | **Derbi** | 23 | +29.199 | 17 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | UK **Danny Webb** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +29.222 | 21 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 94 | Germany **Jonas Folger** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +29.396 | 23 | **2** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Switzerland **Randy Krummenacher** | **Aprilia** | 23 | +29.461 | 22 | **1** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | France Johann Zarco | Aprilia | 23 | +29.709 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Italy Lorenzo Zanetti | Aprilia | 23 | +31.251 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73 | Japan Takaaki Nakagami | Aprilia | 23 | +32.482 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Spain Luis Salom | Aprilia | 23 | +58.333 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88 | Austria Michael Ranseder | Aprilia | 23 | +58.485 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | Japan Tomoyoshi Koyama | Loncin | 23 | +1:19.017 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Netherlands Jasper Iwema | Honda | 23 | +1:23.621 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil | Loncin | 23 | +1:23.731 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 97 | Australia Brad Gross | Yamaha | 22 | +1 lap | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Italy Luca Vitali | Aprilia | 22 | +1 lap | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | Italy Luca Marconi | Aprilia | 22 | +1 lap | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Australia Andrew Lawson | Honda | 22 | +1 lap | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | Australia Levi Day | Honda | 22 | +1 lap | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Spain Esteve Rabat | Aprilia | 21 | Retirement | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | Australia Nicky Diles | Aprilia | 7 | Retirement | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Germany Stefan Bradl | Aprilia | 2 | Accident | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Spain Joan Olivé | Derbi | 2 | Retirement | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | USA Cameron Beaubier | KTM | 2 | Accident | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | FRA Quentin Jacquet | Aprilia | Did not start | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | AUS Dylan Mavin | Honda | Did not start |
Notes
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.
;Riders' Championship standings
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Valentino Rossi | 270 |
| 2 | ESP Jorge Lorenzo | 232 |
| 3 | AUS Casey Stoner | 195 |
| 4 | ESP Dani Pedrosa | 189 |
| 5 | ITA Andrea Dovizioso | 152 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN Yamaha | 350 |
| 2 | JPN Honda | 252 |
| 3 | ITA Ducati | 236 |
| 4 | JPN Suzuki | 121 |
| 5 | JPN Kawasaki | 100 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
| Previous_year's_race = 2008 Australian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2010 Australian Grand Prix
References
- (9 October 2017). "2009 Australian MotoGP".
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "2009 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
- (9 October 2017). "2009 Australian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
- (2009). "Classification".
- "motogp.com · Iveco AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2009".
- (2009). "Standings".
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