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2009 French motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixFrench
flagFrance
Official NameGrand Prix de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
Course_mi2.600
Course_km4.185
Race_No4
Season_No17
Date17 May
Year2009
ImageBugatti Circuit.svg
Pole_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:33.974
Fast_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:35.045
First_Rider_MotoGPJorge Lorenzo
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_MotoGPMarco Melandri
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_250Álvaro Bautista
Pole_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_2501:38.270
Fast_Rider_250Alex Debón
Fast_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_2501:51.406
First_Rider_250Marco Simoncelli
First_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_250Héctor Faubel
Second_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_250Roberto Locatelli
Third_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_125Marc Márquez
Pole_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_1251:47.080
Fast_Rider_125Bradley Smith
Fast_Rider_125_CountryUK
Fast_Time_1251:56.188
First_Rider_125Julián Simón
First_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_125Jonas Folger
Second_Rider_125_CountryGermany
Third_Rider_125Sergio Gadea
Third_Rider_125_CountrySpain

The 2009 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 May 2009 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France. Jorge Lorenzo moved one point clear at the top of world championship standings after winning the MotoGP race ahead of Marco Melandri and Dani Pedrosa.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetDNSSources:
99ESP **Jorge Lorenzo****Fiat Yamaha Team****Yamaha**2847:52.6782**25**
33ITA **Marco Melandri****Hayate Racing Team****Kawasaki**28+17.7109**20**
3ESP **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**28+19.8931**16**
4ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**28+20.4555**13**
27AUS **Casey Stoner****Ducati Marlboro Team****Ducati**28+30.5393**11**
7AUS **Chris Vermeulen****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**28+37.4627**10**
5USA **Colin Edwards****Monster Yamaha Tech 3****Yamaha**28+40.1916**9**
65ITA **Loris Capirossi****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**28+45.4218**8**
52GBR **James Toseland****Monster Yamaha Tech 3****Yamaha**28+50.30712**7**
24ESP **Toni Elías****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**28+53.21811**6**
15SMR **Alex de Angelis****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**28+53.55016**5**
69USA **Nicky Hayden****Ducati Marlboro Team****Ducati**28+56.64713**4**
72JPN **Yuki Takahashi****Scot Racing Team MotoGP****Honda**28+56.68815**3**
14FRA **Randy de Puniet****LCR Honda MotoGP****Honda**28+1:11.29910**2**
88ITA **Niccolò Canepa****Pramac Racing****Ducati**28+1:15.38517**1**
46ITA Valentino RossiFiat Yamaha TeamYamaha26+2 laps4
36FIN Mika KallioPramac RacingDucati11Accident14
59ESP Sete GibernauGrupo Francisco HernandoDucatiDid not start

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNS[OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2009/FRA/250cc/RAC/Classification.pdf)
58ITA **Marco Simoncelli****Gilera**2649:07.5912**25**
55ESP **Héctor Faubel****Honda**26+18.12810**20**
15ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Gilera**26+21.6429**16**
19ESP **Álvaro Bautista****Aprilia**26+31.0871**13**
14THA **Ratthapark Wilairot****Honda**26+50.49712**11**
35ITA **Raffaele De Rosa****Honda**26+56.3667**10**
52CZE **Lukáš Pešek****Aprilia**26+1:16.0258**9**
4JPN **Hiroshi Aoyama****Honda**26+1:22.8823**8**
10HUN **Imre Tóth****Aprilia**26+1:35.55618**7**
56RUS **Vladimir Leonov****Aprilia**26+1:47.99021**6**
40ESP **Héctor Barberá****Aprilia**25+1 lap11**5**
17CZE **Karel Abraham****Aprilia**25+1 lap15**4**
53FRA **Valentin Debise****Honda**25+1 lap19**3**
54GBR **Toby Markham****Honda**25+1 lap24**2**
6ESP Alex DebónAprilia21Accident6
25ITA Alex BaldoliniAprilia18Retirement14
12CHE Thomas LüthiAprilia18Retirement4
63FRA Mike Di MeglioAprilia10Accident5
75ITA Mattia PasiniAprilia4Accident13
7ESP Axel PonsAprilia3Accident20
77ESP Aitor RodríguezAprilia3Accident23
47ESP Ángel RodríguezAprilia2Accident16
48JPN Shoya TomizawaHonda1Retirement17
8CHE Bastien ChesauxHonda0Accident22
16FRA Jules CluzelApriliaDid not start

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQ[OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2009/FRA/125cc/RAC/Classification.pdf)
60ESP **Julián Simón****Aprilia**2447:08.2737**25**
94DEU **Jonas Folger****Aprilia**24+27.08416**20**
33ESP **Sergio Gadea****Aprilia**24+30.91612**16**
38GBR **Bradley Smith****Aprilia**24+31.5306**13**
73JPN **Takaaki Nakagami****Aprilia**24+1:09.23531**11**
77CHE **Dominique Aegerter****Derbi**24+1:12.2234**10**
29ITA **Andrea Iannone****Aprilia**24+1:13.06323**9**
7ESP **Efrén Vázquez****Derbi**24+1:19.91225**8**
18ESP **Nicolás Terol****Aprilia**24+1:40.0363**7**
8ITA **Lorenzo Zanetti****Aprilia**24+1:42.70020**6**
12ESP **Esteve Rabat****Aprilia**24+1:59.32613**5**
11DEU **Sandro Cortese****Derbi**23+1 lap24**4**
53NLD **Jasper Iwema****Honda**23+1 lap30**3**
48FRA **Grégory Di Carlo****Honda**23+1 lap28**2**
35CHE **Randy Krummenacher****Aprilia**22+2 laps17**1**
32ITA Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia16Accident21
17DEU Stefan BradlAprilia14Retirement8
45GBR Scott ReddingAprilia13Retirement2
71JPN Tomoyoshi KoyamaLoncin10Accident9
10ITA Luca VitaliAprilia10Retirement29
16USA Cameron BeaubierKTM8Accident11
69CZE Lukáš ŠemberaAprilia8Accident18
93ESP Marc MárquezKTM8Retirement1
14FRA Johann ZarcoAprilia8Accident32
50NOR Sturla FagerhaugKTM6Accident33
6ESP Joan OlivéDerbi5Accident5
44ESP Pol EspargaróDerbi5Retirement15
99GBR Danny WebbAprilia4Accident10
52FRA Steven Le CoquenHonda4Accident22
24ITA Simone CorsiAprilia2Accident19
5FRA Alexis MasbouLoncin2Accident14
36FRA Cyril CarrilloHonda1Retirement27
87ITA Luca MarconiAprilia0Accident26
88AUT Michael RansederHaojueDid not qualify
49FRA Ornella OngaroHondaDid not qualify
66GBR Matthew HoyleHaojueDid not qualify

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ESP Jorge Lorenzo66
2ITA Valentino Rossi65
3AUS Casey Stoner65
4ESP Dani Pedrosa57
5ITA Marco Melandri43

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha95
2ITA Ducati65
3JPN Honda63
4JPN Suzuki43
5JPN Kawasaki38
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 2008 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2010 French Grand Prix

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2009 French MotoGP".
  2. (2009-05-17). "Lorenzo wins thriller at Le Mans". [[BBC Sport]].
  3. (13 June 2017). "2009 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  4. "Classification".
  5. "motogp.com · GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE · MotoGP Race Classification 2009".
  6. (2009). "Standings".
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