2009 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

2009 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 17 races in the; 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	26 April 2009
Official name	Polini Grand Prix of Japan
Location	Twin Ring Motegi
Course	Permanent racing facility; 4.801 km (2.983 mi);
MotoGP
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Valentino Rossi
Time	1:48.545
Fastest lap
Rider	Jorge Lorenzo
Time	1:48.477
Podium
First	Jorge Lorenzo
Second	Valentino Rossi
Third	Dani Pedrosa
250 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Marco Simoncelli
Time	1:53.093
Fastest lap
Rider	Álvaro Bautista
Time	1:54.047
Podium
First	Álvaro Bautista
Second	Hiroshi Aoyama
Third	Mattia Pasini
125 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Andrea Iannone
Time	2:00.685
Fastest lap
Rider	Andrea Iannone
Time	2:01.551
Podium
First	Andrea Iannone
Second	Julián Simón
Third	Pol Espargaró

The 2009 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 April 2009 at the Twin Ring Motegi, located in Motegi, Japan. The MotoGP race was the 700th premier class race in the history of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Jorge Lorenzo won the MotoGP race ahead of teammate Valentino Rossi to take the overall lead in the world championship.

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