Race 15 of 17 races in the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
18 October 2009
Official name
Iveco Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[1][2][3]
Location
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.448 km (2.764 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider
Casey Stoner
Time
1:30.341
Fastest lap
Rider
Valentino Rossi
Time
1:30.085
Podium
First
Casey Stoner
Second
Valentino Rossi
Third
Dani Pedrosa
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
Raffaele De Rosa
Time
1:33.389
Fastest lap
Rider
Raffaele De Rosa
Time
1:33.519
Podium
First
Marco Simoncelli
Second
Héctor Barberá
Third
Raffaele De Rosa
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
Pol Espargaró
Time
1:37.770
Fastest lap
Rider
Sandro Cortese
Time
1:37.869
Podium
First
Julián Simón
Second
Bradley Smith
Third
Sandro Cortese
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.
Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, celebrating on the podium after finishing second, first and third at the MotoGP race.
^"2009 Australian MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "2009 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". progcovers.com.
^Mitchell, Malcolm. "Phillip Island Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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