Date 14 June 2009 | Location Circuit de Catalunya Time 1:41.974 | |
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Course Permanent racing facility4.655 km (2.892 mi) | ||
The 2009 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12–14 June 2009 at the Circuit de Catalunya. Valentino Rossi held off the challenge of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in the final lap to win the MotoGP race.
Incident
Julian Simon, a Spanish racer in the 125cc race, celebrated victory one lap early, as he was confused with the sign that his team had shown him. He thought the sign said he was first position with no laps left, when the sign actually says 'L1' which means that he had one lap remaining. Andrea Iannone stormed to the lead and won, whilst Simon could only finish fourth.
References
2009 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA