Date 26 April 2009 Rider Valentino Rossi | Location Twin Ring Motegi Time 1:48.545 | |
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Official name Polini Grand Prix of Japan Course Permanent racing facility
4.801 km (2.983 mi) | ||
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 team-mate Valentino Rossi to take the overall lead in the world championship.
Qualifying
All qualifying sessions for MotoGP, 250cc and 125cc were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions and grid positions for Sunday's races were defined according to combined free practice times.
References
2009 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA