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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 LorenzoFiat Yamaha TeamYamaha2847:52.678225
33ITA Marco MelandriHayate Racing TeamKawasaki28+17.710920
3ESP Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda28+19.893116
4ITA Andrea DoviziosoRepsol Honda TeamHonda28+20.455513
27AUS Casey StonerDucati Marlboro TeamDucati28+30.539311
7AUS Chris VermeulenRizla Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki28+37.462710
5USA Colin EdwardsMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha28+40.19169
65ITA Loris CapirossiRizla Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki28+45.42188
52GBR James ToselandMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha28+50.307127
24ESP Toni ElíasSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda28+53.218116
15SMR Alex de AngelisSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda28+53.550165
69USA Nicky HaydenDucati Marlboro TeamDucati28+56.647134
72JPN Yuki TakahashiScot Racing Team MotoGPHonda28+56.688153
14FRA Randy de PunietLCR Honda MotoGPHonda28+1:11.299102
88ITA Niccolò CanepaPramac RacingDucati28+1:15.385171
46ITA Valentino RossiFiat Yamaha TeamYamaha26+2 laps4
36FIN Mika KallioPramac RacingDucati11Accident14
59ESP Sete GibernauGrupo Francisco HernandoDucatiDid not start

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSOFFICIAL 250cc REPORT
58ITA Marco SimoncelliGilera2649:07.591225
55ESP Héctor FaubelHonda26+18.1281020
15ITA Roberto LocatelliGilera26+21.642916
19ESP Álvaro BautistaAprilia26+31.087113
14THA Ratthapark WilairotHonda26+50.4971211
35ITA Raffaele De RosaHonda26+56.366710
52CZE Lukáš PešekAprilia26+1:16.02589
4JPN Hiroshi AoyamaHonda26+1:22.88238
10HUN Imre TóthAprilia26+1:35.556187
56RUS Vladimir LeonovAprilia26+1:47.990216
40ESP Héctor BarberáAprilia25+1 lap115
17CZE Karel AbrahamAprilia25+1 lap154
53FRA Valentin DebiseHonda25+1 lap193
54GBR Toby MarkhamHonda25+1 lap242
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/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQOFFICIAL 125cc REPORT
60ESP Julián SimónAprilia2447:08.273725
94DEU Jonas FolgerAprilia24+27.0841620
33ESP Sergio GadeaAprilia24+30.9161216
38GBR Bradley SmithAprilia24+31.530613
73JPN Takaaki NakagamiAprilia24+1:09.2353111
77CHE Dominique AegerterDerbi24+1:12.223410
29ITA Andrea IannoneAprilia24+1:13.063239
7ESP Efrén VázquezDerbi24+1:19.912258
18ESP Nicolás TerolAprilia24+1:40.03637
8ITA Lorenzo ZanettiAprilia24+1:42.700206
12ESP Esteve RabatAprilia24+1:59.326135
11DEU Sandro CorteseDerbi23+1 lap244
53NLD Jasper IwemaHonda23+1 lap303
48FRA Grégory Di CarloHonda23+1 lap282
35CHE Randy KrummenacherAprilia22+2 laps171
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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