The 2009 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the

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. It took place on the weekend of 17–19 July 2009 at the

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, located in

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. The MotoGP race was won by

Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi ( ; ; born 16 February 1979) is an Italian racing driver, former professional motorcycle road racer and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. Nicknamed "the Doctor", Rossi is widely considered one of the greate ...

who finished ahead of teammate

Jorge Lorenzo Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero (; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer. He is a five-time World Champion, with three List of 500cc/MotoGP Motorcycle World Champions, MotoGP World Championships ...

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo 2009 Sachsenring

MotoGP classification

250 cc classification

The 250cc race was originally scheduled to run for 29 laps, but due to heavy rain it was red-flagged and then restarted, with the new distance consisting of 19 laps only.

125 cc classification

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round nine has concluded. ;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{MotoGP 2000–09 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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Motorcycle Grand Prix

German motorcycle Grand Prix The German motorcycle Grand Prix, first held in 1925, is a motorcycling event that is part of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The event is due to take place at the Sachsenring until at lea ...