2009 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 17 races in the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
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| Date | July 5, 2009 | ||
| Official name | Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Laguna Seca | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.610 km (2.243 mi) | ||
| MotoGP | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider |  Jorge Lorenzo |
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| Time | 1:21.678 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Dani Pedrosa |
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| Time | 1:21.928 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Dani Pedrosa |
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| Second |  Valentino Rossi |
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| Third | Jorge Lorenzo |
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The 2009 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of July 3–5, 2009 at Laguna Seca. As usual, only the MotoGP class was permitted to race at Laguna Seca due to the Californian air pollution law prohibiting two-stroke engines in the state. Spain's Dani Pedrosa took his first win for a year, holding off a last-lap surge from championship leader Valentino Rossi.[1][2]
MotoGP classification
| Pos | No | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dani Pedrosa |
Honda | 32 | 44:01.580 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 46 | Valentino Rossi |
Yamaha | 32 | +0.344 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo |
Yamaha | 32 | +1.926 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 27 |  Casey Stoner |
Ducati | 32 | +12.432 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 69 |  Nicky Hayden |
Ducati | 32 | +21.663 | 8 | 11 |
| 6 | 24 | Toni Elías |
Honda | 32 | +22.041 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Colin Edwards |
Yamaha | 32 | +30.201 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 7 | Chris Vermeulen |
Suzuki | 32 | +32.857 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | 14 |  Randy de Puniet |
Honda | 32 | +40.325 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | 33 | Marco Melandri |
Kawasaki | 32 | +48.028 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | 15 |  Alex de Angelis |
Honda | 32 | +48.810 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | 88 | Niccolò Canepa |
Ducati | 32 | +1:18.531 | 16 | 4 |
| Ret | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso |
Honda | 6 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 59 | Sete Gibernau |
Ducati | 6 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 65 | Loris Capirossi |
Suzuki | 3 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 41 |  Gábor Talmácsi |
Honda | 3 | Accident | 17 | |
| DSQ | 52 |  James Toseland |
Yamaha | Ignored ride through penalty | 15 |
References
- ↑ "Pedrosa ends Honda win drought". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ "Pedrosa storms to US MotoGP glory". BBC Sport. BBC. 2009-07-05. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
External links
- "MotoGP official website". Retrieved 2009-07-05.
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