2009 British motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 10 of 17 races in the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | 26 July 2009 | ||
| Location | Donington Park | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.023 km (2.500 mi) |
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| MotoGP | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider |
 Valentino Rossi
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| Time | 1:28.116 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Jorge Lorenzo
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| Time | 1:31.554 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Andrea Dovizioso
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| Second |
 Colin Edwards
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| Third |
 Randy de Puniet
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| 250 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider |
Héctor Barberá
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| Time | 1:31.802 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Alex Baldolini
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| Time | 1:34.963 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Hiroshi Aoyama
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| Second |
Álvaro Bautista
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| Third |
Mattia Pasini
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| 125 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider |
 Bradley Smith
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| Time | 1:37.442 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Julián Simón
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| Time | 1:48.632 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Julián Simón
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| Second |
Simone Corsi
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| Third |
Scott Redding
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The 2009 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 July 2009 at Donington Park. It was to be the final motorcycle Grand Prix at Donington, with the race moving to Silverstone for the 2010 season. The MotoGP race was won by Andrea Dovizioso, securing the first win of his MotoGP career.
The 125cc race was stopped after 14 laps due to rain. It was later restarted for 5 additional laps, with the grid determined by the running order before the suspension. The second part of the race determined the final result.
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