2009 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix

  2009 Catalan Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 17 races in the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	14 June 2009
Location	Circuit de Catalunya
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.655 km (2.892 mi)
MotorGP
Pole position Rider Jorge Lorenzo Time 1:41.974 Fastest lap Rider Casey Stoner Time 1:42.858 Podium First Valentino Rossi Second Jorge Lorenzo Third Casey Stoner
250 cc
Pole position Rider Héctor Barberá Time 1:46.749 Fastest lap Rider Álvaro Bautista Time 1:46.656 Podium First Álvaro Bautista Second Hiroshi Aoyama Third Héctor Barberá
125 cc
Pole position Rider Julián Simón Time 1:51.448 Fastest lap Rider Marc Márquez Time 1:51.175 Podium First Andrea Iannone Second Nicolás Terol Third Sergio Gadea

Pole position
Rider	Jorge Lorenzo
Time	1:41.974
Fastest lap
Rider	Casey Stoner
Time	1:42.858
Podium
First	Valentino Rossi
Second	Jorge Lorenzo
Third	Casey Stoner

Pole position
Rider	Héctor Barberá
Time	1:46.749
Fastest lap
Rider	Álvaro Bautista
Time	1:46.656
Podium
First	Álvaro Bautista
Second	Hiroshi Aoyama
Third	Héctor Barberá

Pole position
Rider	Julián Simón
Time	1:51.448
Fastest lap
Rider	Marc Márquez
Time	1:51.175
Podium
First	Andrea Iannone
Second	Nicolás Terol
Third	Sergio Gadea

The 2009 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12–14 June 2009 at the Circuit de Catalunya. Valentino Rossi held off the challenge of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in the final lap to win the MotoGP race.

Julian Simon, a Spanish racer in the 125cc race, celebrated victory one lap early, as he was confused with the sign that his team had shown him. He thought the sign said he was first position with no laps left, when the sign actually says 'L1' which means that he had one lap remaining. Andrea Iannone stormed to the lead and won, whilst Simon could only finish fourth.

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