2009 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 2 of 17 races in the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 26 April 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Polini Grand Prix of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Twin Ring Motegi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 April 2009 at the Twin Ring Motegi, located in Motegi, Japan. The MotoGP race was the 700th premier class race in the history of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Jorge Lorenzo won the MotoGP race ahead of teammate Valentino Rossi to take the overall lead in the world championship.