2009 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

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 Mazda Raceway 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.^[4][5]

  2009 United States Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 17 races in the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	July 5, 2009
Official name	Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix[1][2][3]
Location	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.610 km (2.243 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position Rider Jorge Lorenzo Time 1:21.678 Fastest lap Rider Dani Pedrosa Time 1:21.928 Podium First Dani Pedrosa Second Valentino Rossi Third Jorge Lorenzo

MotoGP classification

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	32	44:01.580	4	25
2	46	Valentino Rossi	Fiat Yamaha Team	Yamaha	32	+0.344	2	20
3	99	Jorge Lorenzo	Fiat Yamaha Team	Yamaha	32	+1.926	1	16
4	27	Casey Stoner	Ducati Team	Ducati	32	+12.432	3	13
5	69	Nicky Hayden	Ducati Team	Ducati	32	+21.663	8	11
6	24	Toni Elías	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	32	+22.041	6	10
7	5	Colin Edwards	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	32	+30.201	7	9
8	7	Chris Vermeulen	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	32	+32.857	9	8
9	14	Randy de Puniet	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda	32	+40.325	14	7
10	33	Marco Melandri	Hayate Racing Team	Kawasaki	32	+48.028	11	6
11	15	Alex de Angelis	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	32	+48.810	12	5
12	88	Niccolò Canepa	Pramac Racing	Ducati	32	+1:18.531	16	4
Ret	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	6	Accident	5
Ret	59	Sete Gibernau	Grupo Francisco Hernando	Ducati	6	Accident	13
Ret	65	Loris Capirossi	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	3	Accident	10
Ret	41	Gábor Talmácsi	Scot Racing Team MotoGP	Honda	3	Accident	17
DSQ	52	James Toseland	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	10	Ignored ride through penalty	15
Sources:[6][7][8]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eight has concluded.^[9]

Riders' Championship standings Pos. Rider Points 1 Valentino Rossi 151 2 Jorge Lorenzo 142 3 Casey Stoner 135 4 Dani Pedrosa 92 5 Colin Edwards 76

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Yamaha 185 2 Ducati 135 3 Honda 123 4 Suzuki 79 5 Kawasaki 61

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.