2009 World Champions
Valentino Rossi became the MotoGP World Champion
Hiroshi Aoyama became the 250cc World Champion
Julián Simón became the 125cc World Champion
The 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 61st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The season consisted out of 17 races for the MotoGP class and 16 for the 125cc and 250cc classes, beginning with the Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix on 12 April 2009 and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 8 November.