High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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 April 24–26, 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 team-mate Valentino Rossi to take the overall lead in the world championship.