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Reigning 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli is within sight of an unlikely title defence, after jumping to within 12 points of championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama with victory at Phillip Island on Sunday.
Julian Simon won his fifth race of the 125cc season with a last lap pass on team-mate Bradley Smith during Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island - and in doing so wrapped up the 2009 world championship with two rounds to go.
Jorge Lorenzo has slashed team-mate Valentino Rossi's championship lead from 30 to 18 points with his fourth victory of the season in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril.
Reigning 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli won his fifth race of the season - two more than any other rider - in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix, which saw 2009 title leader Hiroshi Aoyama extend his advantage despite a fourth place finish.
Valentino Rossi will start the four-week 'autumn break' before the final four rounds of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship with an enlarged 30 point lead after victory in the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano.
Julian Simon has extended his lead at the top of the 125cc World Championship with his fourth victory of the season after race leaders Andrea Iannone and Pol Espargaro crashed out at the final turn.
Valentino Rossi has put one hand on the 2009 MotoGP World Championship by doubling his advantage over Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo to 50 points, after the young Spaniard crashed out of the lead while battling with the reigning six time MotoGP world champion.
Reigning 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli won his third race of the season after a close battle with Mattia Pasini at Brno in the Czech Republic on Sunday.
Andrea Dovizioso has taken his first MotoGP victory in the last British round to be held at Donington Park, before a 2010 switch to Silverstone, after a dramatic race in unpredictable weather that saw title leaders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo both crash from the lead and two satellite rider
World championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama has won the 250cc British Grand Prix at Donington Park, using wet tyres on a dry track!
Julian Simon has doubled his 2009 125cc World Championship lead to 50 points with his third victory of the season in a frenzied five-lap 125cc British Grand Prix at Donington Park.
Valentino Rossi beat team-mate and title rival Jorge Lorenzo by just 0.099sec to win Sunday's German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, equaling Giacomo Agostini's all-time record of 159 podium finishes in the process.
After 18 races without a MotoGP victory, Dani Pedrosa and Honda held off Valentino Rossi by just 0.344sec for a surprise victory in Sunday's US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca.
Valentino Rossi has become only the second rider in motorcycle grand prix history to reach 100 wins with a measured victory at Assen on Saturday.
After waiting since 2006 for a last lap victory pass in MotoGP, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo exchanged positions four times during a heart-stopping final lap in Catalunya, which ended with Rossi diving inside Lorenzo for victory at the very final turn.
Alvaro Bautista has become the first double winner of the 2009 250cc season, with home victory at round six in Catalunya - a race that saw reigning world champion Marco Simoncelli crash out.
Andrea Iannone has won the 125cc Grand Prix of Catalunya after an incredible mistake by Julian Simon saw the Spaniard celebrate home 'victory' one lap early!
Valentino Rossi's seven-year reign at his home Italian Grand Prix has finally been broken after Casey Stoner took victory in a wet/dry race at Mugello.
Mattia Pasini has become the fifth different winner from five 250cc races this year after a thrilling victory over countryman Marco Simoncelli in Sunday's wet Italian Grand Prix at Mugello.
Bradley Smith has taken his second victory of the 2009 125cc season, and the world championship lead, with victory in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello.
Jorge Lorenzo has become the first double winner of the 2009 MotoGP season with victory in the French Grand Prix at Le Mans - a race that began in the wet, finished in the dry and saw Marco Melandri take his Hayate-run Kawasaki to second position!
Reigning 250cc world champion Marco Simoncelli has taken his first win of the season with a perfect performance in a soaking wet French Grand Prix at Le Mans.
Reigning six time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has taken his first win of the 2009 season - and the 98th of his career - with a come-from-behind victory in front of over 123,000 fans in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez.
Jorge Lorenzo held off team-mate Valentino Rossi to win an action-packed Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, the 700th premier-class race to be held since 1949.