2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season points. Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points. † Half-points awarded in Qatar, as the riders did not complete the sufficient distance for full points. † Following Loris Capirossi's engine change, Suzuki was given a ten-point penalty in the constructors' championship at the Australian Grand Prix because of the new for 2009 MotoGP engine change limit rule which restricts each rider to five engines for the final seven rounds. † Half-points awarded in Qatar, as the riders did not complete the sufficient distance for full points. 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle
1960 Argentine Grand Prix a suspension failure while leading, and took over Maurice Trintignant's Cooper, but was not awarded points for third place as a result of the shared drive, a rule that had been in place since 1958. Venezuelan driver Ettore Chimeri participated in his only grand prix. He was killed two weeks later driving a Ferrari 250 TR in Havana. He was the first driver from his country in Formula One, and the last until Johnny Cecotto in 1983. It was the only grand prix appearances for Antonio Creus, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta and Roberto Bonomi. It was also the last grand prix