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
2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points. 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 60th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The MotoGP class opened with the historic Qatar Grand Prix, the first night race held in the World Championship history. The race was won by Ducati's Casey Stoner ahead of rookie Jorge Lorenzo, who started on pole in the first race in the top class, and Dani Pedrosa. In Spain Pedrosa won his first race of the year, ahead of Rossi