Casey Stoner easily won the first MotoGP race of 2009 after leading the Monday night race from start to finish. The Australian pilot ended the race on the Losail International Circuit with seven seconds earlier than the second arrived, Valentino Rossi, managing so to impose himself as the third consecutive winner of the season-opener in Qatar. Third place goes to Jorge Lorenzo.

1 Casey STONER Ducati Marlboro Team
2 Valentino ROSSI Fiat Yamaha Team +7.771
3 Jorge LORENZO Fiat Yamaha Team +16.244
4 Colin EDWARDS Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +24.410
5 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Repsol Honda Team +27.263
6 Alex DE ANGELIS San Carlo Honda Gresini +29.883
7 Chris VERMEULEN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP +33.627
8 Mika KALLIO Pramac Racing +34.755
9 Toni ELIAS San Carlo Honda Gresini +39.481
10 Randy DE PUNIET LCR Honda MotoGP +42.284
11 Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team +48.526
12 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati Marlboro Team +48.883
13 Sete GIBERNAU Grupo Francisco Hernando +52.215
14 Marco MELANDRI Hayate Racing Team +56.379
15 Yuki TAKAHASHI Scot Racing Team MotoGP +1′00.286
16 James TOSELAND Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +1′14.978
17 Niccolo CANEPA Pramac Racing +1′15.028