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Valentino Rossi (46) and Casey Stoner (1)
The battle between Rossi (46) and Stoner in 2008 was thrilling
The BBC will bring you comprehensive coverage of the 2009 MotoGP season.
Valentino Rossi will be defending the title he comfortably won in 2008 but will face top-class oposition from Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo.
Great Britain's James Toseland will be looking to build on a highly-successful debut season with the Tech 3 Yamaha team.
Suzi Perry will be presenting with commentary coming from Steve Parrish and Charlie Cox and pit lane reports from Matt Roberts.
For the first time, qualifying from every race of the 2009 MotoGP season will be available on the BBC Red Button and the BBC Sport website (UK users only).
SPORT EDITORS' BLOG
We are expanding our coverage again this year and will be showing all the qualifying sessions on a Saturday afternoon alongside our existing coverage on race day - which adds up to seven hours of coverage a weekend.
MotoGP editor Belinda Moore
We'll also be showing full coverage of the 125cc and 250cc races, including qualifying.
And if you miss any of the action live don't worry - we'll be looping all qualifying and race action on the Red Button immediately after it's happened.
Or you can watch the race again on our iPlayer service for seven days after it has happened.
BBC's iPlayer
2009 MOTOGP SCHEDULE
Schedule times, channels and services are subject to change.
GP0 - JEREZ
Testing
Sunday 29 March
1300-1400, BBC Red Button/online, Freeview 302
Looped repeat: Sunday - 1500-2000, BBC Red Button/online. Monday - 0900-2100, BBC Red Button/online
LOSAIL - QATAR
Saturday 11 April
Qualifying
2000-2300, BBC Red Button/online
Repeated Saturday - 2000 and 2300 and Sunday 0200, 0500, 0800, 1100 and 1400, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 12 April
MotoGP preview
1300-1330, BBC Two/online
125 and 250cc race
1750-2005, BBC Red Button/online
Race
2030-2200, BBC Four/online
Repeated Saturday - 2200 an d 2330, BBC Red Button/online
Highlights
0000-0100, BBC Two/online
Sunday 12 April
Race repeat
0100, 0230, 0400, 0530, 0700, 0830, 1000, 1130, BBC Red Button/online
Highlights
1300-1415, BBC Two/online
Highlights repeated - 1300 to 1100 Tuesday, BBC Red Button/online
MOTEGI - JAPAN
Saturday 25 April
Qualifying
0450-0800, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 26 April
125 and 250cc race
0350-0605, BBC Red Button/online
Race
0645-0800, BBC Two/online
Highlights
1400-1515, BBC Two/online
JEREZ - SPAIN
Saturday 2 May
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 3 May
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
LE MANS - FRANCE
Saturday 16 May
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 17 May
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
CATALUNYA - SPAIN
Saturday 13 June
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 14 June
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
ASSEN - HOLLAND
Friday 26 June
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Saturday 27 June
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1245-1400, BBC Two/online
LAGUNA SECA - USA
Saturday 4 July
Qualifying (No 125cc or 250cc)
2150-2300, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 5 July
Race
2200-2300, BBC Two/online
SACHSENRING - GERMANY
Saturday 18 July
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 19 July
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
DONINGTON - GREAT BRITAIN
Saturday 25 July
Qualifying
1250-1600, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 26 July
125 and 250cc race
1220-1435, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1500-1630, BBC One/online
MotoGP Extra
1630-1700, BBC Red Button/online
BRNO - CZECH REPUBLIC
Saturday 15 August
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 16 August
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
INDIANAPOLIS - USA
Saturday 29 August
Qualifying
1750-2100, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 30 August
125 and 250cc race
1650-1805, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1950-2100, BBC Three/online
MISANO - SAN MARINO
Saturday 5 September
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 6 September
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
BALATON - HUNGARY - TBC
Saturday 19 September
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 20 September
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
ESTORIL - PORTUGAL
Saturday 3 October
Qualifying
1250-1600, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 4 October
250cc race
1105-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
125cc race
1430-1530, BBC Red Button/online
PHILLIP ISLAND - AUSTRALIA
Saturday 17 October
Qualifying
0250-0600, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 18 October
125 and 250cc race
0250-0505, BBC Red Button/online
Race
0545-0700, BBC One/online
Race repeat
1200-1300, BBC Two/online
SEPANG - MALAYSIA
Saturday 24 October
Qualifying
0550-0900, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 25 October
125 and 250cc race
0350-0605, BBC Red Button/online
Race
0645-0800, BBC One/online
Race repeat
1230-1330, BBC Two/online
VALENCIA - SPAIN
Saturday 8 November
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 9 November
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
The battle between Rossi (46) and Stoner in 2008 was thrilling
The BBC will bring you comprehensive coverage of the 2009 MotoGP season.
Valentino Rossi will be defending the title he comfortably won in 2008 but will face top-class oposition from Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo.
Great Britain's James Toseland will be looking to build on a highly-successful debut season with the Tech 3 Yamaha team.
Suzi Perry will be presenting with commentary coming from Steve Parrish and Charlie Cox and pit lane reports from Matt Roberts.
For the first time, qualifying from every race of the 2009 MotoGP season will be available on the BBC Red Button and the BBC Sport website (UK users only).
SPORT EDITORS' BLOG
We are expanding our coverage again this year and will be showing all the qualifying sessions on a Saturday afternoon alongside our existing coverage on race day - which adds up to seven hours of coverage a weekend.
MotoGP editor Belinda Moore
We'll also be showing full coverage of the 125cc and 250cc races, including qualifying.
And if you miss any of the action live don't worry - we'll be looping all qualifying and race action on the Red Button immediately after it's happened.
Or you can watch the race again on our iPlayer service for seven days after it has happened.
BBC's iPlayer
2009 MOTOGP SCHEDULE
Schedule times, channels and services are subject to change.
GP0 - JEREZ
Testing
Sunday 29 March
1300-1400, BBC Red Button/online, Freeview 302
Looped repeat: Sunday - 1500-2000, BBC Red Button/online. Monday - 0900-2100, BBC Red Button/online
LOSAIL - QATAR
Saturday 11 April
Qualifying
2000-2300, BBC Red Button/online
Repeated Saturday - 2000 and 2300 and Sunday 0200, 0500, 0800, 1100 and 1400, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 12 April
MotoGP preview
1300-1330, BBC Two/online
125 and 250cc race
1750-2005, BBC Red Button/online
Race
2030-2200, BBC Four/online
Repeated Saturday - 2200 an d 2330, BBC Red Button/online
Highlights
0000-0100, BBC Two/online
Sunday 12 April
Race repeat
0100, 0230, 0400, 0530, 0700, 0830, 1000, 1130, BBC Red Button/online
Highlights
1300-1415, BBC Two/online
Highlights repeated - 1300 to 1100 Tuesday, BBC Red Button/online
MOTEGI - JAPAN
Saturday 25 April
Qualifying
0450-0800, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 26 April
125 and 250cc race
0350-0605, BBC Red Button/online
Race
0645-0800, BBC Two/online
Highlights
1400-1515, BBC Two/online
JEREZ - SPAIN
Saturday 2 May
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 3 May
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
LE MANS - FRANCE
Saturday 16 May
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 17 May
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
CATALUNYA - SPAIN
Saturday 13 June
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 14 June
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
ASSEN - HOLLAND
Friday 26 June
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Saturday 27 June
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1245-1400, BBC Two/online
LAGUNA SECA - USA
Saturday 4 July
Qualifying (No 125cc or 250cc)
2150-2300, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 5 July
Race
2200-2300, BBC Two/online
SACHSENRING - GERMANY
Saturday 18 July
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 19 July
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
DONINGTON - GREAT BRITAIN
Saturday 25 July
Qualifying
1250-1600, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 26 July
125 and 250cc race
1220-1435, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1500-1630, BBC One/online
MotoGP Extra
1630-1700, BBC Red Button/online
BRNO - CZECH REPUBLIC
Saturday 15 August
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 16 August
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
INDIANAPOLIS - USA
Saturday 29 August
Qualifying
1750-2100, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 30 August
125 and 250cc race
1650-1805, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1950-2100, BBC Three/online
MISANO - SAN MARINO
Saturday 5 September
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 6 September
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
BALATON - HUNGARY - TBC
Saturday 19 September
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 20 September
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
ESTORIL - PORTUGAL
Saturday 3 October
Qualifying
1250-1600, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 4 October
250cc race
1105-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online
125cc race
1430-1530, BBC Red Button/online
PHILLIP ISLAND - AUSTRALIA
Saturday 17 October
Qualifying
0250-0600, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 18 October
125 and 250cc race
0250-0505, BBC Red Button/online
Race
0545-0700, BBC One/online
Race repeat
1200-1300, BBC Two/online
SEPANG - MALAYSIA
Saturday 24 October
Qualifying
0550-0900, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 25 October
125 and 250cc race
0350-0605, BBC Red Button/online
Race
0645-0800, BBC One/online
Race repeat
1230-1330, BBC Two/online
VALENCIA - SPAIN
Saturday 8 November
Qualifying
1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 9 November
125 and 250cc race
0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online
Race
1230-1400, BBC Two/online
MotoGP Extra
1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online