It took place on the weekend of 16–18 October 2009 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

Ducati rider Casey Stoner won the grand prix, in his home race.

This also marked the final Grand Prix win in the career of Marco Simoncelli before his death 2 years later on 23 October 2011 at the 2011 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix after suffering a fatal crash in Race.

The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was stopped after 18 full laps due to Roberto Locatelli having an accident and did not restart as two-thirds of the race distance had been completed.

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.