For 2009 it ran in MotoGP as a self-contained entity for the first time, running Hungarian rider Gábor Talmácsi on a Honda.

The team's head office site in the Republic of San Marino and its technical department in Cesena, Italy.

Team Scot began a collaboration with JiR, who had been running in MotoGP for three years under Konica Minolta branding.

With Dovizioso as their sole rider, the team was the most competitive non-works Honda squad, scoring a podium and six other top-five finishes to place fifth overall.

[1] Team Scot riders included Bruno Casanova, Fausto Gresini, Emilio Alzamora, Sete Gibernau, Roberto Locatelli, Arnaud Vincent, Gábor Talmácsi, Mike Di Meglio, Yuki Takahashi and 2009 250cc World Champion, Hiroshi Aoyama.