The 2009 Supersport World Championship was the eleventh

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season—the thirteenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 1 March at Phillip Island and finished on 25 October at

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after 14 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round. Despite a win at the final round for

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, a fourth-place finish by

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won him the championship by seven points over the Irish rider.

Race calendar and results

The provisional race schedule was circulated among the teams in October 2008, and was made official by FIM at the following General Assembly.

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Manufacturers' standings

Entry list

The entry list was made official on 15 January 2009. *All entries used

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tyres.

References

External links

* {{Supersport World Championship Supersport Supersport World Championship seasons

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