The 2009 revised race schedule was released on October 24, 2008.
Provisional 2009 Race Schedule
| Round | Name | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar Grand Prix‡ |
Losail International Circuit | April 12 |
| 2 |  Japanese Grand Prix |
Twin Ring Motegi | April 26 |
| 3 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Circuito Permanente de Jerez | May 3 |
| 4 |  French Grand Prix |
Le Mans Bugatti Circuit | May 17 |
| 5 |  Italian Grand Prix |
Mugello Circuit | May 31 |
| 6 |  Catalan Grand Prix |
Circuit de Catalunya | June 14 |
| 7 |  Dutch TT |
TT Circuit Assen | June 27 |
| 8 |  United States Grand Prix † |
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | July 5 |
| 9 |  German Grand Prix |
Sachsenring | July 19 |
| 10 |  British Grand Prix |
Donington Park | July 26 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic Grand Prix |
Masaryk Circuit | August 16 |
| 12 | Indianapolis Grand Prix |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | August 30 |
| 13 |  San Marino Grand Prix |
Misano World Circuit | September 6 |
| 14 |  Portuguese Grand Prix |
Autódromo do Estoril | October 4 |
| 15 |  Australian Grand Prix |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | October 18 |
| 16 |  Malaysian Grand Prix |
Sepang International Circuit | October 25 |
| 17 |  Valencian Grand Prix |
Circuit de Valencia | November 8 |
- ‡ = Night Race
- † = MotoGP class only.
A Hungarian round was originally scheduled for September 20, 2009 but the organizers asked Dorna to postpone the event to 2010 due to delays in the costruction of the Balatonring circuit.
