GP Australia – Phillip Island
18 October 2009
left from the eight position Alvaro Bautista recovered immediately on placing himself fourth after just three laps, having behind his rival Aoyama that seems to have some difficulties. After one-third of race the spanish rider goes ahead and the attention is all concentrated on his battle for the primacy. It seems to come up again the head to head between Simoncelli and Bautista in 2008 year but, beeing second eight laps before chequered flag, he looses the front of his bike while starting the "Honda Corner" and slides on compromising the race. He starts again 10th and now he is at 29 points from Aoyama. The Championship is now open, third in the classify Bautista will have to take his chances before in Malaysia and then in Valencia.