MotoGP Classification
| Pos | No | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 24 | 43:09.599 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Casey Stoner | Ducati | 24 | +1.943 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 2 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 24 | +4.866 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 48 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | 24 | +6.165 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Honda | 24 | +24.593 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Suzuki | 24 | +25.685 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Colin Edwards | Yamaha | 24 | +25.918 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 56 | Shinya Nakano | Honda | 24 | +26.003 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Honda | 24 | +26.219 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | 21 | John Hopkins | Kawasaki | 24 | +37.131 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | 52 | James Toseland | Yamaha | 24 | +37.574 | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | 14 | Randy de Puniet | Honda | 24 | +38.020 | 8 | 4 |
| 13 | 33 | Marco Melandri | Ducati | 24 | +39.768 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Ducati | 24 | +45.846 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | 13 | Anthony West | Kawasaki | 24 | +55.748 | 17 | 1 |
| 16 | 24 | Toni Elias | Ducati | 24 | +59.320 | 14 | |
| 17 | 15 | Alex de Angelis | Honda | 24 | +1:12.398 | 18 | |
| Ret | 7 | Chris Vermeulen | Suzuki | 16 | Retirement | 12 | |
| Ret | 64 | Kousuke Akiyoshi | Suzuki | 0 | Accident | 19 |
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