The 2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2005 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 8 -July 10, 2005 at Laguna Seca. Only MotoGP class raced here because of the Californian law on air pollution, which forbids 2-stroke engines in the state. This round was the first motorcycle Grand Prix hosted by the United States since the 1994 United States motorcycle Grand Prix.
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