A deal with Kawasaki for a two year contract is currently awaiting a final stamp of approval from the bosses in Japan. Kawasaki wants to run a third bike next year, but aren’t sure who the third rider would be. John Hopkins will stay, Marco Melandri will join, but it’s still a question over Anthony West.
Official confirmation is expected at the next race in Misano.
1. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro 1′55.855
2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1′56.613
3. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′57.132
4. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki 1′57.483
5. Shinya Nakano (JPN) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′57.559
6. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1′57.600
7. Niccolò Canepa (ITA) Ducati Test 1′57.639
8. James Toseland (GBR) Tech 3 Yamaha 1′58.007
9. Olivier Jacque (FRA) Kawasaki Racing 1′58.483
10. Marco Melandri (ITA) Ducati Marlboro 1′58.927
11. Anthony West (AUS) Kawasaki Racing 1′59.010
1. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro 1′56.261
2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1′57.332
3. Toni Elias (SPA) Alice Team 1′57.457
4. Shinya Nakano (JPN) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′57.652
5. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki 1′57.742
6. Colin Edwards (USA) Tech 3 Yamaha 1′57.756
7. Alex De Angelis (RSM) San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′57.826
8. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Alice Team 1′57.859
9. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1′57.979
10. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′58.177
11. Niccolò Canepa (ITA) Ducati Test 1′58.204
12. Marco Melandri (ITA) Ducati Marlboro 1′58.325
13. Randy De Puniet (FRA) LCR Honda MotoGP 1′58.568
14. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda 1′59.067
15. Olivier Jacque (FRA) Kawasaki Racing 1′59.130
16. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) JiR Team Scot MotoGP 1′59.130
17. James Toseland (GBR) Tech 3 Yamaha 1′59.228
18. John Hopkins (USA) Kawasaki Racing 2′00.414
19. Tadyuki Okada (JPN) Repsol Honda Team 2′00.735
| Pos. | Rider | Nation | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Fiat Yamaha Team | 237 |
| 2 | Casey STONER | AUS | Ducati Marlboro Team | 187 |
| 3 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 172 |
| 4 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Fiat Yamaha Team | 120 |
| 5 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | 110 |
| 6 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | Tech 3 Yamaha | 102 |
| 7 | Chris VERMEULEN | AUS | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 99 |
| 8 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Repsol Honda Team | 84 |
| 9 | Shinya NAKANO | JPN | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 83 |
| 10 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 77 |
| 11 | James TOSELAND | GBR | Tech 3 Yamaha | 75 |
| 12 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Alice Team | 66 |
| 13 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 49 |
| 14 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | FRA | Alice Team | 42 |
| 15 | Marco MELANDRI | ITA | Ducati Marlboro Team | 41 |
| 16 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | LCR Honda MotoGP | 40 |
| 17 | John HOPKINS | USA | Kawasaki Racing Team | 37 |
| 18 | Anthony WEST | AUS | Kawasaki Racing Team | 33 |
| 19 | Ben SPIES | USA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 10 |
| 20 | Jamie HACKING | USA | Kawasaki Racing Team | 5 |
| 21 | Tadayuki OKADA | JPN | Repsol Honda Team | 2 |
| Pos. | Points | Rider | Team | Total time | Km/h | Gap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 43′28.841 | 164.025 | ||||
| 2 | 20 | Toni ELIAS | Alice Team | 43′43.845 | 163.087 | 15.004 | |||
| 3 | 16 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 43′50.530 | 162.673 | 21.689 | |||
| 4 | 13 | Shinya NAKANO | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 43′54.700 | 162.416 | 25.859 | |||
| 5 | 11 | Anthony WEST | Kawasaki Racing Team | 43′58.306 | 162.194 | 29.465 | |||
| 6 | 10 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 43′59.449 | 162.123 | 30.608 | |||
| 7 | 9 | Marco MELANDRI | Ducati Marlboro Team | 44′05.294 | 161.765 | 36.453 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 44′05.591 | 161.747 | 36.750 | |||
| 9 | 7 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | 44′07.663 | 161.620 | 38.822 | |||
| 10 | 6 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | 44′08.414 | 161.575 | 39.573 | |||
| 11 | 5 | John HOPKINS | Kawasaki Racing Team | 44′08.451 | 161.572 | 39.610 | |||
| 12 | 4 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Alice Team | 44′09.733 | 161.494 | 40.892 | |||
| 13 | 3 | James TOSELAND | Tech 3 Yamaha | 44′40.331 | 159.651 | 1′11.490 | |||
| 14 | 2 | Colin EDWARDS | Tech 3 Yamaha | 44′49.974 | 159.078 | 1′21.133 | |||
| 15 | 1 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 45′05.879 | 158.143 | 1′37.038 | |||
| 16 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 45′07.248 | 158.063 | 1′38.407 | ||||
| Not classified | |||||||||
| Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | 11′49.228 | 16 Lap | ||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Km/h | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | 1′57.204 | 291.813 | |
| 2 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1′57.679 | 291.576 | 0.475 |
| 3 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1′59.126 | 283.613 | 1.922 |
| 4 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Alice Team | 1′59.163 | 293.478 | 1.959 |
| 5 | Toni ELIAS | Alice Team | 1′59.210 | 292.921 | 2.006 |
| 6 | Shinya NAKANO | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1′59.288 | 287.769 | 2.084 |
| 7 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1′59.334 | 294.840 | 2.130 |
| 8 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1′59.422 | 281.396 | 2.218 |
| 9 | Colin EDWARDS | Tech 3 Yamaha | 1′59.495 | 290.948 | 2.291 |
| 10 | John HOPKINS | Kawasaki Racing Team | 1′59.523 | 285.865 | 2.319 |
| 11 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 1′59.687 | 284.061 | 2.483 |
| 12 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1′59.715 | 287.693 | 2.511 |
| 13 | Marco MELANDRI | Ducati Marlboro Team | 1′59.973 | 295.971 | 2.769 |
| 14 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | 2′00.148 | 287.539 | 2.944 |
| 15 | Anthony WEST | Kawasaki Racing Team | 2′00.452 | 288.461 | 3.248 |
| 16 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | 2′00.670 | 291.970 | 3.466 |
| 17 | James TOSELAND | Tech 3 Yamaha | 2′01.229 | 286.320 | 4.025 |
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Km/h | Gap | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | 2′11.657 | 284.735 | |||||
| 2 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 2′12.846 | 283.762 | 1.189 | ||||
| 3 | John HOPKINS | Kawasaki Racing Team | 2′12.959 | 279.647 | 1.302 | ||||
| 4 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 2′13.002 | 275.089 | 1.345 | ||||
| 5 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 2′13.352 | 271.561 | 1.695 | ||||
| 6 | Anthony WEST | Kawasaki Racing Team | 2′14.064 | 278.135 | 2.407 | ||||
| 7 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 2′14.535 | 265.356 | 2.878 | ||||
| 8 | Shinya NAKANO | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 2′14.718 | 277.349 | 3.061 | ||||
| 9 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 2′14.805 | 276.003 | 3.148 | ||||
| 10 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Alice Team | 2′14.861 | 276.710 | 3.204 | ||||
| 11 | Marco MELANDRI | Ducati Marlboro Team | 2′15.880 | 278.422 | 4.223 | ||||
| 12 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 2′16.032 | 271.288 | 4.375 | ||||
| 13 | Toni ELIAS | Alice Team | 2′16.510 | 272.589 | 4.853 | ||||
| 14 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | 2′17.632 | 264.511 | 5.975 | ||||
| 15 | Colin EDWARDS | Tech 3 Yamaha | 2′20.074 | 257.204 | 8.417 | ||||
| Out of limit time | |||||||||
| James TOSELAND | Tech 3 Yamaha | ||||||||
| Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | ||||||||
