Moto GP Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Marco Melandri | Honda | 26 | 44:15.621 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | 71 | Chris Vermeulen | Suzuki | 26 | +9.699 | 16 | 20 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 26 | +10.526 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 15 | Sete Gibernau | Ducati | 26 | +10.615 | 12 | 13 |
| 5 | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Honda | 26 | +10.694 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | 27 | Casey Stoner | Honda | 26 | +11.323 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Ducati | 26 | +26.555 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | 56 | Shinya Nakano | Kawasaki | 26 | +26.666 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 24 | Toni Elías | Honda | 26 | +57.234 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | Makoto Tamada | Honda | 26 | +1:02.231 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | 17 | Randy de Puniet | Kawasaki | 26 | +1:02.432 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | 21 | John Hopkins | Suzuki | 26 | +1:18.809 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | 66 | Alex Hofmann | Ducati | 26 | +1:48.233 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 10 | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | KR211V | 25 | +1 Lap | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 25 | +1 Lap | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | 77 | James Ellison | Yamaha | 24 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| 17 | 30 | José Luis Cardoso | Ducati | 23 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | Carlos Checa | Yamaha | 16 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 5 | Colin Edwards | Yamaha | 7 | Accident | 5 | |
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