2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

2006 World Champions

Nicky Hayden celebrating his world championship title at the 2006 Valencian Community Grand Prix

Jorge Lorenzo (pictured in 2007) became the 250cc World Champion

Álvaro Bautista (pictured in 2009) became the 125cc World Champion

The 2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 58th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted out of 17 races for the MotoGP class and 16 for the 125cc and 250cc classes, beginning with the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix on 26 March 2006 and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 29 October.

The 2006 MotoGP season was one of the closest battles in recent years, in which Honda's Nicky Hayden did not claim the championship from Valentino Rossi until the final race of the year. The victory was Hayden's first and only World Championship. Seven different riders claimed Grand Prix victories including first time winners Dani Pedrosa, Toni Elías and Troy Bayliss. Yamaha's Valentino Rossi fought back from a 51-point deficit to lead the championship going into the final rounds. Hayden's fortunes took a dip when he was taken out by his teammate Pedrosa at the penultimate round in Portugal, but he bounced back to win the crown when Rossi crashed in the final race at Valencia. Hayden only won two races to Rossi's five, but the Yamaha suffered a number of mechanical issues that led to more retirements, which allowed Hayden to score more podiums. In addition, the surprise win of Elias in Portugal, with a margin of just 0.002 second over Rossi, proved to be a major decider in the championship. Rossi had given up five points in that round, the same amount by which he was behind Hayden in the final standings. Had there been a tie, Rossi would have been crowned World Champion due to more race victories than Hayden.

In the 250cc class, Aprilia's Jorge Lorenzo won his first championship taking 8 victories. Another Aprilia rider took the 125cc crown with Álvaro Bautista also taking 8 wins.

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2006:^[1][2]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	26 March	Gran Premio betandwin.com de España	Circuito de Jerez
2	8 April ††	Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar	Losail International Circuit
3	30 April	Grand Prix of Turkey	Istanbul Park
4	14 May	Polini Grand Prix of China	Shanghai International Circuit
5	21 May	Alice Grand Prix de France	Bugatti Circuit
6	4 June	Gran Premio d'Italia Alice	Mugello Circuit
7	18 June	Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya	Circuit de Catalunya
8	24 June ††	A-Style TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen
9	2 July	Gas British Grand Prix	Donington Park
10	16 July	betandwin.com Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring
11	23 July †	Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
12	20 August	Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky	Brno Circuit
13	10 September	Marlboro Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit
14	17 September	GMC Australian Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
15	24 September	A-Style Grand Prix of Japan	Twin Ring Motegi
16	15 October	bwin.com Grande Prémio de Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril
17	29 October	Gran Premio bwin.com de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo

† = MotoGP class only

†† = Saturday race

• The Qatar Grand Prix was moved forward, from 1 October to 8 April.
• The Turkish Grand Prix was moved forward, from 23 October to 30 April.
• Only the MotoGP class raced during the United States Grand Prix because of a Californian law on air pollution, preventing the 125 and 250cc classes from racing.
• The Portuguese Grand Prix was moved back, from 17 April to 15 October.

The following changes are made to the regulation for the 2006 season:^[3][4][5][6]

• The rule regarding the interruption of a race via a red flag has been reformed. From the moment the red flag is shown, riders who are not competing actively in the race will not be classified. Once five minutes have passed since the showing of the red flag, all riders who have not reached the pits on board their motorcycles will not be classified.
• Rules for licenses have been updated. All Chief Medial Officers (CMO) and Deputy Chief Medical Officers must now be in possession of a license. The license will be valid for a span of three years and be handed out by the FIM.
• Criteria and procedure for the obtainment of a CMO license has been updates. Potential candidates should apply via a letter through their FMN to the FIM including their professional and motorsport CV, as well as evidence that the following criteria has been fulfilled:
  • Be a fully registered and qualified medical practitioner.
  • Be experienced in the supply of Emergency Medical Care.
  • Be experienced at motorcycle events and must have been to at least five national events as CMO or Deputy CMO with a confirmation by their FMN.
  • Have attended and successfully completed a FIM CMO seminar and have taken part in at least one FIM event within the previous two years.
• In the 125cc and 250cc classes, rookie riders will now be allowed to compete in other held at circuit in Europe during a season.

These rules were additionally added on 27 June 2006:

• Practice restrictions have been put in place for the 125cc and 250cc classes. Contracted teams who profit from a Participation Agreement to participate in the 125cc and 250cc class championships are forbidden to practice with their bikes at any circuit between the 1st of December of one year and the 20th of January of the next year, both dates being inclusive.

• A change has been made regarding fuel tank regulations. In all classes, fuel tanks made out of non-metallic composite materials must be fitted with a fuel cell bladder or have otherwise passed the appropriate FIM test standards.

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	125cc winner	250cc winner	MotoGP winner	Report
1	26 March	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Jerez	Álvaro Bautista	Jorge Lorenzo	Loris Capirossi	Report
2	8 April ††	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Losail	Álvaro Bautista	Jorge Lorenzo	Valentino Rossi	Report
3	30 April	Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix	Istanbul	Héctor Faubel	Hiroshi Aoyama	Marco Melandri	Report
4	14 May	Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix	Shanghai	Mika Kallio	Héctor Barberá	Dani Pedrosa	Report
5	21 May	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Le Mans	Thomas Lüthi	Yuki Takahashi	Marco Melandri	Report
6	4 June	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Mugello	Mattia Pasini	Jorge Lorenzo	Valentino Rossi	Report
7	18 June	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Catalunya	Álvaro Bautista	Andrea Dovizioso	Valentino Rossi	Report
8	24 June ††	Dutch TT	Assen	Mika Kallio	Jorge Lorenzo	Nicky Hayden	Report
9	2 July	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Donington	Álvaro Bautista	Jorge Lorenzo	Dani Pedrosa	Report
10	16 July	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Mattia Pasini	Yuki Takahashi	Valentino Rossi	Report
11	23 July †	United States motorcycle Grand Prix	Laguna Seca	No 125cc and 250cc race		Nicky Hayden	Report
12	20 August	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Brno	Álvaro Bautista	Jorge Lorenzo	Loris Capirossi	Report
13	10 September	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang	Álvaro Bautista	Jorge Lorenzo	Valentino Rossi	Report
14	17 September	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island	Álvaro Bautista	Jorge Lorenzo	Marco Melandri	Report
15	24 September	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Motegi	Mika Kallio	Hiroshi Aoyama	Loris Capirossi	Report
16	15 October	Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix	Estoril	Álvaro Bautista	Andrea Dovizioso	Toni Elías	Report
17	29 October	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Valencia	Héctor Faubel	Alex de Angelis	Troy Bayliss	Report

† = MotoGP class only

†† = Saturday Race

Team Constructor Motorcycle Tyres No. Rider Rounds Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Desmosedici GP6 B 15 Sete Gibernau 1–7, 10–11, 13–16 66 Alex Hofmann 8–9, 12 12 Troy Bayliss 17 65 Loris Capirossi All Pramac d'Antin MotoGP Desmosedici GP5 D 30 José Luis Cardoso All 66 Alex Hofmann 1–7, 10–11, 13–17 22 Iván Silva 8–9, 12 Repsol Honda Team Honda RC211V M 26 Dani Pedrosa All 69 Nicky Hayden All Fortuna Honda 24 Toni Elías 1–8, 10–17 84 Michel Fabrizio 9 33 Marco Melandri All Konica Minolta Honda 6 Makoto Tamada All Honda LCR 27 Casey Stoner All Ilmor SRT Ilmor GP X3 M 8 Garry McCoy 16–17 Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR B 17 Randy de Puniet All 56 Shinya Nakano All Kawasaki 8 Naoki Matsudo 15 Team Roberts Team Roberts KR211V M 10 Kenny Roberts Jr. All Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSV-R B 21 John Hopkins All 71 Chris Vermeulen All Team Suzuki MotoGP 64 Kousuke Akiyoshi 15 Camel Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 M 5 Colin Edwards All 46 Valentino Rossi All Tech 3 Yamaha D 7 Carlos Checa All 77 James Ellison All

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

According to the official website: www.motogp.com

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Red Bull KTM GP 250 KTM KTM 250 FRR 4 Hiroshi Aoyama 1–10, 12–17 54 Manuel Poggiali 1–10, 12–17 Master - MVA Aspar Team Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 7 Alex de Angelis 1–10, 12–17 Kiefer-Bos-Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 14 Anthony West 1–10, 12–17 17 Franz Aschenbrenner 6–9 28 Dirk Heidolf 1–5, 10, 12–17 Team Toth Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 15 Roberto Locatelli 1–10, 12–17 Equipe GP De France-Scrab Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 16 Jules Cluzel 1–10, 12–17 50 Sylvain Guintoli 1–10, 12–17 Repsol Honda Honda Honda RS250RW 19 Sebastián Porto 1–6 36 Martín Cárdenas 8, 10, 12–14 52 José David de Gea 15–17 73 Shuhei Aoyama 1–10, 12–17 Arie Molenaar Racing Honda Honda RS250R 21 Arnaud Vincent 1–8, 10, 12–15 57 Chaz Davies 9 65 Alessandro Brannetti 16–17 Nocable Angaia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 22 Luca Morelli 1–10, 12–17 Wurth Honda BQR Honda Honda RS250R 23 Arturo Tizón 1–10, 12–17 36 Martín Cárdenas 1–7 40 Sinan Sofuoğlu 1, 3 42 Aleix Espargaró 8–10, 12–17 Stop and Go Racing Team Honda Honda RS250R 24 Jordi Carchano 1–3 37 Fabricio Perrén 6–10, 12–17 Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 25 Alex Baldolini 1–10, 12–17 85 Alessio Palumbo 1–8, 10, 12–17 Humangest Racing Team Honda Honda RS250RW 34 Andrea Dovizioso 1–10, 12–17 55 Yuki Takahashi 1–10, 13–17 WTR Blauer USA Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 41 Michele Danese 1–3 24 Jordi Carchano 5–10, 12–17 TicinoHosting Campetella Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 44 Taro Sekiguchi 1, 12–17 57 Chaz Davies 1–5 8 Andrea Ballerini 2–10, 12–17 9 Franco Battaini 6–10 Fortuna Aprilia Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 48 Jorge Lorenzo 1–10, 12–17 80 Héctor Barberá 1–6, 9–10, 12–17 6 Alex Debón 7–8 Aprilia Racing 6 Alex Debón 1, 6, 12, 17 Squadra Corse Metis Gilera Gilera Gilera RSW 250 LE 58 Marco Simoncelli 1–10, 12–17 Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia Aprilia RSW 250 LE 96 Jakub Smrž 1–10, 12–17 Castrol GP 250 Racing Honda Honda RS250R 17 Franz Aschenbrenner 10 Burning Blood Honda Honda RS250R 20 Takumi Takahashi 15 Andalucia Team Mas Andalucia-GFC-Mas Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 31 Álvaro Molina 1, 5, 17 China Zongshen Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 32 Joao Fernandes 16 56 Rong Zai Su 13, 16 59 Ho Chi Fung 4, 13, 16 Teng Tools Winona Racing Winona Racing Honda Honda RS250R 45 Dan Linfoot 5–7, 9–10, 12, 16–17 Asmv Scaccia Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 47 Marc-Antoine Scaccia 5 Extremadura Junior Honda Honda RS250R 53 Santiago Barragán 17 Grillini Racing Honda Honda RS250R 57 Chaz Davies 17 65 Alessandro Brannetti 6 Benelli QJ Team of China Aprilia[7] Aprilia RSV 250 60 Wang Zhu 4 61 Li Zheng Peng 4 Yamaha Tianjian Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 62 Huang Shi Zhao 4 63 Xiao Jin 4 VFT Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 64 Omar Menghi 6 Jaap Kingma Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 66 Hans Smees 1 Agesta Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 67 Nicklas Cajback 6, 9–10 DE Arend - Filart Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 68 Randy Gevers 8 Racing Team Twello Jaap Kingma Honda Honda RS250R 69 Bram Appelo 8 Amici Racing Honda Honda RS250R 70 Raymond Schouten 8 Roelofs Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 71 Jan Roelofs 8 DRT Mototech Road Racing Honda Honda RS250R 72 David Drieghe 8 BM Groundworks Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 75 Luke Lawrence 9, 12, 16 Dennis Trollope Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 76 Alex Kenchington 9 Danx MotorSport Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 77 Ian Gardner 9 IMT Racing Honda Honda RS250R 78 Meik Kevin Minnerop 10 Ewes Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV 250 79 Andreas Mårtensson 10 Sramek Racing Promotion Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 82 Michal Filla 12 Klub Racing Team Mayer Honda Honda RS250R 83 Jiří Mayer 12 Danish Road Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 84 Kenni Aggerholm 12 RT Morinokumasan Sendai Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 86 Ryuji Yokoe 15 Thai Honda Castrol Endurance Honda Honda RS250R 87 Ratthapark Wilairot 15 Pro-Tec & Weave Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 88 Youichi Ui 15 Will Access With Plus Myu Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 89 Seijin Oikawa 15 Dydo Miu Racing Honda Honda RS250R 93 Kouki Takahashi 15

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

According to the official website: www.motogp.com

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Elit - Caffé Latte Honda Honda RS125R 1 Thomas Lüthi 1–10, 12–17 11 Sandro Cortese 1–10, 12–17 SSM Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 6 Joan Olivé 1–10, 12–17 12 Federico Sandi 1–10, 12–17 Malaguti Ajo Corse Malaguti Malaguti 125 7 Alexis Masbou 1–8, 10, 12–13 40 Nico Vivarelli 17 71 Tomoyoshi Koyama 1–7, 10, 12–17 73 Kazuya Otani 15–16 90 Hiroaki Kuzuhara 8–9 95 Georg Fröhlich 9 Skilled I.S.P.A. Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 8 Lorenzo Zanetti 1–10, 12–17 Red Bull KTM Junior Team KTM KTM 125 FRR 9 Michael Ranseder 1–9, 12–17 17 Stefan Bradl 1–10, 12–13 67 Blake Leigh-Smith 14–17 Red Bull KTM GP 125 36 Mika Kallio 1–10, 12–17 54 Randy Krummenacher 9–10 60 Julián Simón 1–7, 12–17 3C Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 10 Ángel Rodríguez 1–10, 12 13 Dino Lombardi 3–10, 12–17 38 Roberto Lacalendola 13–17 Humangest Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 14 Gábor Talmácsi 1–10, 12–17 15 Michele Pirro 13–14 23 Lorenzo Baroni 1–10 49 Kazuma Watanabe 15–17 56 Stefano Musco 12 WTR Blauer USA Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 15 Michele Pirro 2–10, 12 29 Andrea Iannone 13 79 Enrique Jerez 1 90 Hiroaki Kuzuhara 14–17 Valsir Seedorf Racing Honda Honda RS125R 16 Michele Conti 1–10, 12–17 32 Fabrizio Lai 1–10, 12–17 Derbi Racing Derbi Derbi RS 125 R 18 Nicolás Terol 1–10, 12–17 52 Lukáš Pešek 1–10, 12–17 Master - MVA Aspar Aprilia Aprilia RSA 125 19 Álvaro Bautista 16–17 Aprilia RS 125 R 1–10, 12–15 21 Mateo Túnez 1–5, 7–10, 12, 16–17 33 Sergio Gadea 1–10, 12–17 55 Héctor Faubel 1–10, 12–17 75 Mattia Pasini 1–10, 12–17 Matteoni Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 20 Roberto Tamburini 1–10, 12–17 Multimedia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 22 Pablo Nieto 1–10, 12–14, 16–17 25 Dominique Aegerter 16–17 26 Vincent Braillard 1–10, 12–15 35 Raffaele De Rosa 1–10, 12–17 Squadra Corse Metis Gilera Gilera Gilera RS 125 R 24 Simone Corsi 1–10, 12–17 TicinoHosting Campetella Junior Team Campetella Racing Junior Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 29 Andrea Iannone 1–10 53 Simone Grotzkyj 1–10, 12–17 Derbi Derbi RS 125 R 42 Pol Espargaró 12–17 Honda BQR Würth Honda BQR Honda Honda RS125R 34 Esteve Rabat 8–10, 12–17 41 Aleix Espargaró 1–7 80 Esteve Rabat 1, 7 Arie Molenaar Racing Honda Honda RS125R 37 Joey Litjens 1–10, 12–17 Repsol Honda Honda Honda RS125R 38 Bradley Smith 1–10, 12, 14–17 39 Danny Webb 7 Nocable Angaia Racing Honda Honda RS125R 43 Manuel Hernández 1 Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 2–10, 12–17 Cardion AB Motoracing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 44 Karel Abraham 1–10, 12–17 Team Tóth Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 45 Imre Tóth 1–10, 12–17 81 Robert Mureșan 12 FFM Honda Grand Prix 125 Honda Honda RS125R 63 Mike Di Meglio 1–9, 12–16 83 Clément Dunikowski 10, 17 RACC Derbi Derbi Derbi RS 125 R 30 Pere Tutusaus 17 92 Pol Espargaró 7 FRS Honda Honda RS125R 47 Shoya Tomizawa 15 S-way Honda Honda RS125R 48 Toshihisa Kuzuhara 15 Plus One Honda Honda RS125R 50 Hiroomi Iwata 15 Honda Suzuka Racing Honda Honda RS125R 51 Iori Namihira 15 Red Bull ADAC TM Junior KTM KTM 125 FRR 54 Randy Krummenacher 16–17 61 Robin Lässer 10 Tom Hatton Racing Honda Honda RS125R 57 Tom Hatton 14 Tassie WindsScreens Honda Honda RS125R 58 Brett Symonds 14 Rhys Moller Racing Honda Honda RS125R 59 Rhys Moller 14 Angelo's Aluminium Racing Honda Honda RS125R 62 Brent Rigoli 14 Double Vision Racing Honda Honda RS125R 64 Alex Lowes 9 www.sp125racing.com Honda Honda RS125R 65 Kyle Kentish 9 KRP KRP/dancoopers96.com Honda Honda RS125R 66 Anthony Rogers 9 67 Blake Leigh-Smith 9 96 Daniel Cooper 9 Mayer-Racing Passau Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 68 Thomas Mayer 12 Kuja Racing Honda Honda RS125R 69 Michal Šembera 12, 16 Roha'c & Fejta Honda Honda RS125R 70 Michal Prášek 12 Sachsenring-Motorrad Unger Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 72 Eric Hübsch 10 Lambea TMM Racing Honda Honda RS125R 76 Iván Maestro 1, 7 Quinto Almoradi Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 77 Daniel Sáez 1, 17 Varenhof Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 78 Hugo van den Berg 1, 5, 7–8, 12, 17 Yamaha Indonesia Yamaha Yamaha TZ125 80 Doni Tata Pradita 13 Las Vegas Team Romania Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 81 Robert Mureșan 3, 8 Villiers Team Competition Honda Honda RS125R 82 Matthieu Lussiana 5 Équipe de France FFM Honda Honda RS125R 83 Clément Dunikowski 5 FP Motorsport Honda Honda RS125R 84 Mathieu Olagnon 5 TVX Racing-CTR Distribution Honda Honda RS125R 85 Yannick Deschamps 5 China Zongshein Team Honda Honda RS125R 86 Ho Wan Chow 4 TicinoHosting-MTR Honda Honda RS125R 87 Roberto Lacalendola 6 88 Daniele Rossi 6 Racing Service Honda Honda RS125R 89 Nico Vivarelli 6 Grillini Racing Honda Honda RS125R 90 Hiroaki Kuzuhara 6 RCGM Team Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 91 Luca Verdini 6 Jan Bakker Auto's Racing Honda Honda RS125R 93 Gert-Jan Kok 8 Lemstra Racing Honda Honda RS125R 94 Patrick van de Waarsenburg 8 Abbink Bos Racing Honda Honda RS125R 95 Georg Fröhlich 8, 10, 16 RZT Racing Aprilia Aprilia RS 125 R 97 Joshua Sommer 10 Honda Schumann Reisen Honda Honda RS125R 98 Toni Wirsing 10

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
• Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.

Pos Rider Bike Team SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL Pts 1 Nicky Hayden Honda Repsol Honda Team 3 2 3 2 5 3 2 1 7 3 1 9 4 5 5 Ret 3 252 2 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Camel Yamaha Team 14 1 4 Ret Ret 1 1 8 2 1 Ret 2 1 3 2 2 13 247 3 Loris Capirossi Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team 1 3 6 8 2 2 DNS 15 9 5 8 1 2 7 1 12 2 229 4 Marco Melandri Honda Fortuna Honda 5 7 1 7 1 6 DNS 7 3 2 3 5 9 1 3 8 5 228 5 Dani Pedrosa Honda Repsol Honda Team 2 6 14 1 3 4 Ret 3 1 4 2 3 3 15 7 Ret 4 215 6 Kenny Roberts Jr. KR211V Team Roberts 8 10 13 13 Ret 8 3 5 5 Ret 4 4 7 14 9 3 8 134 7 Colin Edwards Yamaha Camel Yamaha Team 11 9 9 3 6 12 5 13 6 12 9 10 10 Ret 8 4 9 124 8 Casey Stoner Honda Honda LCR 6 5 2 5 4 Ret Ret 4 4 DNS Ret 6 8 6 Ret Ret Ret 119 9 Toni Elías Honda Fortuna Honda 4 8 5 11 9 7 Ret WD 11 15 11 Ret 9 6 1 6 116 10 John Hopkins Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 9 Ret 17 4 15 10 4 6 8 10 6 7 6 12 12 6 11 116 11 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 12 Ret 7 Ret 10 14 6 10 16 7 5 12 11 2 11 9 Ret 98 12 Makoto Tamada Honda Konica Minolta Honda 10 14 10 6 7 9 7 11 11 Ret 11 13 14 10 10 5 12 96 13 Sete Gibernau Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team Ret 4 11 9 8 5 DNS 8 10 5 4 4 Ret 95 14 Shinya Nakano Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team 7 11 8 10 12 11 DSQ 2 Ret 6 Ret 8 Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 92 15 Carlos Checa Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 13 12 15 14 11 15 8 9 10 9 7 15 12 Ret 14 7 10 75 16 Randy de Puniet Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 13 Ret 14 12 Ret 12 14 13 11 Ret 10 Ret 37 17 Alex Hofmann Ducati Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 15 15 16 15 13 Ret 10 Ret 14 15 13 16 11 Ret 30 Ducati Marlboro Team 12 13 16 18 James Ellison Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 16 13 18 16 14 16 9 Ret 14 13 13 17 16 16 15 13 14 26 19 Troy Bayliss Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team 1 25 20 José Luis Cardoso Ducati Pramac d'Antin MotoGP Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 17 11 17 15 14 16 Ret 17 17 Ret 14 Ret 10 21 Kousuke Akiyoshi Suzuki Team Suzuki MotoGP 13 3 22 Garry McCoy Ilmor X3 Ilmor SRT 15 15 2 Iván Silva Ducati Pramac d'Antin MotoGP 16 Ret 18 0 Naoki Matsudo Kawasaki Kawasaki Ret 0 Michel Fabrizio Honda Fortuna Honda WD 0 Pos Rider Bike Team SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

• Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

Pos	Constructor	SPA	QAT	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	USA	CZE	MAL	AUS	JPN	POR	VAL	Pts
1	Honda	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	1	3	3	1	3	1	3	360
2	Yamaha	11	1	4	3	6	1	1	8	2	1	7	2	1	3	2	2	9	289
3	Ducati	1	3	6	8	2	2	10	12	9	5	8	1	2	4	1	11	1	248
4	Suzuki	9	Ret	7	4	10	10	4	6	8	7	5	7	6	2	11	6	11	151
5	KR211V	8	10	13	13	Ret	8	3	5	5	Ret	4	4	7	14	9	3	8	134
6	Kawasaki	7	11	8	10	12	11	Ret	2	12	6	12	8	13	8	Ret	10	7	109
7	Ilmor X3																15	15	2
Pos	Constructor	SPA	QAT	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	USA	CZE	MAL	AUS	JPN	POR	VAL	Pts

• Each team got the total points scored by their two riders, including replacement riders. In one rider team, only the points scored by that rider was counted. Wildcard riders did not score points.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

Pos	Team	Bike No.	SPA	QAT	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	USA	CZE	MAL	AUS	JPN	POR	VAL	Pts
1	Repsol Honda Team	26	2	6	14	1	3	4	Ret	3	1	4	2	3	3	15	7	Ret	4	467
		69	3	2	3	2	5	3	2	1	7	3	1	9	4	5	5	Ret	3
2	Camel Yamaha Team	5	11	9	9	3	6	12	5	13	6	12	9	10	10	Ret	8	4	9	371
		46	14	1	4	Ret	Ret	1	1	8	2	1	Ret	2	1	3	2	2	13
3	Ducati Marlboro Team	12																	1	356
		15	Ret	4	11	9	8	5	DNS			8	10		5	4	4	Ret
		65	1	3	6	8	2	2	DNS	15	9	5	8	1	2	7	1	12	2
		66								12	13			16
4	Fortuna Honda	24	4	8	5	11	9	7	Ret	WD		11	15	11	Ret	9	6	1	6	344
		33	5	7	1	7	1	6	DNS	7	3	2	3	5	9	1	3	8	5
		84									WD
5	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	21	9	Ret	17	4	15	10	4	6	8	10	6	7	6	12	12	6	11	214
		71	12	Ret	7	Ret	10	14	6	10	16	7	5	12	11	2	11	9	Ret
6	Team Roberts	10	8	10	13	13	Ret	8	3	5	5	Ret	4	4	7	14	9	3	8	134
7	Kawasaki Racing Team	14	Ret	Ret	12	12	Ret	13	Ret	14	12	Ret	12	14	13	11	Ret	10	Ret	129
		56	7	11	8	10	12	11	DSQ	2	Ret	6	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	7
8	Honda LCR	27	6	5	2	5	4	Ret	Ret	4	4	DNS	Ret	6	8	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	119
9	Tech 3 Yamaha	7	13	12	15	14	11	15	8	9	10	9	7	15	12	Ret	14	7	10	101
		77	16	13	18	16	14	16	9	Ret	14	13	13	17	16	16	15	13	14
10	Konica Minolta Honda	6	10	14	10	6	7	9	7	11	11	Ret	11	13	14	10	10	5	12	96
11	Pramac d'Antin MotoGP	22								16	Ret			18						33
		30	Ret	16	Ret	17	Ret	17	11	17	15	14	16	Ret	17	17	Ret	14	Ret
		66	15	15	16	15	13	Ret	10			Ret	14		15	13	16	11	Ret
Pos	Team	Bike No.	SPA	QAT	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	USA	CZE	MAL	AUS	JPN	POR	VAL	Pts

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
• Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.

Pos Rider Bike SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL Pts 1 Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia 1 1 Ret 4 Ret 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 5 4 289 2 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 6 4 2 2 4 4 1 7 272 3 Alex de Angelis Aprilia 2 Ret 12 Ret 5 2 3 2 2 2 Ret 3 2 2 3 1 228 4 Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 6 5 1 3 4 Ret 6 9 3 8 3 Ret 3 1 2 Ret 193 5 Roberto Locatelli Aprilia 7 3 4 7 6 6 4 5 4 6 4 5 7 5 4 2 191 6 Yuki Takahashi Honda 4 9 5 5 1 4 7 6 7 1 4 Ret Ret 6 WD 156 7 Héctor Barberá Aprilia 5 4 2 1 7 Ret 5 5 5 Ret 6 7 10 3 152 8 Shuhei Aoyama Honda Ret 13 Ret 8 3 9 Ret 12 13 9 6 6 5 6 Ret 6 99 9 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia 9 6 6 12 9 11 8 Ret 8 10 8 7 Ret Ret 8 10 96 10 Marco Simoncelli Gilera Ret 8 11 6 8 7 Ret 7 10 Ret 9 8 10 9 7 Ret 92 11 Anthony West Aprilia Ret Ret 9 9 11 8 9 8 9 7 Ret 15 9 11 9 19 78 12 Jakub Smrž Aprilia Ret 10 7 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 11 14 10 Ret 8 Ret 11 11 58 13 Alex Debón Aprilia DNS 5 5 4 12 5 50 14 Manuel Poggiali KTM 11 14 15 11 17 12 11 10 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13 12 12 8 50 15 Martín Cárdenas Honda 8 11 13 13 13 Ret 10 Ret Ret 7 Ret WD 37 16 Alex Baldolini Aprilia Ret Ret 8 14 19 Ret Ret 11 16 11 WD WD 18 14 Ret 12 26 17 Andrea Ballerini Aprilia 12 16 12 10 12 Ret 15 Ret 13 Ret 16 Ret 15 15 24 18 Sebastián Porto Honda Ret 7 10 Ret 14 13 WD 20 19 Aleix Espargaró Honda 15 12 15 Ret 9 15 Ret 13 13 20 20 Jules Cluzel Aprilia Ret Ret 16 18 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 18 Ret 10 12 17 Ret Ret 15 21 Dirk Heidolf Aprilia 15 15 14 15 18 16 11 Ret 11 16 16 Ret 15 22 Arnaud Vincent Honda 10 16 Ret Ret 15 Ret 16 DNQ Ret 14 11 Ret DNS 14 23 Arturo Tizón Honda 12 Ret Ret 19 16 14 14 14 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret 21 20 18 11 24 José David de Gea Honda Ret 14 9 9 25 Ryuji Yokoe Yamaha 8 8 26 Franco Battaini Aprilia Ret Ret 13 18 12 7 27 Fabricio Perren Honda 15 15 16 Ret 17 16 Ret 14 15 17 14 7 28 Ratthapark Wilairot Honda 10 6 29 Jordi Carchano Honda 18 Ret 17 4 Aprilia 22 Ret 17 17 Ret 20 18 12 17 22 19 22 30 Seijin Oikawa Yamaha 13 3 31 Taro Sekiguchi Aprilia DNS 17 13 19 18 18 16 3 32 Chaz Davies Aprilia 13 17 Ret 17 Ret 3 Honda Ret 21 33 Luca Morelli Aprilia Ret 18 18 Ret 21 Ret 19 18 19 21 DNS 14 20 Ret 21 24 2 34 Álvaro Molina Aprilia 14 20 17 2 Michele Danese Aprilia 16 19 Ret 0 Ho Chi Fung Aprilia Ret 16 DNQ 0 Omar Menghi Honda 16 0 Dan Linfoot Honda Ret 17 Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 0 Su Rong Zai Aprilia 17 DNQ 0 Hans Smees Aprilia 17 0 Alessio Palumbo Aprilia Ret 20 Ret Ret 23 18 18 DNQ WD DNQ 18 DNQ 24 22 Ret 0 Franz Aschenbrenner Aprilia 19 Ret 19 20 0 Honda 23 Sinan Sofuoğlu Honda DNQ 19 0 Youichi Ui Yamaha 19 0 Kenni Aggerholm Yamaha 19 0 Alessandro Brannetti Aprilia Ret Ret 20 0 Kouki Takahashi Honda 20 0 Raymond Schouten Honda 20 0 Shi Zhao Huang Yamaha 20 0 Nicklas Cajback Aprilia Ret 21 Ret 0 Randy Gevers Aprilia 21 0 Jin Xiao Yamaha 21 0 Meik Kevin Minnerop Honda 22 0 Bram Appelo Honda 22 0 Luke Lawrence Yamaha Ret DNQ 23 0 Santiago Barragán Honda 23 0 Takumi Takahashi Honda 23 0 Jan Roelofs Yamaha 23 0 João Fernandes Aprilia 24 0 Michal Filla Yamaha Ret 0 Andreas Mårtensson Aprilia Ret 0 Zhu Wang Aprilia Ret 0 Jiří Mayer Honda DNQ 0 Alex Kenchington Yamaha DNQ 0 Ian Gardner Yamaha DNQ 0 David Drieghe Honda DNQ 0 Zheng Peng Li Aprilia DNQ 0 Marc Antoine Scaccia Aprilia DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike SPA QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap