Race held at the Laguna-seca circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 |
Nicky Hayden
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 45'04.867 | 32 | 25 | 6 |
| 2 | 26 |
Dani Pedrosa
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 45'08.053 | 32 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 33 |
Marco Melandri
|
Fortuna Honda | Honda | 45'15.796 | 32 | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | 10 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Team Roberts | 45'16.808 | 32 | 13 | 3 | |
| 5 | 71 |
Chris Vermeulen
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 45'32.306 | 32 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | 21 |
John Hopkins
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 45'43.687 | 32 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 45'49.692 | 32 | 9 | 11 |
| 8 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 45'53.393 | 32 | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 |
Colin Edwards
|
Camel Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 45'58.095 | 32 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 46'11.146 | 32 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 |
Makoto Tamada
|
Konica Minolta Honda | Honda | 46'16.808 | 32 | 5 | 14 |
| 12 | 17 |
Randy De Puniet
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 46'19.274 | 32 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | 77 |
James Ellison
|
Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 46'24.150 | 32 | 3 | 18 |
| 14 | 66 |
Alexander Hofmann
|
Pramac d'Antin MotoGP | 46'46.144 | 32 | 2 | 17 | |
| 15 | 24 |
Toni Elias
|
Fortuna Honda | Honda | 45'30.873 | 31 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 | 30 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Pramac d'Antin MotoGP | 45'38.744 | 31 | 0 | 19 | |
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 43'14.667 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 21'29.242 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 27 |
Casey Stoner
|
Lcr Honda | Honda | 19'44.864 | 12 | 0 | 7 |