Race held at the Shanghaï circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |
Dani Pedrosa
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 44'07.734 | 22 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 69 |
Nicky Hayden
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 44'09.239 | 22 | 20 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 |
Colin Edwards
|
Camel Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 44'22.368 | 22 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 |
John Hopkins
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 44'26.999 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 5 | 27 |
Casey Stoner
|
Lcr Honda | Honda | 44'30.795 | 22 | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 |
Makoto Tamada
|
Konica Minolta Honda | Honda | 44'31.613 | 22 | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | 33 |
Marco Melandri
|
Fortuna Honda | Honda | 44'31.835 | 22 | 9 | 8 |
| 8 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 44'32.201 | 22 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | 15 |
Sete Gibernau
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 44'36.092 | 22 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 44'41.549 | 22 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | 24 |
Toni Elias
|
Fortuna Honda | Honda | 44'43.050 | 22 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 | 17 |
Randy De Puniet
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 44'59.738 | 22 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | 10 |
Kenny Jr Roberts
|
Team Roberts | 45'04.027 | 22 | 3 | 18 | |
| 14 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 45'11.309 | 22 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | 66 |
Alexander Hofmann
|
Pramac d'Antin MotoGP | 45'18.906 | 22 | 1 | 16 | |
| 16 | 77 |
James Ellison
|
Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 45'30.809 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | 30 |
Jose Luis Cardoso
|
Pramac d'Antin MotoGP | 45'42.884 | 22 | 0 | 19 | |
| 1 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 36'11.885 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 71 |
Chris Vermeulen
|
Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 6'11.848 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Shanghaï motorcycle circuit