Race held at the Laguna-seca circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |
Casey Stoner
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 44'20.325 | 32 | 25 | 1 |
| 2 | 71 |
Chris Vermeulen
|
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 44'30.190 | 32 | 20 | 3 |
| 3 | 33 |
Marco Melandri
|
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 44'45.966 | 32 | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 44'50.989 | 32 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 | 26 |
Dani Pedrosa
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 44'55.947 | 32 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 |
Randy De Puniet
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 44'58.631 | 32 | 10 | 13 |
| 7 | 13 |
Anthony West
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 45'01.747 | 32 | 9 | 12 |
| 8 | 6 |
Makoto Tamada
|
Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 45'02.680 | 32 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
Pramac d'Antin | Ducati | 45'03.845 | 32 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | 95 |
Roger Lee Hayden
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 45'04.045 | 32 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | 5 |
Colin Edwards
|
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 45'07.701 | 32 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Konica Minolta Honda | Honda | 45'13.173 | 32 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | 50 |
Sylvain Guintoli
|
Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 45'18.735 | 32 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 45'35.691 | 32 | 2 | 15 |
| 15 | 21 |
John Hopkins
|
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 45'35.595 | 30 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | 57 |
Chaz Davies
|
Pramac d'Antin | Ducati | 44'34.640 | 29 | 0 | 20 |
| 1 | 1 |
Nicky Hayden
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 31'49.864 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 17 |
Miguel Duhamel
|
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 14'29.711 | 22 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | 80 |
Kurtis Roberts
|
Team Roberts | 7'16.822 | 27 | 0 | 18 | |
| 4 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 4'21.970 | 29 | 0 | 6 |