Race held at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit
| Position | No. | Pilot | Team | Brand | Time | Laps | Points | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 |
Loris Capirossi
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 47'05.484 | 24 | 25 | 8 |
| 2 | 14 |
Randy De Puniet
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 47'16.337 | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 24 |
Toni Elias
|
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 47'17.010 | 24 | 16 | 5 |
| 4 | 50 |
Sylvain Guintoli
|
Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 47'17.676 | 24 | 13 | 18 |
| 5 | 33 |
Marco Melandri
|
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 47'34.053 | 24 | 11 | 10 |
| 6 | 27 |
Casey Stoner
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 47'36.663 | 24 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | 13 |
Anthony West
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 47'55.485 | 24 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 |
Alex Barros
|
Pramac d'Antin | Ducati | 47'57.827 | 24 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 1 |
Nicky Hayden
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 47'59.113 | 24 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | 21 |
John Hopkins
|
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 48'05.199 | 24 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 71 |
Chris Vermeulen
|
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 48'08.288 | 24 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | 6 |
Makoto Tamada
|
Tech3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 48'14.797 | 24 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | 46 |
Valentino Rossi
|
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 48'15.183 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 |
Colin Edwards
|
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 48'17.219 | 24 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | 72 |
Shinichi Itoh
|
Pramac d'Antin | Ducati | 48'17.774 | 24 | 1 | 20 |
| 16 | 56 |
Shinya Nakano
|
Konica Minolta Honda | Honda | 48'38.463 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | 87 |
Akira Yanagawa
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 47'34.190 | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | 7 |
Carlos Checa
|
LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 48'03.727 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 64 |
Kousuke Akiyoshi
|
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 40'07.818 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 26 |
Dani Pedrosa
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 28'09.647 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 80 |
Kurtis Roberts
|
Team Roberts | 2'47.984 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
Twin Ring Motegi motorcycle circuit