2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

At the end of 2003, HRC and Valentino Rossi had parted ways, and HRC held Rossi to the letter of their contract which stipulated he could not ride another manufacturer's machine until 31 December 2003.^[1] Rossi's move to Yamaha, therefore, was a gamble on a manufacturer that hadn't had won a world championship in 12 years. Rossi won the first round of the season and lay to rest doubts about whether the rider or the motorcycle was more important when he achieved what no rider since Eddie Lawson had done in the history of the premier-class: he won back-to-back championships on different machines, Honda in 2003 and Yamaha in 2004.

Runner-up Sete Gibernau gave Rossi a strong challenge initially, but faded towards the end of the season. The friendship between him and Rossi frayed over the season, and snapped completely at the Qatar round.

Another change in 2004 was also d'Antin Team, who switched their alliance from Yamaha to Ducati motorcycles after five-year alliance with Yamaha, marked the first time Ducati MotoGP manufacturer introduced a satellite customer team.

At the Italian round, the race ran for 17 laps before rain started, and according to the rules at the time, the race was decided on a second, 6-lap race and the previous 17 laps only counted for grid positions. Conditions dried enough that the riders started the new race in slicks instead of wet-weather tires. In 2005 the rules were changed so that rain would no longer stop a race in MotoGP.

The Rookie of the Year was Rubén Xaus.

The 250cc title was won by Daniel Pedrosa on a Honda.

The 125cc title was won by Andrea Dovizioso on a Honda.

On 19 August 2003, the FIM released the initial 2004 calendar.^[2] In it, both the Japanese and the Pacific GPs were originally scheduled to take place. On 24 October 2003, the FIM confirmed the 2004 calendar.^[3] In it, the Japanese GP at Suzuka had been scrapped and was moved to Motegi and the all-new Qatar GP were to be held on a Saturday.^[4] On 16 December 2003, changes were made to the calendar.^[5] The date of the British GP was moved from 11 to 25 July and the date and day of the Rio GP were moved from Saturday 31 July to Sunday 4 July.

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2004:^[6][7]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	18 April	betandwin.com Africa's Grand Prix	Phakisa Freeway
2	2 May	Gran Premio Marlboro de España	Circuito de Jerez
3	16 May	Grand Prix Polini de France	Bugatti Circuit
4	6 June	Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia	Mugello Circuit
5	13 June	Gran Premi Gauloises de Catalunya	Circuit de Catalunya
6	26 June ††	Gauloises TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen
7	4 July	Cinzano Rio Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
8	18 July	Veltins Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring
9	25 July	Cinzano British Grand Prix	Donington Park
10	22 August	Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky	Brno Circuit
11	5 September	Grande Prémio Marlboro de Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril
12	19 September	Camel Grand Prix of Japan	Twin Ring Motegi
13	2 October ††	Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar	Losail International Circuit
14	10 October	Marlboro Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit
15	17 October	Cinzano Australian Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
16	31 October	Gran Premio Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo

†† = Saturday race

• The Japanese Grand Prix moved from the Suzuka Circuit to the Twin Ring Motegi after the fatal accident of Japanese rider Daijiro Kato.^[8]
• The Japanese Grand Prix was moved back, from 6 April to 18 September.
• The Pacific Grand Prix was dropped after the Japanese Grand Prix was relocated to Twin Ring Motegi.
• The Qatar Grand Prix was added to the calendar.

The following changes are made to the regulation for the 2004 season:^[9][10][11]

• Restrictions have been introduced for testing. It is forbidden to test any bike between the fifteenth of one year and fifteenth of January of the next year, both dates being inclusive. This restriction counts for all teams in all three the classes who participated in the previous seasons as well as the teams that have been accepted to participate in the next season. The restriction applies to the testing of any bike used in any class of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix with riders who are submitted for the Championship, or test riders.

• The end of a practice session will be designated by the waving of a chequered flag after which the exit of the pit lane will be closed. The time of a rider continues to be recorded until time has run out, after which a red light will be shown on the start line. After the chequered flag is out, all riders are allowed to compete one additional lap before they have to enter the pits.

• The grid positions will be changed. From now on, the grid will consist out of a singular row with three bikes compared to the previous four, sorted in a diagonal echelon formation. This change will only count for the MotoGP class, the 125 and 250cc classes will maintain the old four-row format. Each line will be offset and there must be a distance of nine metres between each row. If any rider delays the start, he may be penalised with a fine, a ride through penalty, disqualification or a withdrawal of championship points.

• During the race, the rider will be asked to ride through the pits, to which he may rejoin the race afterwards. Each rider must respect the speed limit, which is 85 km/h plus 10% according to Article 1.21.14. In case of a speed limit breach, a ride through will be issued and if a rider breaks the speed limit again, the black flag will be shown. If a race is restarted, this regulation will also be applied. If a race is interrupted before the penalty is enforced, and if there is a second part, the rider must take the ride through after the start of the second part of the race. In case a rider carries forward a penalty for anticipation of the start into the second part of an interrupted race and is subsequently found to have anticipated said second start, the rider will be shown a black flag and disqualified. After the team is notified, a yellow board (100 cm horizontal X 80 cm vertical) will be shown at the finish line displaying the rider's number (black colour, height 50 cm, stroke width 10 cm). This information will also be shown on the timekeeping monitors. If the rider fails to take the ride through after the board is shown to him three times, the rider will be shown a black flag and disqualified. If more than one rider is penalised, the riders will be instructed to take a ride through on the subsequent laps. The order of the riders will be based on the qualifying times where the faster rider goes first. If a rider fails to respond to instructions of the ride through and there multiple riders penalised, no rider will be signalled to take a ride through until the previous rider has completed the procedure or if he has been shown the black flag. If the organisation is unable to execute the ride through penalty before the end of the race, the penalised rider will get a time penalty of 20 seconds.

• New rules have been introduced regarding the behaviour of riders during practice runs as well as the race. All riders must obey the flag and light signals, as well as the boards which show instructions. Any infringement of this rule will then be penalised according the rules of Article 1.22. Riders must also ride in a responsible way, preventing danger to other competitors or participants either on the circuit or in the pits. If a rider breaks this rule, he will be penalised with a fine, a ride through, disqualification, a withdrawal of championship points or a suspension. Furthermore, riders are only allowed to use the circuit and the pits. However, if a rider accidentally leaves the track, he is allowed to rejoin it at the indicated place by the marshalls or at a specific place that does not give the rider an advantage. Any infringement of this rule during either the practice or warm-up will be penalised by the cancellation of the lap time and during the race by a ride through penalty. Other penalties such as a fine, disqualification or a withdrawal of championship points may also be imposed.

• New rules have been created for the flags and lights which are used to provide information. A blue flag waved at a flag marshall post indicates to a rider that he is about to be passed. During the practice sessions, the rider must keep his line and slow down gradually to allow a faster rider to pass him. If a rider is about to be lapped during the race, he must allow the following rider(s) to pass him at the earliest opportunity. Any infringement of this rule will be penalised via a fine, disqualification or a withdrawal of championship points. The blue flag will be shown waved to a rider who leaves the pit lane if traffic is approaching on the track at all times.

• If a yellow flag is waved at a flag marshal post, it indicates that there is a danger ahead. The rider must slow and be prepared to stop if needed. All overtaking is forbidden up to the point where the green flag is shown. Any infringement of this rule during a practice session will result in the cancellation of the lap time. If a rider breaks this rule during the race, he will be penalised with a ride through penalty. In both cases, other penalties such as a fine or suspension may also be imposed. If a rider realises he committed an infraction immediately after having overtaken someone, he must raise his hand and let the rider(s) past. If this happen, no penalty shall be issued.

• If a practice session or race is interrupted, the red flag will be waved at each flag marshal post and the red lights around the track will be switched on. All riders must adhere to the flags and lights and return slowly to the pits. When the pit exit is closed, the flag will be shown motionless at the exit and the light will be switched on. During this time, riders are forbidden to exit the pits. Any infringement of this rule will be penalised with a fine, disqualification, a withdrawal of championship points or a suspension. At the end of every practice and warm-up session, the red lights will be switched on at the start line. The red flag will be shown motionless on the starting grid at the end of the sighting lap(s) and at the end of the warm-up lap. The red flag may also be used to close the circuit. The red lights will be switched on at the start line for between two and five seconds to start each race.

• The flag is used to transfer instructions to a specific rider and is displayed motionless at each flag marshal post, together with the rider's number. The rider must stop at the pits at the end of his current lap and is not allowed to restart. This flag will only be shown after the rider's team has been notified. Any infringement of this rule will be penalised with a fine, disqualification, a withdrawal of championship points or a suspension.

• The black flag with orange disk is used to transfer instructions to a specific rider and is displayed motionless at each flag marshal post, together with the rider's number. This flag informs the rider that his motorcycle has mechanical problems which could endanger himself or others around him and therefor must leave the circuit immediately. Any infringement of this rule will be penalised with a fine, disqualification, a withdrawal of championship points or a suspension.

• New rules have been created for the interruption of a race. In the 125 and 250cc classes, if the calculated results show that two-thirds of the original race distance have been completed by the race leader and all other riders on the same lap as the leader, the race will be considered as completed and full championship points will be handed out. For the MotoGP class, the race will be restarted later on for a minimum of five laps according to Article 1.26. If it's not possible to restart the race, the race will be considered as completed and full championship points will be handed out.

• Rules have been introduced to clarify the distribution of championship points and possible problems that could arise in the classification. In the event of a tie in the distributed number of points, the final positions will be decided on the basis of the number of best place finishes in the races (number of first places, number of second places and so on). If there is still a tie, the date in the championship at which the highest place was acquired will be used with precedence going to the latest results.

• The penalties which will be handed out to riders are as follows: warnings, fines, ride through penalties, time penalties, disqualification, withdrawal of championship points, suspensions and exclusions.

• The following penalties may be given out by the Race Direction: a warning, fine, ride through penalty, time penalty, disqualification, withdrawal of championship points or suspension. Furthermore, if needed, the Race Direction can refer the cases to the International Disciplinary Court (CDI) to impose a higher penalty than the Race Direction is allowed to.

• The riders are not permitted to lodge an appeal against a decision of the Race Direction to impose a ride through penalty.

• All decisions of the Race Direction or of the FIM stewards must be notified directly at the event venue or, failing that, addressed by a registered letter with an acknowledgement of receipt. All judgements of the CDI mut be notified via a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt in order to inform all the involved parties.

• The disciplinary or arbitration body handing out a penalty or deciding on a protest or appeal must have its findings published and quote the names of all involved parties. Every person who is quoted in these statements have no right of action against either the FIM or the person who published the statement. The final decisions will be published by the Media Centre and the official FIM magazine unless the Court itself decides differently.

• Changes have been made to the payment of fines and costs. If a penalty is definitive, all fines must be paid into the Benevolent Fund before the start of the first practice of the second race following the final decision. The fine must be paid to the FIM Executive Secretariat within thirty days of notice of the judgement decision according to Article 3.5.5. The rider who is affected by the decision will be automatically suspended from participating in all FIM activities until the full payment has been received.

• A new FIM Anti-Doping Code has been set up and will come into force on 1 July 2004.

This rule was additionally added on 27 March 2004:

• While riders can enter the pits during the race, taking the bike inside the pit box is not allowed. Infringement of this rule will result in a disqualification. Refuelling is also strictly forbidden. Working in a pit box is permitted during breaks, but only if the race is interrupted.

• All classes will be changed. From now on, they will be designated by the engine capacity. The 125cc class will have its capacity changed from 80cc to 125cc with a maximum of one cylinder, the 250cc class will have its capacity changed from 175cc to 250cc with a maximum of two cylinders. The MotoGP class two-stroke bikes will have its capacity changed from 350cc to 500cc with a maximum of four cylinders and the four-stroke bikes will have its capacity changed from 350cc to 990cc with an unlimited amount of cylinders. All the four-stroke motorcycles who participate in the MotoGP class must be prototypes. Those that are not entered by a member of the MSMA must be approved for participation by the Grand Prix Commission.

• All fuel lines from the fuel tank to the engine/carburetor must have a self-sealing breakaway valve, with the exception of the case when a fuel tank is fixed on the chassis with bolts. The valve must be separated at less than 50% of the load which is required to break any part of the fuel line or fitting, or to pull it out of the fuel tank.

• The fuel tank capacities for all prototype motorcycles are a maximum of 32 litres for two-stroke engines and a maximum of 24 litres for four-stroke engines. This fuel tank capacity for four-stroke engines will be further reduced to 22 litres from 2005 onwards.

These rules were additionally added on 27 March 2004:

• Rules have been created to clarify the minimum weights of the MotoGP four-strokes. If a bike has three cylinders or less, the minimum weight has to be 138 kg. If a bike has three cylinders or less with an oval piston, the minimum weight has to be 148 kg. If a bike has either four or five cylinders, the minimum weight has to be 148 kg. If a bike has four or more cylinders with an oval piston, the minimum weight has to be 158 kg. If a bike has six cylinders or more, the minimum weight has to be 158 kg.

• To remove the variable element of the weight of any remaining fuel, all 125cc and 250cc bikes will be weighed without the fuel tanks for which a 2 kg allowance will be made.

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	125cc winner	250cc winner	MotoGP winner	Report
1	18 April	South African motorcycle Grand Prix	Phakisa	Andrea Dovizioso	Daniel Pedrosa	Valentino Rossi	Report
2	2 May	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Jerez	Marco Simoncelli	Roberto Rolfo	Sete Gibernau	Report
3	16 May	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Le Mans	Andrea Dovizioso	Daniel Pedrosa	Sete Gibernau	Report
4	6 June	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Mugello	Roberto Locatelli	Sebastián Porto	Valentino Rossi	Report
5	13 June	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Catalunya	Héctor Barberá	Randy de Puniet	Valentino Rossi	Report
6	26 June ††	Dutch TT	Assen	Jorge Lorenzo	Sebastián Porto	Valentino Rossi	Report
7	4 July	Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix	Rio de Janeiro	Héctor Barberá	Manuel Poggiali	Makoto Tamada	Report
8	18 July	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Roberto Locatelli	Daniel Pedrosa	Max Biaggi	Report
9	25 July	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Donington	Andrea Dovizioso	Daniel Pedrosa	Valentino Rossi	Report
10	22 August	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Brno	Jorge Lorenzo	Sebastián Porto	Sete Gibernau	Report
11	5 September	Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix	Estoril	Héctor Barberá	Toni Elías	Valentino Rossi	Report
12	19 September	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Motegi	Andrea Dovizioso	Daniel Pedrosa	Makoto Tamada	Report
13	2 October ††	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Losail	Jorge Lorenzo	Sebastián Porto	Sete Gibernau	Report
14	10 October	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang	Casey Stoner	Daniel Pedrosa	Valentino Rossi	Report
15	17 October	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island	Andrea Dovizioso	Sebastián Porto	Valentino Rossi	Report
16	31 October	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Valencia	Héctor Barberá	Daniel Pedrosa	Valentino Rossi	Report

†† = Saturday race

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 RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED RIO GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL Pts 1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha 1 4 4 1 1 1 Ret 4 1 2 1 2 Ret 1 1 1 304 2 Sete Gibernau Honda Telefónica Movistar Honda MotoGP 3 1 1 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 6 1 7 2 4 257 3 Max Biaggi Honda Camel Honda 2 2 3 3 8 4 2 1 12 3 Ret Ret 6 2 7 2 217 4 Alex Barros Honda Repsol Honda Team 4 3 7 6 Ret Ret 5 2 9 Ret 3 4 4 3 5 6 165 5 Colin Edwards Honda Telefónica Movistar Honda MotoGP 7 7 5 12 5 6 6 5 2 7 9 Ret 2 11 4 8 157 6 Makoto Tamada Honda Camel Honda 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 1 6 14 4 2 1 10 5 8 5 150 7 Carlos Checa Yamaha Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha 10 6 2 Ret 4 9 10 Ret 6 6 5 7 Ret 9 10 14 117 8 Nicky Hayden Honda Repsol Honda Team 5 5 11 Ret Ret 5 3 3 4 Ret Ret 5 4 6 Ret 117 9 Loris Capirossi Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team 6 12 10 8 10 8 4 Ret 7 5 7 Ret Ret 6 3 9 117 10 Shinya Nakano Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team 12 9 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 7 15 12 11 3 Ret 8 12 7 83 11 Rubén Xaus Ducati D'Antin MotoGP Ret Ret 14 5 6 7 12 11 11 Ret Ret 9 3 13 11 Ret 77 12 Marco Melandri Yamaha Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 11 Ret 6 9 3 3 13 Ret DNS 9 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 75 13 Norifumi Abe Yamaha Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 9 11 Ret 7 9 11 8 Ret Ret 8 10 Ret 7 12 17 10 74 14 Troy Bayliss Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team 14 Ret 8 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 10 9 3 71 15 Alex Hofmann Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team Ret 13 Ret 14 11 13 11 10 19 13 13 10 9 Ret 13 11 51 16 John Hopkins Suzuki Team Suzuki MotoGP 13 15 Ret Ret 14 15 9 8 Ret 6 Ret 8 Ret 15 12 45 17 Neil Hodgson Ducati D'Antin MotoGP Ret Ret Ret 11 12 10 16 13 10 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret 18 15 38 18 Kenny Roberts Jr. Suzuki Team Suzuki MotoGP Ret 8 12 Ret 17 16 7 8 17 10 14 Ret 37 19 Jeremy McWilliams Aprilia MS Aprilia Racing 16 Ret 13 16 DNS 15 14 12 16 14 12 12 Ret 15 14 13 26 20 Shane Byrne Aprilia MS Aprilia Racing 15 Ret DNS 10 13 Ret 17 14 13 DNS 13 18 21 Nobuatsu Aoki Proton KR Proton Team KR 17 14 17 13 15 Ret 18 Ret 18 15 15 14 Ret 17 19 18 10 22 Michel Fabrizio Harris WCM WCM 18 10 16 15 16 Ret 15 20 17 8 Aprilia MS Aprilia Racing Ret 23 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki Team Suzuki MotoGP 11 14 7 24 Olivier Jacque Moriwaki Moriwaki Racing 11 Ret 5 25 James Haydon Proton KR Proton Team KR 12 Ret 20 4 26 James Ellison Harris WCM WCM Ret 16 13 18 22 19 3 27 Andrew Pitt Moriwaki Moriwaki Racing 17 14 16 2 28 Youichi Ui Harris WCM WCM 15 DNQ 19 21 1 29 Kurtis Roberts Proton KR Proton Team KR WD Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 Garry McCoy Aprilia MS Aprilia Racing 16 Ret 16 0 Chris Burns Harris WCM WCM DNQ Ret Ret 18 17 20 16 Ret DNS Ret 0 Gregorio Lavilla Suzuki Team Suzuki MotoGP Ret Ret 16 17 0 José David de Gea Harris WCM WCM Ret 0 Tohru Ukawa Honda HRC Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike Team RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED RIO GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS 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	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	RIO	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN	QAT	MAL	AUS	VAL	Pts
1	Honda	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	355
2	Yamaha	1	4	2	1	1	1	8	4	1	2	1	2	7	1	1	1	328
3	Ducati	5	12	8	4	6	7	4	11	5	5	7	8	3	6	3	3	169
4	Kawasaki	12	9	Ret	14	7	13	9	7	15	12	11	3	9	8	12	7	95
5	Suzuki	13	8	12	Ret	17	14	7	8	8	10	6	Ret	8	14	15	12	73
6	Aprilia	15	Ret	13	10	13	15	14	12	13	14	12	12	Ret	15	14	13	39
7	/ Proton KR	17	14	15	13	15	Ret	18	Ret	18	15	15	14	12	17	19	18	15
8	Harris WCM	18	10	16	15	16	17	20	15	20	17	15	DNS	13	18	22	19	12
9	Moriwaki				17	14					16		11				Ret	7
Pos	Constructor	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	RIO	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN	QAT	MAL	AUS	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.	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	RIO	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN	QAT	MAL	AUS	VAL	Pts
1	Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha	7	10	6	2	Ret	4	9	10	Ret	6	6	5	7	Ret	9	10	14	421
		46	1	4	4	1	1	1	Ret	4	1	2	1	2	Ret	1	1	1
2	Telefónica Movistar Honda MotoGP	15	3	1	1	2	2	2	Ret	Ret	3	1	4	6	1	7	2	4	414
		45	7	7	5	12	5	6	6	5	2	7	9	Ret	2	11	4	8
3	Camel Honda	3	2	2	3	3	8	4	2	1	12	3	Ret	Ret	6	2	7	2	367
		6	8	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	12	1	6	14	4	2	1	10	5	8	5
4	Repsol Honda Team	4	4	3	7	6	Ret	Ret	5	2	9	Ret	3	4	4	3	5	6	282
		69	5	5	11	Ret	Ret	5	3	3	4	Ret		Ret	5	4	6	Ret
5	Ducati Marlboro Team	12	14	Ret	8	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	10	9	3	188
		65	6	12	10	8	10	8	4	Ret	7	5	7	Ret	Ret	6	3	9
6	Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3	17	9	11	Ret	7	9	11	8	Ret	Ret	8	10	Ret	7	12	17	10	149
		33	11	Ret	6	9	3	3	13	Ret	DNS	9	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
7	Kawasaki Racing Team	56	12	9	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	9	7	15	12	11	3	Ret	8	12	7	134
		66	Ret	13	Ret	14	11	13	11	10	19	13	13	10	9	Ret	13	11
8	D'Antin MotoGP	11	Ret	Ret	14	5	6	7	12	11	11	Ret	Ret	9	3	13	11	Ret	115
		50	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	12	10	16	13	10	11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	18	15
9	Team Suzuki MotoGP	10	Ret	8	12	Ret	17	16	7	8	17	10	14	Ret					89
		21	13	15	Ret		Ret	14	15	9	8	Ret	6	Ret	8	Ret	15	12
		32															16	17
		71													11	14
10	MS Aprilia Racing	24														16	Ret	16	44
		67	15	Ret	DNS	10	13	Ret	17	14	13	DNS		13
		84											Ret
		99	16	Ret	13	16	DNS	15	14	12	16	14	12	12	Ret	15	14	13
11	/ Proton Team KR	9	17	14	17	13	15	Ret	18	Ret	18	15	15	14	Ret	17	19	18	15
		36													12	Ret	20
		80	WD	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	Ret	Ret	DNS						DNS
12	WCM	35		DNQ	Ret	Ret	18	17	20	16	Ret		DNS					Ret	12
		41												15	DNQ	19	21
		52							Ret
		77										Ret	16		13	18	22	19
		84	18	10	16	15	16	Ret		15	20	17
Pos	Team	Bike No.	RSA	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	RIO	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN	QAT	MAL	AUS	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 RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED RIO GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL Pts 1 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1 Ret 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 1 317 2 Sebastián Porto Aprilia 3 7 Ret 1 4 1 Ret 2 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 Ret 256 3 Randy de Puniet Aprilia 2 2 2 4 1 4 8 5 3 2 3 11 Ret 5 Ret 3 214 4 Toni Elías Honda 8 12 3 6 3 3 3 22 Ret 5 1 2 6 3 5 2 199 5 Alex de Angelis Aprilia 5 6 5 8 Ret 5 4 3 4 Ret 5 6 Ret 4 2 Ret 147 6 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 11 Ret 4 9 6 10 6 4 9 7 9 3 3 Ret 7 Ret 128 7 Fonsi Nieto Aprilia 7 3 7 5 5 8 5 8 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 6 124 8 Roberto Rolfo Honda 9 1 Ret 7 Ret 9 7 6 6 10 7 7 Ret 10 7 116 9 Manuel Poggiali Aprilia 4 Ret Ret 3 Ret 7 1 Ret Ret 9 7 17 3 Ret 95 10 Franco Battaini Aprilia 10 Ret 8 12 10 16 10 9 7 Ret 12 9 4 6 Ret 4 93 11 Anthony West Aprilia 16 4 6 10 9 6 Ret 7 6 4 6 Ret Ret Ret 88 12 Alex Debón Honda 6 5 9 15 8 12 9 11 Ret Ret 8 10 8 Ret 11 14 82 13 Chaz Davies Aprilia Ret Ret 12 17 13 15 13 12 Ret 8 16 Ret 16 9 6 5 51 14 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia 15 Ret Ret 13 7 Ret 12 10 10 Ret Ret 19 11 Ret 8 Ret 42 15 Naoki Matsudo Yamaha 18 10 14 16 14 13 14 16 8 16 Ret 13 Ret 10 15 8 41 16 Hugo Marchand Aprilia 19 13 17 Ret Ret 18 11 Ret 13 12 19 14 9 8 12 36 17 Héctor Faubel Aprilia 12 17 13 14 16 17 Ret 10 11 15 Ret 13 16 9 31 18 Alex Baldolini Aprilia Ret 11 15 Ret 12 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 18 11 Ret 10 30 19 Joan Olivé Aprilia 17 20 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 11 15 18 Ret 10 18 Ret 15 27 20 Jakub Smrž Honda 21 Ret 11 Ret 15 Ret Ret 15 15 14 14 Ret 17 14 13 13 20 21 Arnaud Vincent Aprilia 13 8 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 15 22 Johan Stigefelt Aprilia 23 14 Ret 19 Ret 20 Ret 20 14 17 20 Ret 14 15 9 17 14 23 Dirk Heidolf Aprilia 14 16 16 Ret Ret 15 18 17 11 15 21 Ret 12 Ret 18 13 24 Eric Bataille Honda Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 14 Ret 14 Ret 13 Ret 12 25 Yuki Takahashi Honda 5 11 26 Shuhei Aoyama Honda 8 8 27 José David de Gea Honda 16 15 17 14 11 8 28 Grégory Lefort Aprilia 25 9 20 18 Ret Ret 18 Ret 7 29 Erwan Nigon Aprilia 20 18 Ret 17 Ret 17 19 Ret Ret 21 22 12 Ret Ret 4 30 Yuzo Fujioka Honda 12 4 31 Taro Sekiguchi Yamaha 22 15 21 21 18 19 20 17 19 Ret 17 18 13 Ret Ret Ret 4 32 Grégory Leblanc Aprilia 21 22 13 22 Ret 19 17 20 3 Klaus Nöhles Honda 21 16 21 18 Ret 23 Ret 19 WD 0 Álvaro Molina Aprilia Ret 16 0 Choujun Kameya Honda 16 0 Marcellino Lucchi Aprilia 16 0 Radomil Rous Aprilia 19 Ret 0 Yamaha 21 18 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 19 Jarno Ronzoni Yamaha 18 Ret 0 Honda 19 Aprilia 22 Joshua Waters Honda 18 0 Christian Gemmel Honda Ret Ret 19 20 0 Henk van de Lagemaat Aprilia 19 0 David Fouloi Aprilia 20 0 Lee Dickinson Honda 20 0 Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha 20 0 Hans Smees Honda DNQ 21 0 Iván Silva Aprilia 22 0 Max Sabbatani Yamaha 24 Ret DNQ Ret DNS DNQ Ret Ret DNS 0 Gergő Talmácsi Yamaha Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 Frederik Watz Yamaha DNS 0 Honda Ret Marc-Antoine Scaccia Yamaha DNQ 0 Samuel Aubry Honda DNQ 0 Vincent Eisen Honda DNQ 0 José Luis Cardoso Yamaha DNQ 0 Emile Litjens Aprilia DNQ 0 Jan Roelofs Yamaha DNQ 0 Patrick Lakerveld Yamaha DNQ 0 Randy Gevers Aprilia DNQ 0 Bruce Dunn Honda DNQ 0 Tony Campbell Yamaha DNQ 0 Valerio Anghetti Aprilia DNQ 0 Ben Ried Yamaha DNQ 0 Mark Rowling Yamaha DNQ 0 Peter Taplin Honda DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED RIO GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS 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