2005 Grand Prix of Japan

Race 12 of 17

Motegi (road)
24 laps
Time of race: 0:43:30.499
Average speed of winner: 158.899 kph
Margin of victory: 1.479 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Loris Capirossi 1:47.968
Lap leaders: Capirossi pole, Melandri 1-11, Biaggi 12-18, Capirossi 19-24

Finish	Start	Rider	Bike #	Team	Chassis	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Loris Capirossi	65	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati Desmosedici GP5	Ducati	1:46.363	24	1	6	43:30.499	25
2	5	Max Biaggi	3	Repsol Honda Team	Honda RC211V	Honda	1:47.089	24	1	7	+1.479	20
3	4	Makoto Tamada	6	JiR Konica Minolta Honda	Honda RC211V	JiR	1:47.043	24	0	0	+16.227	16
4	9	Carlos Checa	7	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati Desmosedici GP5	Ducati	1:47.323	24	0	0	+22.148	13
5	2	John Hopkins	21	Team Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki GSV-R	Suzuki	1:46.861	24	0	0	+33.212	11
6	13	Colin Edwards	5	Gauloises Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Yamaha	1:47.678	24	0	0	+34.915	10
7	6	Nicky Hayden	69	Repsol Honda Team	Honda RC211V	Honda	1:47.166	24	0	0	+45.894	9
8	8	Kenny Roberts, Jr.	10	Team Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki GSV-R	Suzuki	1:47.257	24	0	0	+56.498	8
9	17	Toni Elías	24	Fortuna Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Tech 3	1:48.861	24	0	0	+72.037	7
10	19	Rubén Xaus	11	Fortuna Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Tech 3	1:49.969	24	0	0	+94.927	6
11	20	Franco Battaini	27	Blata WCM	Blata WCM	WCM	1:51.902	23	0	0	+1 lap	5
12	11	Valentino Rossi	46	Gauloises Yamaha Team	Yamaha YZR-M1	Yamaha	1:47.563	12	0	0	retired	0
13	3	Marco Melandri	33	Movistar Honda MotoGP	Honda RC211V	Gresini	1:46.867	12	1	11	retired	0
14	10	Alex Barros	4	Camel Honda	Honda RC211V	Pons	1:47.562	12	0	0	retired	0
15	7	Sete Gibernau	15	Movistar Honda MotoGP	Honda RC211V	Gresini	1:47.168	11	0	0	retired	0
16	14	Shinya Nakano	56	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR	Kawasaki	1:47.787	8	0	0	retired	0
17	15	Tohru Ukawa	72	Camel Honda	Honda RC211V	Pons	1:48.194	4	0	0	retired	0
18	12	Alex Hofmann	66	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR	Kawasaki	1:47.594	2	0	0	retired	0
19	16	Roberto Rolfo	44	Team d'Antin Pramac	Ducati Desmosedici GP5	d Antin	1:48.733	2	0	0	retired	0
20	18	Naoki Matsudo	45	Moriwaki Racing	Moriwaki MD211VF	Moriwaki	1:49.734	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Valentino Rossi	261	12	5	9	11
2	Max Biaggi	149	12	0	0	4
3	Colin Edwards	133	12	0	0	3
4	Marco Melandri	126	11	0	0	4
5	Nicky Hayden	121	12	2	1	2
6	Loris Capirossi	117	12	1	1	3
7	Sete Gibernau	115	12	3	0	4
8	Alex Barros	114	11	1	1	2
9	Carlos Checa	72	11	0	0	0
10	Shinya Nakano	69	12	0	0	0
11	Makoto Tamada	64	8	0	0	1
12	Troy Bayliss	54	11	0	0	0
13	Kenny Roberts, Jr.	49	12	0	0	1
14	John Hopkins	46	12	0	0	0
15	Rubén Xaus	42	12	0	0	0
16	Toni Elías	38	9	0	0	0
17	Olivier Jacque	25	2	0	0	1
18	Alex Hofmann	22	8	0	0	0
19	Roberto Rolfo	15	12	0	0	0
20	Jurgen van den Goorbergh	12	2	0	0	0
21	Franco Battaini	6	12	0	0	0
22	James Ellison	4	10	0	0	0
23	David Checa	4	3	0	0	0
24	Shane Byrne	1	7	0	0	0
25	Tohru Ukawa	1	2	0	0	0