Avstalec Casey Stoner si je s šestim mestom v deževnem Motegiju zagotovil naslov svetovnega prvaka.

Zmagovalec dirke je bil Italjan Loris Capirossi z Ducatijem. 

Loris Capirossi

Casey Stoner

Valentino Rossi je sicer vodil, ko se je v proti koncu dirke odločil, da podobno kot ostali zamenja motor, saj se je steza že osušila. Valentino je moral že naslednji krog spet v bokse in možnosti za osvojitev naslova svetovnega prvaka je bilo konec.

REZULTATI:

1. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 47min 5.484 secs
2. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 47min 16.337 secs
3. Toni Elias SPA Honda Gresini (B) 47min 17.100 secs
4. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 47min 17.676 secs
5. Marco Melandri ITA Honda Gresini (B) 47min 34.053 secs
6. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 47min 36.663 secs - SVETOVNI PRVAK
7. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 47min 55.485 secs
8. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 47min 57.827 secs
9. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 47min 59.113 secs
10. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 48min 5.199 secs
11. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 48min 8.288 secs
12. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 48min 14.797 secs
13. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 48min 15.183 secs
14. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 48min 17.219 secs
15. Shinichi Ito JPN Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B) 48min 17.774 secs
16. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 48min 38.463 secs
17. Akira Yanagawa JPN Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 47min 34.190 secs
18. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 48min 3.727 secs

DNF:
Kurtis Roberts USA Team Roberts (M)
Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M)
Kousuke Akiyoshi JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B)

Foto: Ducati Corse