2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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{{MotoGP season
| Previous = 2005
| Current = 2006
| Next = 2007
}}
The '''2006 [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] season''' was the 58th [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|F.I.M.]] [[Road racing]] World Championship season.
[[Image:2006 Valencia Motogp.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Valentino Rossi|Rossi]] congratulates [[Nicky Hayden|Hayden]] despite losing the world championship to the American rider.]]
==Season summary==
The 2006 [[MotoGP]] season was one of the closest battles and most thrilling in recent memory in which American [[Nicky Hayden]] claimed his first [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championship]] on a [[Honda]]. Seven different riders claimed Grand Prix victories including first time winners [[Daniel Pedrosa]], [[Toni Elías]] and [[Troy Bayliss]]. [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha's]] [[Valentino Rossi]] fought back from a 51 point deficit to lead the championship going into the final rounds. Hayden's fortunes took a dip when he was taken out by his team-mate Pedrosa at the penultimate round in [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Portugal]], but he bounced back to win the crown when Rossi crashed at the final round at [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|Valencia]].
In the 250 class, [[Aprilia|Aprilia's]] [[Jorge Lorenzo]] won his first championship taking 8 victories. Another Aprilia rider took the 125 crown with [[Álvaro Bautista]] also taking 8 wins.
==Grands Prix==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|align=center|'''Date'''
|align=center|'''Grand Prix'''
|align=center|'''Circuit'''
|align=center|'''125 winner'''
|align=center|'''250 winner'''
|align=center|'''MotoGP winner'''
|align=center|'''Report'''
|-
| [[March 26]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]]
| [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|Jerez]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi]]
| [[2006 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[April 8]]
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|Qatar Grand Prix]]
| [[Losail International Circuit|Losail]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]]
| [[2006 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[April 30]]
| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|Turkish Grand Prix]]
| [[Istanbul Racing Circuit|Istanbul]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Faubel]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroshi Aoyama]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]]
| [[2006 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[May 14]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|Chinese Grand Prix]]
| [[Shanghai International Circuit|Shanghai]]
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Hector Barbera]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Daniel Pedrosa]]
| [[2006 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[May 21]]
| {{flagicon|France}} [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]]
| [[Bugatti Circuit|Le Mans]]
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Thomas Lüthi]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuki Takahashi]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]]
| [[2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[June 4]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]]
| [[Mugello Circuit|Mugello]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mattia Pasini]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]]
| [[2006 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[June 18]]
| {{flagicon|Catalonia}} [[Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|Catalan Grand Prix]]
| [[Circuit de Catalunya|Catalunya]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Dovizioso]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]]
| [[2006 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[June 24]]
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dutch TT]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen|Assen]]
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicky Hayden]]
| [[2006 Dutch TT|Report]]
|-
| [[July 2]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]]
| [[Donington Park]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Daniel Pedrosa]]
| [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[July 16]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]]
| [[Sachsenring|Sachsenring]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mattia Pasini]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuki Takahashi]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]]
| [[2006 German motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[July 23]]
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States Grand Prix (motorcycle)|United States Grand Prix]]
| [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca]]
|colspan="2" align="center"| '''No 125cc and 250cc race'''
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicky Hayden]]
| [[2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[August 20]]
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|Czech Republic Grand Prix]]
| [[Masaryk Circuit|Brno]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi]]
| [[2006 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[September 10]]
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|Malaysian Grand Prix]]
| [[Sepang International Circuit|Sepang]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]]
| [[2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[September 17]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]]
| [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|Phillip Island]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]]
| [[2006 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[September 24]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]]
| [[Twin Ring Motegi|Motegi]]
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroshi Aoyama]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi]]
| [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[October 15]]
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Portuguese Grand Prix]]
| [[Autódromo do Estoril|Estoril]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Dovizioso]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Toni Elías]]
| [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
| [[October 29]]
| {{flagicon|Valencia}} [[Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|Valencia Grand Prix]]
| [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]]
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Faubel]]
| {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[Alex de Angelis]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Troy Bayliss]]
| [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]
|}
===2006 MotoGP World Championship final standings===
* Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions.
{|
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Rider
!valign="middle"| Team
!width="2%"| [[2006 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] {{flagicon|Spain}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]] {{flagicon|Qatar}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|TUR]] {{flagicon|Turkey}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|CHN]] {{flagicon|China}}
!width="2%" style="background:#8fcfdf;"| [[2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] {{flagicon|France}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] {{flagicon|Italy}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Catalonia motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]] {{flagicon|Catalonia}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Dutch TT|NED]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] {{flagicon|UK}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] {{flagicon|Germany}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
!width="2%" style="background:#8fcfdf;"| [[2006 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] {{flagicon|Japan}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] {{flagicon|Portugal}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]] {{flagicon|Valencia}}
!valign="middle"| Pts
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nicky Hayden|Hayden]]
| [[Honda]]
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
| '''252'''
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi|Rossi]]
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
| '''247'''
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi|Capirossi]]
| [[Ducati]]
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
| '''229'''
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri|Melandri]]
| [[Honda]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
| '''228'''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Daniel Pedrosa|Pedrosa]]
| [[Honda]]
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
| '''215'''
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Kenny Roberts, Jr.|Roberts]]
| [[Team Roberts|Roberts]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
| '''134'''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Colin Edwards|Edwards]]
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
| '''124'''
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Casey Stoner|Stoner]]
| [[Honda]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
| DNS
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| '''119'''
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Toni Elías|Elías]]
| [[Honda]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| DNS
| INJ
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
| '''116'''
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)|Hopkins]]
| [[Suzuki]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
| '''116'''
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Chris Vermeulen|Vermeulen]]
| [[Suzuki]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| '''98'''
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Makoto Tamada|Tamada]]
| [[Honda]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
| '''96'''
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sete Gibernau|Gibernau]]
| [[Ducati]]
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| INJ
| INJ
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
| INJ
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| INJ
| '''95'''
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shinya Nakano|Nakano]]
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: white"| DSQ
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
| '''92'''
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Carlos Checa|Checa]]
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
| '''75'''
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Randy de Puniet|de Puniet]]
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| '''37'''
|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Alex Hofmann|Hofmann]]
| [[Ducati]]
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| '''30'''
|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[James Ellison (motorcycle racer)|Ellison]]
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 18
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
| '''26'''
|-
! 19
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Troy Bayliss|Bayliss]]
| [[Ducati]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
| '''25'''
|-
! 20
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jose Luis Cardoso|Cardoso]]
| [[Ducati]]
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
| '''10'''
|-
! 21
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kousuke Akiyoshi|Akiyoshi]]
| [[Suzuki]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|
|
| '''3'''
|-
! 22
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Garry McCoy|McCoy]]
| [[Ilmor X3|Ilmor]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15
| '''2'''
|-
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Rider
!valign="middle"| Team
!width="2%"| [[2006 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] {{flagicon|Spain}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]] {{flagicon|Qatar}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|TUR]] {{flagicon|Turkey}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|CHN]] {{flagicon|China}}
!width="2%" style="background:#8fcfdf;"| [[2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] {{flagicon|France}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] {{flagicon|Italy}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Catalonia motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]] {{flagicon|Catalonia}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Dutch TT|NED]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] {{flagicon|UK}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] {{flagicon|Germany}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
!width="2%" style="background:#8fcfdf;"| [[2006 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] {{flagicon|Australia}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] {{flagicon|Japan}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] {{flagicon|Portugal}}
!width="2%"| [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]] {{flagicon|Valencia}}
!valign="middle"| Pts
|}
|valign="top"|
{{F1 driver results legend}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
| '''Position'''
| width=20| 1
| width=20| 2
| width=20| 3
| width=20| 4
| width=20| 5
| width=20| 6
| width=20| 7
| width=20| 8
| width=20| 9
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| width=20| 11
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| width=20| 13
| width=20| 14
| width=20| 15
|-
| '''Points'''
| 25
| 20
| 16
| 13
| 11
| 10
| 9
| 8
| 7
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1
|}
===2006 250cc World Championship final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Place
! Rider
! # Bike
! Country
! Team
! Points
! Wins
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| 48
| [[Spain]]
| [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 289
| 8
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Dovizioso]]
| 34
| [[Italy]]
| [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
| 272
| 2
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[Alex De Angelis]]
| 7
| [[San Marino]]
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 228
| 1
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroshi Aoyama]]
| 4
| [[Japan]]
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 250|Red Bull]]-[[KTM]]
| 193
| 2
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Locatelli]]
| 15
| [[Italy]]
| [[Team Toth]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 191
| 0
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuki Takahashi]]
| 55
| [[Japan]]
| [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
| 156
| 2
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Barberá]]
| 80
| [[Spain]]
| [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 152
| 1
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shuhei Aoyama]]
| 73
| [[Japan]]
| [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]]
| 99
| 0
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Sylvain Guintoli]]
| 50
| [[France]]
| [[Equipe GP de France - Scrab]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 96
| 0
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Simoncelli]]
| 58
| [[Italy]]
| [[Squadra Corse Metis Gilera]]-[[Gilera]]
| 92
| 0
|-
| 11
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Anthony West (motorcycle racer)|Anthony West]]
| 14
| [[Australia]]
| [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 78
| 0
|-
| 12
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Jakub Smrž]]
| 96
| [[Czech Republic]]
| [[Cardion AB Motoracing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 58
| 0
|-
| 13
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Alex Debón]]
| 6
| [[Spain]]
| [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 50
| 0
|-
| 14
| {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[Manuel Poggiali]]
| 54
| [[San Marino]]
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 250|Red Bull]]-[[KTM]]
| 50
| 0
|-
| 15
| {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Martín Cárdenas]]
| 36
| [[Colombia]]
| [[Würth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]]<br>[[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]]
| 37
| 0
|-
| 16
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alex Baldolini]]
| 25
| [[Italy]]
| [[Matteoni Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 26
| 0
|-
| 17
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Ballerini]]
| 8
| [[Italy]]
| [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 24
| 0
|-
| 18
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sebastian Porto]]
| 19
| [[Argentina]]
| [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]]
| 20
| 0
|-
| 19
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Aleix Espargaró]]
| 42
| [[Spain]]
| [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]]
| 20
| 0
|-
| 20
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Cluzel]]
| 16
| [[France]]
| [[Equipe GP de France]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 15
| 0
|-
| 21
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dirk Heidolf]]
| 28
| [[Germany]]
| [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 15
| 0
|-
| 22
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Arnaud Vincent]]
| 21
| [[France]]
| [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]]
| 14
| 0
|-
| 23
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Arturo Tizón]]
| 23
| [[Spain]]
| [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]]
| 11
| 0
|-
| 24
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[David De Gea]]
| 41
| [[Spain]]
| [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]]
| 9
| 0
|-
| 25
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryuji Yokoe]]
| 86
| [[Japan]]
| [[RT Morinokumasan Sendai]]-[[Yamaha]]
| 8
| 0
|-
| 26
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Franco Battaini]]
| 9
| [[Italy]]
| [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 7
| 0
|-
| 27
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Fabricio Perren]]
| 37
| [[Argentina]]
| [[Stop And Go Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
| 5
| 0
|-
| 28
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Ratthapark Wilairot]]
| 87
| [[Thailand]]
| [[Thai Honda Castrol Endurance]]-[[Honda]]
| 6
| 0
|-
| 29
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jordi Carchano]]
| 24
| [[Spain]]
| [[Stop And Go Racing Team]]-[[Aprilia]]<br>[[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 4
| 0
|-
| 30
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Seijin Oikawa]]
| 89
| [[Japan]]
| [[Will Access With Plus Myu]]-[[Yamaha]]
| 3
| 0
|-
| 31
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Taro Sekiguchi]]
| 44
| [[Japan]]
| [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 3
| 0
|-
| 32
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Chaz Davies]]
| 57
| [[United Kingdom]]
| [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]<br>[[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]]<br>[[Grillini Racing]]-[[Honda]]
| 3
| 0
|-
| 33
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luca Morelli]]
| 22
| [[Italy]]
| [[Nocable Angaia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 2
| 0
|-
| 34
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Molina]]
| 41
| [[Spain]]
| [[Andalucia Team Mas]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 2
| 0
|}
===2006 125cc World Championship final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Place
! Rider
! # Bike
! Country
! Team
! Points
! Wins
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| 19
| [[Spain]]
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 338
| 8
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]]
| 36
| [[Finland]]
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM]]-[[KTM]]
| 262
| 3
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Faubel]]
| 55
| [[Spain]]
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 197
| 2
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mattia Pasini]]
| 75
| [[Italy]]
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 192
| 2
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sergio Gadea]]
| 33
| [[Spain]]
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 160
| 0
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Lukáš Pešek]]
| 52
| [[Czech Republic]]
| [[Derbi Racing]]-[[Derbi]]
| 154
| 0
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Gábor Talmácsi]]
| 14
| [[Hungary]]
| [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
| 119
| 0
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Thomas Lüthi]]
| 1
| [[Switzerland]]
| [[Elit - Caffe Latte]]-[[Honda]]
| 113
| 1
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Julián Simón]]
| 60
| [[Spain]]
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM]]-[[KTM]]
| 97
| 0
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Joan Olivé]]
| 6
| [[Spain]]
| [[SSM Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 85
| 0
|-
| 11
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabrizio Lai]]
| 32
| [[Italy]]
| [[Valsir Seedor Racing]]-[[Honda]]
| 83
| 0
|-
| 12
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Simone Corsi]]
| 24
| [[Italy]]
| [[Squadra Corse Metis Gilera]]-[[Gilera]]
| 79
| 0
|-
| 13
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pablo Nieto]]
| 22
| [[Spain]]
| [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 66
| 0
|-
| 14
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Nicolás Terol]]
| 18
| [[Spain]]
| [[Derbi Racing]]-[[Derbi]]
| 53
| 0
|-
| 15
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tomoyoshi Koyama]]
| 71
| [[Japan]]
| [[Malaguti Ajo Corse]]-[[Malaguti]]
| 49
| 0
|-
| 16
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Raffaele De Rosa]]
| 35
| [[Italy]]
| [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 37
| 0
|-
| 17
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sandro Cortese]]
| 11
| [[Germany]]
| [[Elit - Caffe Latte]]-[[Honda]]
| 23
| 0
|-
| 18
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Angel Rodríguez]]
| 10
| [[Spain]]
| [[3C Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 20
| 0
|-
| 19
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Bradley Smith (motorcycle racer)|Bradley Smith]]
| 38
| [[United Kingdom]]
| [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]]
| 20
| 0
|-
| 20
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pol Espargaró]]
| 92/42
| [[Spain]]
| [[Team RACC Derbi]]-[[Derbi]]<br>[[Campetella Racing Junior]]-[[Derbi]]
| 19
| 0
|-
| 21
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lorenzo Zanetti]]
| 8
| [[Italy]]
| [[Skilled I.S.P.A. Racing Team]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 18
| 0
|-
| 22
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Ianonne]]
| 29
| [[Italy]]
| [[Campetella Racing Junior]]-[[Aprilia]]<br>[[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 15
| 0
|-
| 23
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Esteve Rabat]]
| 80/34
| [[Spain]]
| [[Wurth Honda]]-[[Honda]]
| 11
| 0
|-
| 24
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Karel Abraham]]
| 44
| [[Czech Republic]]
| [[Cardion AB Motoracing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 8
| 0
|-
| 25
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Mike Di Meglio]]
| 63
| [[France]]
| [[FFM Honda Grand Prix 125]]-[[Honda]]
| 8
| 0
|-
| 26
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Stefan Bradl]]
| 17
| [[Germany]]
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM Junior Team ]]-[[KTM]]
| 4
| 0
|-
| 27
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Federico Sandi]]
| 12
| [[Italy]]
| [[SSM Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 4
| 0
|-
| 28
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Manuel Hernández]]
| 43
| [[Spain]]
| [[Nocable Angaia Racing]]-[[Honda]]
| 4
| 0
|-
| 29
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroaki Kuzuhara]]
| 90
| [[Japan]]
| [[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]]
| 1
| 0
|}
* Rabat and Espargaró rode race with wildcard and got permanent ride later. They used two different numbers during the season.
===MotoGP constructors final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Place
! Constructor
! Points
! Wins
|-
| 1
| [[Honda]]
| 360
| 8
|-
| 2
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| 289
| 5
|-
| 3
| [[Ducati]]
| 248
| 4
|-
| 4
| [[Suzuki]]
| 151
| 0
|-
| 5
| [[KR211V]]
| 134
| 0
|-
| 6
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
| 109
| 0
|-
| 7
| [[Ilmor X3|Ilmor]]
| 2
| 0
|}
===250cc constructors final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Place
! Constructor
! Points
! Wins
|-
| 1
| [[Aprilia]]
| 357
| 10
|-
| 2
| [[Honda]]
| 290
| 4
|-
| 3
| [[KTM]]
| 205
| 2
|-
| 4
| [[Gilera]]
| 92
| 0
|-
| 5
| [[Yamaha]]
| 8
| 0
|}
===125cc constructors final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Place
! Constructor
! Points
! Wins
|-
| 1
| [[Aprilia]]
| 373
| 12
|-
| 2
| [[KTM]]
| 267
| 3
|-
| 3
| [[Honda]]
| 170
| 1
|-
| 4
| [[Derbi]]
| 163
| 0
|-
| 5
| [[Gilera]]
| 79
| 0
|-
| 6
| [[Malaguti]]
| 49
| 0
|}
== Participants==
===MotoGP participants===
{|
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
!No
!Rider
!Team
!Constructor
!Chassis
!Tyre
|-
| align="right" | 5
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Colin Edwards]]
| [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] [[Camel Yamaha Team|Yamaha]]
| [[Yamaha]]
| YZR-M1
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
| align=right| 6
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Makoto Tamada]]
| [[Konica Minolta]] [[JiR|Honda]]
| [[Honda]]
| RC211V
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
| align="right" | 7
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Carlos Checa]]
| [[Tech 3]] [[Yamaha]]
| [[Yamaha]]
| YZR-M1
| align="center" | {{Dunlop}}
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="right" | 8
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Naoki Matsudo]]
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
| Ninja ZX-RR
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align=right| 8
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Garry McCoy]]
| [[Ilmor|Ilmor SRT]]
| [[Ilmor]]
| X3
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
| align=right| 10
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Kenny Roberts, Jr.]]
| Team [[Kenny Roberts|Roberts]]
| [[Kenny Roberts|Roberts]] / [[Honda]]
| KR211V
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
| align="right" | 12
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Troy Bayliss]]
| [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Team
| [[Ducati]]
| Desmosedici GP6
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| align="right" | 15
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sete Gibernau]]
| [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Team
| [[Ducati]]
| Desmosedici GP6
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| align="right" | 17
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Randy de Puniet]]
| [[Kawasaki Racing Team]]
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
| Ninja ZX-RR
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| align="right" | 21
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)|John Hopkins]]
| [[Rizla]] [[Suzuki MotoGP]]
| [[Suzuki]]
| XRE4
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
| align="right" | 22
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ivan Silva]]
| [[Pramac d'Antin]] MotoGP
| [[Ducati]]
| Desmosedici GP5
| align="center" | {{Dunlop}}
|-
| align="right" | 24
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Toni Elías]]
| [[Fortuna (cigarette)|Fortuna]] [[Gresini racing|Honda]]
| [[Honda]]
| RC211V
| align="center" | {{Michelin}}
|-
| align="right" | 26
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Dani Pedrosa]]
| [[Repsol YPF|Repsol]] [[Repsol Honda|Honda Team]]
| [[Honda]]
| RC211V
| align="center" | {{Michelin}}
|-
| align="right" | 27
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Casey Stoner]]
| [[Honda]] [[Team LCR|LCR]]
| [[Honda]]
| RC211V
| align="center" | {{Michelin}}
|-
| align="right" | 30
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jose Luis Cardoso]]
| [[Pramac d'Antin]] MotoGP
| [[Ducati]]
| Desmosedici GP5
| align="center" | {{Dunlop}}
|-
| align="right" | 33
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]]
| [[Fortuna (cigarette)|Fortuna]] [[Gresini Racing|Honda]]
| [[Honda]]
| RC211V
| align="center" | {{Michelin}}
|-
| align="right" | 46
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]]
| [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] [[Camel Yamaha Team|Yamaha]]
| [[Yamaha]]
| YZR-M1
| align=center| {{Michelin}}
|-
| align="right" | 56
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shinya Nakano]]
| [[Kawasaki Racing Team]]
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
| Ninja ZX-RR
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="right" | 64
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kousuke Akiyoshi]]
| [[Suzuki|Team Suzuki]] MotoGP
| [[Suzuki]]
| XRE4
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| align="right" | 65
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi]]
| [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Team
| [[Ducati]]
| Desmosedici GP6
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| rowspan=2 align="right" | 66
| rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Alex Hofmann]]
| [[Pramac d'Antin]] MotoGP
| [[Ducati]]
| Desmosedici GP5
| align="center" | {{Dunlop}}
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
| [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Team
| [[Ducati]]
| Desmosedici GP6
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| align="right" | 69
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nicky Hayden]]
| [[Repsol YPF|Repsol]] [[Repsol Honda|Honda Team]]
| [[Honda]]
| RC211V
| align="center" | {{Michelin}}
|-
| align="right" | 71
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Chris Vermeulen]]
| [[Rizla]] [[Suzuki MotoGP]]
| [[Suzuki]]
| XRE4
| align="center" | {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| align="right" | 77
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[James Ellison (motorcycle racer)|James Ellison]]
| [[Tech 3]] [[Yamaha]]
| [[Yamaha]]
| YZR-M1
| align="center" | {{Dunlop}}
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
| align="right" | 84
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Michel Fabrizio]]
| [[Fortuna (cigarette)|Fortuna]] [[Gresini Racing|Honda]]
| [[Honda]]
| RC211V
| align="center" | {{Michelin}}
|}
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|-
!colspan=2|Key
|- style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| Wildcard Rider
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
| Replacement Rider
|-
|}
|}
===250cc participants===
''According to the official website: [http://www.motogp.com www.motogp.com]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-bgcolor=#cccccc
|align=center|'''Number'''
|align=center|'''Rider'''
|align=center|'''Country'''
|align=center|'''Team'''
|-
|align=center| 4
| [[Hiroshi Aoyama]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 250|Red Bull]]-[[KTM]]
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
|align=center| 6
| [[Alex Debón]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 7
| [[Alex De Angelis]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|San Marino}}
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 8
| [[Andrea Ballerini]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
|align=center| 9
| [[Franco Battaini]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 14
| [[Anthony West (motorcycle racer)|Anthony West]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Australia}}
| [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 15
| [[Roberto Locatelli]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Team Toth]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 16
| [[Jules Cluzel]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|France}}
| [[Equipe GP de France - Scrab]]-[[Aprilia]]
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
|align=center| 17
| [[Franz Aschenbrenner]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 21
| [[Arnaud Vincent]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|France}}
| [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 22
| [[Luca Morelli]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Nocable Angaia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 23
| [[Arturo Tizón]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center| 24
|rowspan=2 | [[Jordi Carchano]]
|rowspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Stop And Go Racing Team]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
| [[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 25
| [[Alex Baldolini]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Matteoni Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 28
| [[Dirk Heidolf]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 34
| [[Andrea Dovizioso]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center| 36
|rowspan=2 | [[Martín Cárdenas]]
|rowspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|Colombia}}
| [[Würth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]]
|-
| [[Repsol Honda Team]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 37
| [[Fabricio Perren]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Argentina}}
| [[Stop And Go Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 41
| [[Michele Danese]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 42
| [[Aleix Espargaró]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 44
| [[Taro Sekiguchi]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 48
| [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 50
| [[Sylvain Guintoli]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|France}}
| [[Equipe GP de France - Scrab]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 52
| [[David de Gea]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 54
| [[Manuel Poggiali]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|San Marino}}
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 250|Red Bull]]-[[KTM]]
|-
|align=center| 55
| [[Yuki Takahashi]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center| 57
|rowspan=2| [[Chaz Davies]]
|rowspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|UK}}
| [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|- style="background-color:#ffcccc"
| [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 58
| [[Marco Simoncelli]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Squadra Corse Metis Gilera]]-[[Gilera]]
|-
|align=center| 65
| [[Alessandro Brannetti]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 73
| [[Shuhei Aoyama]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Repsol Honda Team]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 80
| [[Héctor Barberá]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 85
| [[Alessio Palumbo]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Matteoni Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 96
| [[Jakub Smrž]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
| [[Cardion AB Motoracing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|}
===125cc participants===
''According to the official website: [http://www.motogp.com www.motogp.com]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-bgcolor=#cccccc
|align=center|'''Number'''
|align=center|'''Rider'''
|align=center|'''Country'''
|align=center|'''Team'''
|-
|align=center| 1
| [[Thomas Lüthi]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Switzerland}}
| [[Elit - Caffe Latte]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 6
| [[Joan Olivé]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[SSM Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 7
| [[Alexis Masbou]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|France}}
| [[Malaguti Ajo Corse]]-[[Malaguti]]
|-
|align=center| 8
| [[Lorenzo Zanetti]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Skilled I.S.P.A. Racing Team]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 9
| [[Michael Ransender]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Austria}}
| [[Red Bull KTM Junior Team|Red Bull Junior]]-[[KTM]]
|-
|align=center| 10
| [[Angel Rodríguez]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[3C Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 11
| [[Sandro Cortese]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Elit - Caffe Latte]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 12
| [[Federico Sandi]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[SSM Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 13
| [[Dino Lombardi]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[3C Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 14
| [[Gábor Talmácsi]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Hungary}}
| [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 15
| [[Michele Pirro]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 16
| [[Michele Conti]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Valsir Seedorf Racing]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 17
| [[Stefan Bradl]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Red Bull KTM Junior Team|Red Bull Junior]]-[[KTM]]
|-
|align=center| 18
| [[Nicolás Terol]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Derbi Racing]]-[[Derbi]]
|-
|align=center| 19
| [[Álvaro Bautista]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 20
| [[Roberto Tamburini]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Matteoni Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 21
| [[Mateo Túnez]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 22
| [[Pablo Nieto]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 23
| [[Lorenzo Baroni]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 24
| [[Simone Corsi]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Squadra Corse Metis Gilera]]-[[Gilera]]
|-
|align=center| 26
| [[Vincent Braillard]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Switzerland}}
| [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 29
| [[Andra Ianonne]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Campetella Racing Junior]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 32
| [[Fabrizio Lai]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Valsir Seedor Racing]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 33
| [[Sergio Gadea]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 34
| [[Esteve Rabat]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 35
| [[Raffaele De Rosa]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 36
| [[Mika Kallio]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Finland}}
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM]]-[[KTM]]
|-
|align=center| 37
| [[Joey Litjens]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 38
| [[Bradley Smith (motorcycle racer)|Bradley Smith]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
| [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 43
| [[Manuel Hernández]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Nocable Angaia Racing]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 44
| [[Karal Abrahám]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
| [[Cardion AB Motoracing]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 45
| [[Imre Toth]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Hungary}}
| [[Team Toth]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 52
| [[Lukáš Pešek]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
| [[Derbi Racing]]-[[Derbi]]
|-
|align=center| 53
| [[Simone Grotzkyj]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Campetella Racing Junior]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 55
| [[Héctor Faubel]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 60
| [[Julián Simón]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM]]-[[KTM]]
|-
|align=center| 63
| [[Mike Di Meglio]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|France}}
| [[FFM Honda Grand Prix 125]]-[[Honda]]
|-
|align=center| 71
| [[Tomoyoshi Koyama]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Malaguti Ajo Corse]]-[[Malaguti]]
|-
|align=center| 75
| [[Mattia Pasini]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]]
|-
|align=center| 90
| [[Hiroaki Kuzuhara]]
|align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Malaguti Ajo Corse]]-[[Malaguti]]
|}
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