2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

  2005 United States Grand Prix

Race details
Race 8 of 17 races in the 2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	July 10, 2005
Official name	Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix
Location	Laguna Seca
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.610 km (2.243 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position Rider Nicky Hayden Time 1:22.670 Fastest lap Rider Colin Edwards Time 1:23.915 Podium First Nicky Hayden Second Colin Edwards Third Valentino Rossi

The 2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2005 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of July 8–10, 2005 at Laguna Seca. Only MotoGP class raced here because of the Californian law on air pollution, which forbids 2-stroke engines in the state. This round was the first motorcycle Grand Prix hosted by the United States since the 1994 United States motorcycle Grand Prix.

MotoGP classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	Nicky Hayden	Honda	45:15.374	1	25
2	Colin Edwards	Yamaha	+1.941	5	20
3	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	+2.312	2	16
4	Max Biaggi	Honda	+4.216	7	13
5	Sete Gibernau	Honda	+4.478	13	11
6	Troy Bayliss	Honda	+22.381	4	10
7	Makoto Tamada	Honda	+22.493	9	9
8	John Hopkins	Suzuki	+23.148	6	8
9	Shinya Nakano	Kawasaki	+23.625	10	7
10	Loris Capirossi	Ducati	+26.123	14	6
11	Rubén Xaus	Yamaha	+43.512	16	5
12	Alex Hofmann	Kawasaki	+50.957	15	4
13	Toni Elías	Yamaha	+51.343	17	3
14	Kenny Roberts Jr	Suzuki	+1:13.749	12	2
15	Shane Byrne	Proton	+1:24.256	19	1
16	James Ellison	Blata	+1:24.524	20
17	Franco Battaini	Blata	+1 Lap	21
Ret	Roberto Rolfo	Ducati	Retirement	18
Ret	Carlos Checa	Ducati	Retirement	8
Ret	Marco Melandri	Honda	Retirement	11
Ret	Alex Barros	Honda	Retirement	3