US MotoGP: Hayden leads American 1-2

Kenny Roberts Jr, Suzuki, 14th place: “We couldn’t put on a competitive performance whatsoever here and I feel bad for family, friends and fans that had come to watch. On the other hand this is what racing is about if you’re not competitive it looks real bad and at the moment I’m struggling. We will keep trying, I have a strong team and hopefully we can figure out what’s going on with the package and get back to where we want to be.”

Marco Melandri, Movistar Honda MotoGP, dnf : “The lead group were really close together in the final corner of the first lap and they braked really hard in front of me. I also had to shut off and lost the front. I crashed and I’m sorry for taking Alex Barros down too. It’s a shame it ended that way because in the warm-up I felt much better on the bike and my objective was to finish the weekend off in the best way possible. I hope we can get back on the right track when we return to Europe over the next few races.”

Alex Barros, Camel Honda, dnf: “We were just in the early stages of the race when Melandri bumped into me and made me crash. We were just at the end of the second lap, and I even left space for him to get into the corner, but he hit me anyway. It’s not something to do after just one lap of the race. It’s a shame, I’m so disappointed, because this was a race that I felt I could win.”

Race Results:

Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Total Time 1 N. Hayden Honda USA 45' 15.374 2 C. Edwards Yamaha USA +1.941 3 V. Rossi Yamaha ITA +2.312 4 M. Biaggi Honda ITA +4.216 5 S. Gibernau Honda ESP +4.478 6 T. Bayliss Honda AUS +22.381 7 M. Tamada Honda JPN +22.493 8 J. Hopkins Suzuki USA +23.148 9 S. Nakano Kawasaki JPN +23.625 10 L. Capirossi Ducati ITA +26.123 11 R. Xaus Yamaha ESP +43.512 12 A. Hofman Kawasaki GER +50.957 13 T. Elias Yamaha ESP +51.343 14 K. Roberts Suzuki USA +1' 13.749 15 S. Byrne Proton KR GBR +1' 24.256

Championship standings MotoGP

Pos. Rider Manufacturer Nat. Points 1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 186 2 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 107 3 Max Biaggi Honda ITA 100 4 Sete Gibernau Honda ESP 95 5 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 93 6 Nicky Hayden Honda USA 85 7 Alex Barros Honda BRA 74 8 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 55 9 Shinya Nakano Kawasaki JPN 55 10 Troy Bayliss Honda AUS 47 11 Carlos Checa Ducati ESP 40 12 Ruben Xaus Yamaha ESP 33 13 Makato Tamada Honda JPN 27 14 John Hopkins Suzuki USA 27 15 Olivier Jacque Kawasaki FRA 25 16 Toni Elias Yamaha ESP 18 21 David Checa Yamaha ESP 4

Manufacturers standings MotoGP

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