Faubel, who even managed to take the lead of the group, thus being second of the race, finally had to settle for the sixth place; a good result considering the pain he's been suffering after the crash he had yesterday afternoon, caused by another rider during the qualifying practice, that forced him to take the start with an infiltration. Joan Olivé, who was starting from the third row of the grid, got stuck at the start and despite spending almost the whole race making up positions could only finish fifteenth. Sergio Gadea, who started from very back positions, improved throughout the race, finally managing to finish ninth.

MotoGP. Nicky Hayden 2nd: "That was a tough race and I enjoyed it. Valentino was setting a good pace so I just sat there. It all felt good running at that speed - just nice and comfortable. A couple of times Rossi picked up the pace and I could respond. Then the others caught up and me and Marco battled a bit and just gave a slight advantage to Valentino. You can't give a guy like him a second round here with a few laps to go. The team gave me a great bike today. It was really comfortable to ride. I wanted more today. The way things were going it felt like a win wasn't outta' the question. We've got two more cracks at it. The season's almost over and I want another W".

MotoGP. Max Biaggi: "It is very hard to explain my disappointment. To sit back in the garage after crashing out of the race so early and watch the race on TV is so hard when I know I could have been up at the front fighting with the leaders. This morning the bike felt much better and it was good to ride with Nicky - we were both fast. In the race I just lost the rear of the bike at turn four. One moment I was braking for the corner the next moment the bike as on its side. That's as much as I can say. I'm really speechless with disappointment."