Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa took his second win of the season at the Grand Prix of Catalunya in front of his Barcelona home crowd. In doing so, the Spaniard manages to reduce the gap in the championship to Valentino Rossi. Only seven points now separates the two drivers.

Rossi, coming from three consecutive victories this season, made a great recovery from his lowly ninth slot on the grid. Although he had a very poor start, the Fiat Yamaha's star driver started overtaking his opponents as soon as the third lap and went on to finish second.

Right at the end, Rossi overtook Ducati's Casey Stoner on the straight and opened a bit of a gap that the Australian was unable to bridge, finishing the race half a second behind the Italian.

On lap 11 Suzuki's Loris Capirossi and Honda Gresini's Alex de Angelis crashed out while fighting for tenth place, leaving the veteran rider with a fracture in his right hand.

Race results
Pos Rider Bike Time
1. Dani Pedrosa Honda (M) 43:02.175
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) + 2.806
3. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) + 3.343
4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) + 10.893
5. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) + 16.426
6. James Toseland Yamaha (M) + 21.482
7. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) + 21.548
8. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) + 22.280
9. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) + 22.375
10. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) + 46.835
11. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) + 57.991
12. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) + 59.168
13. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) +1:00.779

Retirements:
Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 11
Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 10
Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 10
Toni Elias Ducati (B) 7