The Moto GP race was won by Casey Stoner with Jorge Lorenzo second and Valentino Rossi in third place.

[4] This broke Rossi's sequence of seven consecutive victories at this event.

During the weekend, Dani Pedrosa recorded the fastest speed ever for a motorcycle grand prix bike, with 349.3 km/h (217.0 mph) breaking Makoto Tamada's record of 343.7 km/h (213.6 mph) set in 2006.

[5] Mika Kallio and Rossi also recorded speeds above the previous benchmark.

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.