After Round 4 at Le Mans, The MotoGP Championship is still up for grabs, if not more so than before. Four riders: Lorenzo, Rossi, Stoner, and Pedrosa, are all in a dead heat for the Championship title. Running down the list are further surprises, with Marco Melandri in 5th place (tied with Andrea Dovizioso), just 23 points (or a race win) away from the top of the field.
Colin Edwards can claim the title of best in the US, with his 7th place slot, 31 points back from leader Lorenzo. Meanwhile, Nicky Hayden, a former MotoGP Champion himself, is disappointedly 15th out of 18 riders, 57 points behind first place.
| Place | Rider | Country | Points | Points Behind |
| 1 | LORENZO Jorge | SPA | 66 | – |
| 2 | ROSSI Valentino | ITA | 65 | -1 |
| 3 | STONER Casey | AUS | 65 | -1 |
| 4 | PEDROSA Dani | SPA | 57 | -9 |
| 5 | MELANDRI Marco | ITA | 43 | -23 |
| 6 | DOVIZIOSO Andrea | ITA | 43 | -23 |
| 7 | EDWARDS Colin | USA | 35 | -31 |
| 8 | VERMEULEN Chris | AUS | 31 | -35 |
| 9 | CAPIROSSI Loris | ITA | 27 | -39 |
| 10 | DE PUNIET Randy | FRA | 26 | -40 |
| 11 | ELIAS Toni | SPA | 21 | -45 |
| 12 | DE ANGELIS Alex | RSM | 20 | -46 |
| 13 | TOSELAND James | GBR | 17 | -49 |
| 14 | KALLIO Mika | FIN | 16 | -50 |
| 15 | HAYDEN Nicky | USA | 9 | -57 |
| 16 | GIBERNAU Sete | SPA | 8 | -58 |
| 17 | TAKAHASHI Yuki | JPN | 8 | -58 |
| 18 | CANEPA Niccolo | ITA | 3 | -63 |
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