2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2005 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2005 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of July 8–10, 2005 at Laguna Seca. Only the MotoGP class raced here because of the Californian law on air pollution, which forbids 2-stroke engines in the state. This round was the first motorcycle Grand Prix hosted by the United States since 1994. MotoGP race report This race was most notable for the dominant win on home soil by American Nicky Hayden, as well as the second place of the other American Colin Edwards, followed by then six-time world champion Valentino Rossi in third place. Valentino Rossi leads the standings with 170 points, followed by Marco Melandri with 107 and Max Biaggi with 87 points. On Saturday, American Nicky Hayden scored his first ever pole position on Saturday with a time of 1:22.670. Valentino Rossi was second, +0.354 seconds behind and Brazilian veteran Alex Barros qualified third with a +0.642 deficit. The second row of the grid consists out of Troy Bayliss, and the two other Americans Colin Edwards and John Hopkins. For this race, two teams chose special liveries for this race - Suzuki and Yamaha. The