2005 MotoGP Photo Gallery

Konica Minolta Honda's Makoto Tamada - Jerez

Carlos Checa (7) leads his Ducati teammate Loris Capirossi (65) - Jerez

Suzuki's Kenny Roberts trails the field after the start - Jerez

Kawasaki's Shinya Nakano was 5th - Jerez

Gauloises Yamaha's Colin Edwards struggled to a 9th place finish - Jerez

Camel Honda's Alex Barros rode well and finished 4th - Jerez

Fortuna Yamaha's Tony Elias (24) leads Suzuki's Kenny Roberts - Jerez

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi (46) leads Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden (69) - Jerez

Ducati's Loris Capirossi (65) holds off a gaggle of riders - Jerez

Kawasaki's Alex Hofmann (66) battles Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi - Jerez

Suzuki's Kenny Roberts hard on the brakes - he eventually DNFed - Jerez

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden was secure in third place but he crashed out right at the end - Jerez

Telefonica MoviStar Honda's Sete Gibernau led Rossi (46) nearly the whole race - Jerez

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi was determined to overtake Gibernau - Jerez

Camel Honda's Troy Bayliss settled into a nice 6th place finish - Jerez

On the last lap, Rossi (46) punted race-leader Gibernau (15) off the track on the last turn and stole the win - Jerez

Gauloises Yamaha's Valentino Rossi is pumped about taking the win - Jerez

Race winner Valentino Rossi swills some bubbly on the podium - Jerez

Camel Honda's Alex Barros finished atop all the practice sessions, took pole and set the fast lap on the way to victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Valentino Rossi passed Biaggi on lap 4 then slipped into second place after Sete fell - Estoril

Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi finished 3rd on his number two machine after having problems with his number one bike - Estoril

Camel Honda's ALex Barros wellon his way to victory - Estoril

4th went to MoviStar Honda's Marco Melandri (33) bested Colin Edwards (5) - Estoril

Ducati's Carlos Checa (7) finished 5th. Here he is battling with Hayden (69) and Bayliss (12) - Estoril

Suzuki's Kenny Roberts rode well but finished 12th - Estoril

MoviStar Honda's Sete Gibernau led the majority of the race but crashed out in the waning moments - Estoril

Nicky Hayden is starting to struggle with the RC211V. He finished 7th - Estoril

Colin Edwards crashed out of fourth place but remounted and still finished 6th - Top American - Estoril

Ducati's Loris Capirossi struggled with pain to finish in 9th - Estoril

Max Biaggi: Someone has certainly said that today Max Biaggi is there. Let me tell you: Max Biaggi has always been there.

Suzuki's John Hopkins crashed while running in the top five - Estoril

Fortuna Yamaha's Ruben Xaus rounded out the top 10 - Estoril

Rossi wonders were's the presure as he leads Biaggi - Estoril

Kawasaki's Shinya Nakano was 8th - Estoril

Camel Honda's Alex Barros is pumped up over his first win of the season - Estoril

Valentino Rossi celebrates winning the wet Shanghai GP in China.

Olivier Jacque made the best of his first ride with Kawasaki by finishing second in China.

Rossi and the rest of the pack chases Hopkins early on - China

vd Goorbergh replaced the injured Makoto Tamada and finished 6th - China

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden struggled to a 9th - China

Yamaha's Colin Edwards was 8th - China

Ducati's Loris Capirossi finished 12th - China

Suzuki's John Hopkins actually led for a while - China

Fortuna Yamaha's Toni Elias (24) is right in the thick of it at the start - China

Marco Melandri came on strong at the end and finished 3rd - China

Alex Barros languished to an 11th place finish - China

Race-winner Valentino Rossi (46) congratulates Olivier Jacque (19) on his runner-up finish in his first race in three years - China

Ducati's Loris Capirossi ran near the front in the early going - Le Mans

Team Kawasaki in action - Le Mans

Suzuki MotoGP rider John Hopkins - Le Mans

Gauloises Yamaha's Colin Edwards - Le Mans

Camel Honda's Alex Barros - Le Mans

Defending series Champion Valentino Rossi - Le Mans

Colin Edwards leads his teammate Valentino Rossi during mid-race action at Le Mans

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi - Mugello

Ducati's Carlos Checa - Mugello

Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi - Mugello

Yamaha's Colin Edwards - Mugello

Honda pilots Nicky Hayden and Makoto Tamada on a scenic tour of Italy - Mugello

Movi Star Honda's Sete Gibernau - Mugello

Ducati's Loris Capirossi says his Ducati was extra-fast here - Mugello

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden - Mugello

Marco Melandri was impressive at Mugello.

Alex Barros (4) leads his Camel honda teammate Troy Bayliss (12) at Catalunya

Suzuki MotoGP rider John Hopkins did not finish the race - Catalunya

Ducati Marlboro's Carlos Checa with a group in the turns - Catalunya

Ducati Marlboro's Carlos Checa - Catalunya

Ducati Marlboro's Carlos Checa finished 11th - Catalunya

Suzuki factory teammates Hopkins and Roberts in the corner with Fortuna Yamaha's Xaus - Catalunya

Team Suzuki's Kenny Roberts Jr. finished 15th snagging the final championship point - Catalunya

Roberts and Bayliss in action - Catalunya

Honda Camel's Troy Bayliss placed eighth - Catalunya

Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi placed sixth and stand third overall in points - Catalunya

Fortuna Yamaha's Toni Elias - Catalunya

Fortuna Yamaha's Reuben Xaus rounded out the top ten - Catalunya

Gauloises Yamaha's Colin Edwards placed seventh - Catalunya

Movistar Honda's Sete Gibernau finished second behind Rossi - Catalunya

Gaulioses Yamaha's Valentino Rossi celebrates his victory and record-setting pace - Catalunya

Gaulioses Yamaha's Rossi leads the pack - Catalunya

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden - Catalunya

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden finished 5th but did win the Today Show's dating game a week later so its kind of a wash - Catalunya

Movistar Honda's Marco Melandri is leading Rossi in this turn but that would not last and ended in third - Catalunya

Kawasaki's Shinya Nakano finished Catalunya in ninth, he also stands ninth in points with 40 - Catalunya

Telefonica Movistar Honda's Daniel Pedrosa topped the 250 class - Catalunya

Marlboro Ducati's Loris Capirossi rounded out the top ten - Assen

Makoto Tamada in his Batman Begins gear - Assen

Valentino Rossi's victory makes five in a row - Assen

Kawasaki pilot Alex Hofmann wound up the day with a DNF - Assen

Camel Honda's Alex Barros finished 7th and stands 5th in championship points - Assen

Although overshadowed by teammate Rossi, Gauloises Yamaha's Colin Edwards finished a solid third and stand 6th in championship points - Misano

Suzuki's Kenny Roberts will head into Laguna on the heels of a disappointing 16th place finish - Assen

Hey Byrne, family orders clearly state there will be no passing KRJR in a race - Assen

Capirossi lets it all hang out chasing down Checa - Assen

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden rode to a lonely fourth place finish - Assen

Kawasaki's Alex Hofmann tries his best to hold his position - he would DNF - Assen

On lap 10, Rossi (46) made his way to the front and pretty much checked out - Assen

Behind the leaders, Suzuki's John Hopkins (21) was dicing it out with Camel Honda's Troy Bayliss - Assen

Melandri held onto the lead for as long as he could - Assen

There were a half dozen riders in the lead group for a while - Assen

Movistar Honda's Sete Gibernau celebrated the start of his 150th career Grand Prix - Assen

Nicky Hayden set a blistering pace during the first day of practice at Laguna Seca on Friday.

Rossi struggled on the first day of practice and failed to crack the 1:25.000 mark - Laguna Seca

Max Biaggi was on the gas during the first two practice sessions on Friday - Laguna Seca

Troy Bayliss was second quickest on Friday, but his day ended with a crash - Laguna Seca

Colin Edwards was strong in the first free practice but dropped down in the second session - Laguna Seca

Nick was quick on the first day of practice - Laguna Seca

Valentino Rossi finally found a good line around Laguna Seca during qualifying.

Edwards bombs through the corkscrew. - Laguna Seca

Many of the MotoGP riders had trouble keeping the front end down. - Laguna Seca

Troy Bayliss was definitely one of the fastest riders on the day. - Laguna Seca

Hopper didn't make the front row, but he was on the gas. - Laguna Seca

Nicky lofts the winner's trophy high above his head on the Laguna Seca podium.

Nicky soaked up the champagne and the moment at Mazda Racway in Monterey on Sunday.

Alex Barros - Donington

Kenny Roberts jr. - Donington

Valentino Rossi - Donington

Troy Bayliss - Donington

Colin Edwards - Donington

Valentino Rossi (46) on his way to victory - Donington

Kenny Roberts (10) leads Valentino Rossi (46) and Alex Barros - Donington

250 ace Daniel Pedrosa faltered, at least by his standards, to finish off of the podium with 4th place - Donington

Alas, Nicky fell to earth after his dream weekend at Laguna Seca to crash out of the race - Donington

Camel Honda's Alex Barros grabbed the final podium spot on his 250th career grand prix race - Donington

Italian and Marlboro Ducati rider Loris Capirossi knows a thing or two about fashion - everything goes in cycles - bringing back the boy scout poncho - Donington

Suzuki's Kenny Roberts Jr came out of nowhere for second, on a wet track and a hazardous day of racing. Is he leading Rossi! - Donington

Valentino Rossi, singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain, what a glorius feeling... - Donington

Fortuna Yamaha rider Tony Elias finished 9th due to the fact that he kept his bike on two wheels - Donington

Camel Honda's Troy Bayliss was one of the many riders who DNF - Sachsenring

Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi - Sachsenring

Movistar Honda's Marco Melandri - Sachsenring

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden led the first segment of the race before a crash and restart from which he couldn't regain his rhythm - Sachsenring

Will 250 star Daniel Pedrosa become Honda's challenge to Rossi next year? - Sachsenring

Movistar Honda's Sete Giberneau leads Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden - Sachsenring

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden carries the hopes of American fans, recovering from a DNF at Donington to another podium visit - Sachsenring

The Doctor's dominance is becoming unprecedented - Sachsenring

The MotoGP podium - Sachsenring

German Reuben Xaus with his native countryside in the background - Sachsenring

The other Gaulioses Yamaha pilot, Colin Edwards finished 9th - Sachsenring

Kawasaki's Shinya Nakano placed 6th while teammate Alex Hofmann DNF - Sachsenring

Ducati rider Loris Capirossi cracked into the top ten with a 9th place finish - Sachsenring

Kenny Roberts Jr. was the only Suzuki rider to finish the race and he ended up in 11th - Sachsenring

Hey Val, ranking yourself in the top 100 racers right now where would you say you rank? - Sachsenring

Shayne Byrne and the TeamKR program have been abandoned by KTM in the middle of the 2005 season.

Ducati's Loris Capirossi at Brno

Rossi at Brno Practice

Ken Roberts Jr. practicing at Brno.

Sete Giberneau at Brno

Race winner Valentino Rossi celebrates with runner-up Loris Capirossi and Max Biaggi - Brno

Ducati's Loris Capirossi rode a great race to finish second - Brno

Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden - Brno

Alex Barros - Brno

Movistar Honda's Marco Melandri - Brno

Colin Edwards - Brno

Fortuna Yamaha's Reuben Xaus - Brno

Ducati's Carlos Checa - Brno

Hopkins made some noise this week and is optimistic about his future with Suzuki and the development of the GSV-R - Motegi

It was a rare crash for Rossi, and delays his inevitable coronation as World Champion for at least one more week - Motegi

Capirossi was at or near the top all weekend, finishing as the leader of the pack - Motegi

Alex Hofmann was another of the DNFs. His was the result of a crash, which left him in the hospital for observation - Motegi

Capirossi was the bigger story for Ducati, but it should be noted that Carlos Checa raced to a well-deserved fourth place finish - Motegi

It was a bad week for Honda, with four out of seven riders ending up with a DNF, including Alex Barros - Motegi

Konica Minolta Honda's Makoto Tamada grabbed a spot on the podium with third place - Motegi

Nicky didn't crash out, but he didn't make a very impressive showing, admitting that "things never really clicked here from the moment I got off the plane really" - Motegi

Sete Giberneau was one of the many to DNF, crashing about midway throught the race on Lap 12 - Motegi

John Hopkins had a confidence boosting performance at Motegi, running the fastest lap in practice, the second fastest in qualifying, and claiming a top-five finish - Motegi

It was a frustrating week for the Kawasaki team with Shinya Nakano having mechanical problems which cause him to retire from the race - Motegi

Edwards spend the weekend trying to recover the confidence he lost after a crash in Friday morning's practice session, finishing in sixth - Motegi

Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi stands second in points, although there is still a mammoth gap separating himself and Rossi - Motegi

Rossi managed to move up quick after starting in 11th but tangled with Melandri on Lap 13 resulting in a DNF - Motegi

Movistar Honda's Marco Melandri got the worse of things when he and Rossi went down, suffering a deep cut to his right foot - Motegi

Capirossi was able to edge out Biaggi for the victory - Motegi

Suzuki's Kenny Roberts Jr. - Sepang

Ducati's Loris Capirossi - Sepang

Movistar Honda's Sete Gibernau - Sepang

But for a few laps midrace, Capirossi led from start to finish, his only serious challenge courtesy of Rossi - Sepang

The MotoGP G.O.A.T.? - Sepang

Rossi, Capirossi, and Checa celebrate thier podium finishes - Sepang

Rossi is the seventh dwarf, posing with the other six which repesent his other world championships - Sepang

Suzuki's John Hopkins had a great week in qualifying but slipped to ninth on raceday - Sepang

Shane Byrne got a chance to race Troy Bayliss' Camel Honda mount to a 14th place finish - Sepang

Rossi's closest rival was Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi, who rose from a horrid qualifying performance to sixth - Sepang

Nicky hung tough, after a bump from Gibernau, to finish just off of the podium at fourth - Sepang

Marco Melandri's fifth place finish was gutsy considering his 35-stitch wound in his right foot - Sepang

Capirossi may have won the race, but the day belonged to the Doctor and his world championship victory - Sepang

Nicky couldn't hold off Capirossi teammate Carlos Checa who snuck by for the final podium position - Sepang

The race was a mad dash with Capirossi making the turn with a clear lead - Sepang

Sete Gibernau affected the races of no less than three other riders, forcing Checa wide in the first turn, bumping Hayden, and crashing out Nakano on Lap 3 - Sepang

Fortuna Yamaha's Toni Elias - Qatar

MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi - Qatar

Shane Byrne - Qatar

Suzuki's John Hopkins runs off the track - Qatar

Marlboro Ducati's Carlos Checa - Qatar

Fortuna Yamaha's Ruben Xaus - Qatar

Minolta Honda's Makoto Tamada - Qatar

Gauloises Yamaha's Colin Edwards - Qatar

Suzuki's Kenny Roberts - Qatar

Gauloises Yamaha's Valentino Rossi - Qatar

Marlboro Ducati's Loris Capirossi - Qatar

Camel Honda's Alex Barros - Qatar

Kawasaki's Olivier Jacque - Phillip Island

Suzuki's John Hopkins - Phillip Island

Gauloises Yamaha's Valentino Rossi - Phillip Island

Valentino Rossi (46) leads Nicky Hayden (69) Marco Melandri (33) and Carlos Checa at Phillip Island

Marco Melandri pushed hard but just missed the podium at 4th - Phillip Island

Gibernau finished a race for once, and in the top five no less - Phillip Island

Makoto Tamada just missed 7th when Nakano edged him out - Phillip Island

Pedrosa wrapped up the 250 championship, perhaps his final in the 250 ranks - Phillip Island

Fresh off of a second place overall in the World Superbike championship, Chris Vermeulen is trying his hand at MotoGP and raced to an 11th place finish - Phillip Island

Repsol Honda's Max Biaggi tallied a DNF, loosing his hold of second overall to Melandri and Hayden - Phillip Island

Rossi still races to win, even without a threat at the championship - Phillip Island

Rossi edged out Nicky for his 11th win of the year - Phillip Island

Carlos Checa rode his way onto the podium buy edging out Marco Melandri for third - Phillip Island

Colin Edwards hung in for a 6th place finish, eight championship points behind Hayden and Melandri who are tied for second place - Phillip Island

Nicky and Rossi battled back and forth for the win - Phillip Island

Marco Melandri snagged his first career victory in the MotoGP ranks, and was the better rider at least for one day - Istanbul

Nicky didn't win, but he is showing that podiums can be the rule rather than the exception - Istanbul

It was another week of frustration for Sete Gibernau. He practiced well, won the pole position, and was battling Melandri for the lead before running off into the gravel and never regaining past fourth - Istanbul

Honda's fastest riders during the week were Melandri, Gibernau, and Hayden. They made up the top three in practice and qualifying, but Gibernau faltered on raceday to fourth - Istanbul

Carlos Checa carries Ducati's hopes now that Capirossi is injured. He grabbed a top 5 finish - Istanbul

Subbing for Loris Capirossi was Ducati's first ever Japanese rider Shinichi Ito. He had a rough day, jumping the gun on the start and then getting the black flag for not taking a 1 lap penalty pit stop - Istanbul

Colin Edwards logged another so-so seventh. Still, he stands fourth in overall points with 171 - Istanbul

It was a disappointing week for Suzuki's John Hopkins. Battling a cold all week and a qualifying crash that left his confidence shaken, he finished 14th - Istanbul

Kawasaki's Shinya Nakano finished in 10th and rides with the reassurance of a recent extension with Kawasaki through 2006 - Istanbul

The second-place finish makes 15 podiums out of 16 races. Rossi rides in his own class - Istanbul

Valentino Rossi in the red, white, and black Yamaha vintage colors - Valencia

The Istanbul victory now puts Melandri nine points ahead of Hayden in the chase for second-best in championship points at 195 to 186, but more important it puts the 23-year old on the top spot of the MotoGP podium for the first time ever.