The 2007 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2007 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 July 2007 at the Laguna Seca circuit.
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| Race 11 of 18 races in the 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 22 July 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Laguna Seca Raceway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MotoGP classification
editChaz Davies replaced Alex Hofmann after the first practice session due to injury.[4]
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 27 |  Casey Stoner
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Ducati Team | Ducati | 32 | 44:20.325 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 71 | Chris Vermeulen
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Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 32 | +9.865 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | 33 |  Marco Melandri
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Honda Gresini | Honda | 32 | +25.641 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | 46 | Valentino Rossi
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Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 32 | +30.664 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 26 |  Dani Pedrosa
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Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 32 | +35.622 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 14 |  Randy de Puniet
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Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 32 | +38.306 | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | 13 | Anthony West
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Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 32 | +41.422 | 12 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 |  Makoto Tamada
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Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 32 | +42.355 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 |  Alex Barros
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Pramac d'Antin | Ducati | 32 | +43.520 | 17 | 7 |
| 10 | 95 |  Roger Lee Hayden
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Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 32 | +43.720 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | 5 | Colin Edwards
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Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 32 | +47.376 | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | 56 | Shinya Nakano
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Konica Minolta Honda | Honda | 32 | +52.848 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli
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Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 32 | +58.410 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | Carlos Checa
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Honda LCR | Honda | 32 | +1:15.366 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | 21 | John Hopkins
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Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 30 | +2 laps | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | 57 |  Chaz Davies
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Pramac d'Antin | Ducati | 29 | +3 laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nicky Hayden
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Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 22 | Retirement | 4 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Miguel Duhamel
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Honda Gresini | Honda | 10 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 80 | Kurtis Roberts
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Team Roberts | KR212V | 5 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 65 | Loris Capirossi
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Ducati Team | Ducati | 3 | Retirement | 6 | |
| Sources: [5][6][7] | ||||||||
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
editBelow are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.[8]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "2007 United States MotoGP". Motorpsortmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2007 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Laguna Seca Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "US GP: Pramac d'Antin Friday notes". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 21 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "2007 United States MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT" (PDF).
- ^ "motogp.com · RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2007". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2007. Retrieved 2023-04-17.