Casey Stoner - Photo Credit: MotoGP.com
Riders' Championship (After Round 8: Germany)
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Bike | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Stoner | AUS | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 4 | 168 |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Yamaha | Yamaha Factory Racing | 2 | 153 |
| 3 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 132 | |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Ducati | Ducati Team | 98 | |
| 5 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 2 | 94 |
| 6 | Ben Spies | USA | Yamaha | Yamaha Factory Racing | 1 | 85 |
| 7 | Nicky Hayden | USA | Ducati | Ducati Team | 85 | |
| 8 | Marco Simoncelli | ITA | Honda | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 60 | |
| 9 | Colin Edwards | USA | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 59 | |
| 10 | Hiroshi Aoyama | JAP | Honda | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 57 | |
| 11 | Hector Barbera | SPA | Ducati | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | 49 | |
| 12 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Ducati | Cardion AB Motoracing | 41 | |
| 13 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Suzuki | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 39 | |
| 14 | Toni Elias | SPA | Honda | LCR Honda MotoGP | 35 | |
| 15 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 34 | |
| 16 | Loris Capirossi | ITA | Ducati | Pramac Racing Team | 22 | |
| 17 | Randy de Puniet | FRA | Ducati | Pramac Racing Team | 15 | |
| 18 | John Hopkins | USA | Suzuki | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 6 | |
| 19 | Kousuke Akiyoshi | JAP | Honda | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 3 |
