Jorge Lorenzo & Casey Stoner - Photo Credit: MotoGP.com
Riders' Championship (After Round 8: Italy)
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Bike | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Stoner | AUS | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 4 | 152 |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Yamaha | Yamaha Factory Racing | 2 | 133 |
| 3 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 119 | |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Ducati | Ducati Team | 91 | |
| 5 | Nicky Hayden | USA | Ducati | Ducati Team | 77 | |
| 6 | Ben Spies | USA | Yamaha | Yamaha Factory Racing | 1 | 74 |
| 7 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 1 | 69 |
| 8 | Hiroshi Aoyama | JAP | Honda | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 56 | |
| 9 | Colin Edwards | USA | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 53 | |
| 10 | Marco Simoncelli | ITA | Honda | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 50 | |
| 11 | Hector Barbera | SPA | Ducati | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | 44 | |
| 12 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Ducati | Cardion AB Motoracing | 37 | |
| 13 | Toni Elias | SPA | Honda | LCR Honda MotoGP | 35 | |
| 14 | Cal Crutchlow | SPA | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 32 | |
| 15 | Alvaro Bautista | GBR | Suzuki | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 30 | |
| 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 |
