Casey Stoner - Photo Credit: Bridgestone
Riders' Championship (After Round 18: Valencia)
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Bike | Team | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (C) | Casey Stoner | AUS | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 10 | 350 |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Yamaha | Yamaha Factory Racing | 3 | 260 |
| 3 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 228 | |
| 4 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Honda | Repsol Honda Team | 3 | 219 |
| 5 | Ben Spies | USA | Yamaha | Yamaha Factory Racing | 1 | 176 |
| 6 | Marco Simoncelli | ITA | Honda | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 139 | |
| 7 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Ducati | Ducati Team | 139 | |
| 8 | Nicky Hayden | USA | Ducati | Ducati Team | 132 | |
| 9 | Colin Edwards | USA | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 109 | |
| 10 | Hiroshi Aoyama | JAP | Honda | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 98 | |
| 11 | Hector Barbera | SPA | Ducati | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | 82 | |
| 12 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 70 | |
| 13 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Suzuki | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 67 | |
| 14 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Ducati | Cardion AB Motoracing | 64 | |
| 15 | Toni Elias | SPA | Honda | LCR Honda MotoGP | 61 | |
| 16 | Randy de Puniet | FRA | Ducati | Pramac Racing Team | 49 | |
| 17 | Loris Capirossi | ITA | Ducati | Pramac Racing Team | 43 | |
| 18 | Katsuyuki Nakasuga | JAP | Yamaha | Yamaha Factory Racing | 10 | |
| 19 | Josh Hayes | USA | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 9 | |
| 20 | Kousuke Akiyoshi | JAP | Honda | LCR Honda MotoGP | 7 | |
| 21 | John Hopkins | USA | Suzuki | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 6 | |
| 22 | Shinichi Ito | JAP | Honda | Honda Racing Team | 3 |
*The Malaysian Grand Prix (Round 17) was cancelled after the tragic accident on lap two
