The 2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh race of the 2006 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of July 21–23, 2006 at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. This would be Nicky Hayden's final MotoGP victory of his career.
MotoGP classification Pos No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 69 Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team Honda 32 45:04.867 6 25 2 26 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 32 +3.186 4 20 3 33 Marco Melandri Fortuna Honda Honda 32 +10.929 9 16 4 10 Kenny Roberts Jr. Team Roberts KR211V 32 +11.941 3 13 5 71 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 32 +27.439 1 11 6 21 John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 32 +38.820 5 10 7 7 Carlos Checa Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 32 +44.825 11 9 8 65 Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 32 +48.526 13 8 9 5 Colin Edwards Camel Yamaha Team Yamaha 32 +53.228 2 7 10 15 Sete Gibernau Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 32 +1:06.279 16 6 11 6 Makoto Tamada Konica Minolta Honda Honda 32 +1:11.941 14 5 12 17 Randy de Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 32 +1:14.407 15 4 13 77 James Ellison Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 32 +1:19.283 18 3 14 66 Alex Hofmann Pramac d'Antin MotoGP Ducati 32 +1:41.277 17 2 15 24 Toni Elías Fortuna Honda Honda 31 +1 Lap 12 1 16 30 José Luis Cardoso Pramac d'Antin MotoGP Ducati 31 +1 Lap 19 Ret 46 Valentino Rossi Camel Yamaha Team Yamaha 30 Engine 10 Ret 56 Shinya Nakano Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 15 Retirement 8 Ret 27 Casey Stoner Honda LCR Honda 14 Accident 7
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Nicky Hayden 194 2 Dani Pedrosa 160 3 Marco Melandri 150 4 Valentino Rossi 143 5 Loris Capirossi 126
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Honda 246 2 Yamaha 181 3 Ducati 135 4 Suzuki 92 5 KR211V 79
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