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Valentino Rossi crashed out at turn two after contact with Jorge Lorenzo, forcing Ben Spies through the gravel in the process.

Casey Stoner ran through the gravel while leading on lap 5, dropping him to seventh.

Andrea Dovizioso, Marco Simoncelli and Cal Crutchlow were all given ride-through penalties for jumping the start.

MotoGP rookie Karel Abraham withdrew from the race due to concentration problems caused by the head impact he suffered at Aragon on September 18.

Honda test riders Shinichi Ito and Kosuke Akiyoshi have got wild-card rides for their home round, while Damian Cudlin is making his MotoGP debut as a replacement for the injured Loris Capirossi.

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1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda 42m 47.481s
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 42m 54.780s
3. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda 43m 5.861s
4. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 43m 11.031s
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda 43m 11.172s
6. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 43m 25.085s
7. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro 43m 26.468s
8. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 43m 32.504s
9. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 43m 36.555s
10. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing 43m 46.503s
11. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 44m 1.445s
12. Kousuke Akiyoshi JPN LCR Honda 44m 9.190s
13. Shinichi Ito JPN Honda Racing Team 44m 13.862s

DNF:
Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda
15. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki
Damian Cudlin AUS Pramac Racing
Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar
Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro

DNS:
Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing