2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

  2006 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 17 races in the
2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date July 23, 2006
Location Laguna Seca
Course Permanent racing facility
3.602 km (2.238 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Chris Vermeulen
Time 1:23.168
Fastest lap
Rider Dani Pedrosa
Time 1:23.333
Podium
First Nicky Hayden
Second Dani Pedrosa
Third Marco Melandri

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 21 –July 23, 2006 at the Laguna Seca circuit.

Moto GP Classification

Pos No. Driver Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 69 Nicky Hayden Honda 32 45:04.867 6 25
2 26 Dani Pedrosa Honda 32 +3.186 4 20
3 33 Marco Melandri Honda 32 +10.929 9 16
4 10 Kenny Roberts, Jr. KR211V 32 +11.941 3 13
5 71 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 32 +27.439 1 11
6 21 John Hopkins Suzuki 32 +38.820 5 10
7 7 Carlos Checa Yamaha 32 +44.825 11 9
8 65 Loris Capirossi Ducati 32 +48.526 13 8
9 5 Colin Edwards Yamaha 32 +53.228 2 7
10 15 Sete Gibernau Ducati 32 +1:06.279 16 6
11 6 Makoto Tamada Honda 32 +1:11.941 14 5
12 17 Randy de Puniet Kawasaki 32 +1:14.407 15 4
13 77 James Ellison Yamaha 32 +1:19.283 18 3
14 66 Alex Hofmann Ducati 32 +1:41.277 17 2
15 24 Toni Elías Honda 31 +1 Lap 12 1
16 30 José Luis Cardoso Ducati 31 +1 Lap 19  
Ret 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 30 Retirement 10  
Ret 56 Shinya Nakano Kawasaki 15 Retirement 8  
Ret 27 Casey Stoner Honda 14 Accident 7  
OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT
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