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Max Biaggi beat arch-rival Valentino Rossi to win the Pacific Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan, Sunday. Makoto Tamada was third on Bridgestone tires; Biaggi and Rossi used Michelins.

Former AMA Superbike Champion Nicky Hayden finished fourth, his best result in his rookie MotoGP season, with Sete Gibernau fifth. The first five riders were on RC211V Hondas.

John Hopkins got into the first turn too hot and started a crash that also involved Carlos Checa, Troy Bayliss and Colin Edwards; only Edwards rejoined the race. Jeremy McWilliams later crashed and retired. All five riders were reported to be uninjured.

MotoGP Race Results
24 laps, 115.224 km
Twin Ring Motegi
Motegi, Japan
Sunday, October 5

1. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 43:57.590

2. Valentino ROSSI, Honda, -3.754 seconds

3. Makoto TAMADA, Honda, -4.864

4. Nicky HAYDEN, USA, Honda, -5.641

5. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, -19.456

6. Marco MELANDRI, Yamaha, -19.909

7. Alex BARROS, Yamaha, -20.938

8. Tohru UKAWA, Honda, -22.307

9. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, -27.887

10. Shinya NAKANO, Yamaha, -41.731

11. Akira RYO, Suzuki, -50.106

12. Ryuichi KIYONARI, Honda, -53.214

13. Noriyuki HAGA, Aprilia, -53.589

14. Olivier JACQUE, Yamaha, -65.620

15. Nobuatsu AOKI, Proton, -67.535

16. Kenny ROBERTS, USA, Suzuki, -69.055

17. Andrew PITT, Kawasaki, -71.533

18. Colin EDWARDS, USA, Aprilia, -87.583

19. Tamaki SERIZAWA, Moriwaki, -93.001

20. David DE GEA, Harris WCM, -1 lap

21. Garry McCOY, Kawasaki, DNF, -14 laps

22. Jeremy McWILLIAMS, Proton, DNF, -22 laps

23. Chris BURNS, Harris WCM, DNF, -23 laps

24. Troy BAYLISS, Ducati, DNF, -24 laps

25. John HOPKINS, USA, Suzuki, DNF, -24 laps

26. Carlos CHECA, Yamaha, DNF, -24 laps