Course disputée sur le circuit de Shanghaï
| Position | Numéro | Pilote | Team | Temps | Tours | Points | Départ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Fiat Yamaha Team | 16:34:21 | 22 | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | 17:39:11 | 22 | 20 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | Casey Stoner | Ducati Marlboro Team | 20:59:49 | 22 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | 48 | Jorge Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha Team | 22:49:15 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | 33 | Marco Melandri | Ducati Marlboro Team | 00:03:38 | 22 | 11 | 12 |
| 6 | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Repsol Honda Team | 00:27:10 | 22 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | Colin Edwards | Tech3 Yamaha | 00:50:41 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | 24 | Toni Elias | Alice Team | 00:58:06 | 22 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 01:18:21 | 22 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | 56 | Shinya Nakano | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 02:33:50 | 22 | 6 | 13 |
| 11 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Jir Team Scot MotoGP | 02:38:27 | 22 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 52 | James Toseland | Tech3 Yamaha | 04:34:12 | 22 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 14 | Randy De Puniet | LCR Honda MotoGP | 04:38:23 | 22 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | 21 | John Hopkins | Kawasaki Racing Team | 05:18:36 | 22 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Alice Team | 05:26:31 | 22 | 1 | 17 |
| 16 | 15 | Alex De Angelis | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 06:37:34 | 22 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | 13 | Anthony West | Kawasaki Racing Team | 10:47:34 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| 18 | 7 | Chris Vermeulen | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 19:28:54 | 16 | 0 | 8 |