Motorcycle Sports MotoGP 2005 Australian Grand Prix October 16: at Phillip Island Circuit, Phillip Island (aus): 1. Valentino Rossi (ita) [Yamaha] 2. Nicky Hayden (usa) [Honda] + 1.0 3. Carlos Checa (spa) [Ducati] + 4.2 4. Marco Melandri (ita) [Honda] s.t. 5. Sete Gibernau (spa) [Honda] + 14.0 6. Colin Edwards (usa) [Yamaha] + 33.2 7. Shinya Nakano (jpn) [Kawasaki] + 45.0 8. Makoto Tamada (jpn) [Honda] + 45.1 9. Toni Elias (spa) [Yamaha] s.t. 10. John Hopkins (usa) [Suzuki] + 50.2