| Type | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndreaDovizioso  Repsol Honda Team | Honda | |||
| ColinEdwards  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | |||
| R | HiroshiAoyama  Interwetten Honda MotoGP | Honda | ||
| R | BenSpies Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | ||
| RandyDe Puniet  LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | |||
| R | AlvaroBautista  Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | ||
| DaniPedrosa Repsol Honda Team | Honda | |||
| CaseyStoner  Ducati Team | Ducati | |||
| MarcoMelandri San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | |||
| R | HectorBarbera Paginas Amarillas Aspar | Ducati | ||
| R | AleixEspargaro Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | ||
| ValentinoRossi Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | |||
| R | MarcoSimoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | ||
| LorisCapirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | |||
| NickyHayden Ducati Team | Ducati | |||
| CarlosCheca Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | |||
| JorgeLorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha |
Key
99 Is replaced by
i Independent Team Rider
99 Is replacement of
W Wildcard
R Rookie
