| Pos | Rider | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Finishes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Hayden | Honda | 2 | 10 | 16 | 252 |
| 2 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 5 | 10 | 14 | 247 |
| 3 | Loris Capirossi | Ducati | 3 | 8 | 16 | 229 |
| 4 | Marco Melandri | Honda | 3 | 7 | 16 | 228 |
| 5 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 2 | 8 | 15 | 215 |
| 6 | Kenny Roberts Jr. | KR211V | 2 | 15 | 134 | |
| 7 | Colin Edwards | Yamaha | 1 | 16 | 124 | |
| 8 | Casey Stoner | Honda | 1 | 10 | 119 | |
| 9 | Toni Elías | Honda | 1 | 1 | 13 | 116 |
| 10 | John Hopkins | Suzuki | 16 | 116 | ||
| 11 | Chris Vermeulen | Suzuki | 1 | 14 | 98 | |
| 12 | Makoto Tamada | Honda | 16 | 96 | ||
| 13 | Sete Gibernau | Ducati | 10 | 95 | ||
| 14 | Shinya Nakano | Kawasaki | 1 | 11 | 92 | |
| 15 | Carlos Checa | Yamaha | 16 | 75 | ||
| 16 | Randy de Puniet | Kawasaki | 10 | 37 | ||
| 17 | Alex Hofmann | Ducati | 14 | 30 | ||
| 18 | James Ellison | Yamaha | 16 | 26 | ||
| 19 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 20 | José Luis Cardoso | Ducati | 11 | 10 | ||
| 21 | Kousuke Akiyoshi | Suzuki | 1 | 3 | ||
| 22 | Garry McCoy | Ilmor X3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Iván Silva | Ducati | 2 | 0 | |||
| Naoki Matsudo | Kawasaki | 0 | ||||
| Michel Fabrizio | Honda | 0 |