The 2005 MotoGP season features 17 races, with the appearance of three new Grands Prix, China, Turkey and the United States. Valentino Rossi is the favorite rider with Yamaha and will not miss the opportunity to win another world title, winning 11 races. Rossi, with 367 points, precedes Marco Melandri (Honda, 220 points) and Nick Hayden (Honda, 206 points) in the final standings.