After a most unpredictable race at Misano, the MotoGP riders' championship has now shown signs of leaders emerging. In fact, the top two are tied for points. In third place is factory Yamaha rider Vinales, and Rossi still remains in fourth place despite missing out his home race due to a fractured leg. Pedrosa holds fort in fifth, and the rest of the field remains much the same with a few changes here and there. The riders' standings after the Misano MotoGP race are as follows:
1. Andrea Dovizioso, 199 points
2.Marc Marquez, 199 points
3. Maverick Vinales, 183 points
4. Valentino Rossi, 157 points
5. Dani Pedrosa, 150 points
6. Johann Zarco, 110 points
7. Danilo Petrucci, 95 points (+3 positions)
8. Cal Crutchlow, 92 points
9. Jorge Lorenzo, 90 points (-2 positions)
10. Jonas Folger, 84 points (-1 position)
11. Alvaro Bautista, 62 points
12. Scott Redding, 54 points
13. Jack Miller, 53 points (+1 position)
14. Aleix Espargaro, 43 points (-1 position)
15. Loriz Baz, 39 points
16. Andrea Iannone, 33 points
17. Pol Espargaro, 31 points (+2 positions)
18. Karel Abraham, 28 points (-1 position)
19. Alex Rins, 27 points (+2 positions)
20. Tito Rabat, 27 points (-2 positions)
21. Hector Barbera, 23 points (-1 position)
22. Michele Pirro, 18 points (+1 position)
23. Bradley Smith, 14 points (-1 position)
24. Mika Kallio, 6 points
25. Sam Lowes, 2 points (-1 position)
26. Sylvain Guintoli, 1 point (-1 position)
