</s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁United ▁States ▁motor cycle ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁was ▁the ▁e ighth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁M oto GP ▁Championship . ▁It ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁week end ▁of ▁July ▁ 8 – 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁at ▁Lag una ▁Sec a . ▁Only ▁the ▁M oto GP ▁class ▁rac ed ▁here ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Californ ian ▁law ▁on ▁air ▁poll ution , ▁which ▁forb ids ▁ 2 - stroke ▁engines ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁▁ ▁This ▁round ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁motor cycle ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁M oto GP ▁race ▁report ▁ ▁This ▁race ▁was ▁most ▁notable ▁for ▁the ▁dominant ▁win ▁on ▁home ▁soil ▁by ▁American ▁Nick y ▁Hay den , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁American ▁Col in ▁Edwards , ▁followed ▁by ▁then ▁six - time ▁world ▁champion ▁Valent ino ▁Ros si ▁in ▁third ▁place . ▁ ▁Valent ino ▁Ros si ▁leads ▁the ▁stand ings ▁with ▁ 1 7 0 ▁points , ▁followed ▁by ▁Marco ▁Mel and ri ▁with ▁ 1 0 7 ▁and ▁Max ▁Bi aggi ▁with ▁ 8 7 ▁points . ▁ ▁On ▁Saturday , ▁American ▁Nick y ▁Hay den ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁ever ▁pole ▁position ▁on ▁Saturday ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 2 2 . 6 7 0 . ▁Valent ino ▁Ros si ▁was ▁second , ▁+ 0 . 3 5 4 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁and ▁Brazil ian ▁veter