2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points. Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points. Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points. 2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 57th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. The 2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season began on 10 April at Jerez and closing on 6 November at Valencia. There were seventeen Grands Prix for the
1980 United States Grand Prix West just his fourth points finish and announced his emergence as a championship contender. Piquet won by 49 seconds over Italian driver Riccardo Patrese driving an Arrows A3. It was the best result for both Arrows and Patrese in two years after Patrese finished second at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix. Third was Brazilian driver, twice-World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi driving a Fittipaldi F7. It was Fittipaldi's best result since finishing second at the 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix. Nelson Piquet took pole, fastest lap and his first career race win to dominate the weekend in his gleaming blue and white Brabham. The