THE 2009 Championship standings after Round 5 at Mugello put former World Champion Casey Stoner back at the head of the table - 4 points clear of second-place Jorge Lorenzo.
Current MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi trails Lorenzo by just 5 points.
1 Casey STONER 27 Ducati AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 90
2 Jorge LORENZO 99 Yamaha SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 86
3 Valentino ROSSI 46 Yamaha ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 81
4 Dani PEDROSA 3 Honda SPA Repsol Honda Team 57
5 Andrea DOVIZIOSO 4 Honda ITA Repsol Honda Team 56
6 Marco MELANDRI 33 Kawasaki ITA Hayate Racing Team 48
7 Colin EDWARDS 5 Yamaha USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 45
8 Loris CAPIROSSI 65 Suzuki ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 38
9 Chris VERMEULEN 7 Suzuki AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 37
10 Randy DE PUNIET 14 Honda FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 34
11 James TOSELAND 52 Yamaha GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 26
12 Toni ELIAS 24 Honda SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini 23
13 Alex DE ANGELIS 15 Honda RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 21
14 Mika KALLIO 36 Ducati FIN Pramac Racing 19
15 Nicky HAYDEN 69 Ducati USA Ducati Marlboro Team 13
16 Niccolo CANEPA 88 Ducati ITA Pramac Racing 10
17 Sete GIBERNAU 59 Ducati SPA Grupo Francisco Hernando 8
18 Yuki TAKAHASHI 72 Honda JPN Scot Racing Team MotoGP 8
