| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'46.981 |
297.438 |
|
| 2 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'47.315 |
294.920 |
0.334 |
| 3 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'47.449 |
296.377 |
0.468 |
| 4 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'47.581 |
295.728 |
0.600 |
| 5 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'47.610 |
297.029 |
0.629 |
| 6 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'47.646 |
298.507 |
0.665 |
| 7 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'47.731 |
298.920 |
0.750 |
| 8 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'47.915 |
295.001 |
0.934 |
| 9 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'47.982 |
294.037 |
1.001 |
| 10 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'48.002 |
294.920 |
1.021 |
| 11 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'48.059 |
299.086 |
1.078 |
| 12 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'48.160 |
298.755 |
1.179 |
| 13 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'48.313 |
299.583 |
1.332 |
| 14 |
64 |
Kousuke AKIYOSHI |
JPN |
Team Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'48.317 |
294.037 |
1.336 |
| 15 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'48.389 |
298.424 |
1.408 |
| 16 |
8 |
Naoki MATSUDO |
JPN |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
1'48.722 |
275.299 |
1.741 |
| 17 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'49.488 |
294.277 |
2.507 |
| 18 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'49.683 |
287.846 |
2.702 |
| 19 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'49.761 |
290.166 |
2.780 |
| 20 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'49.889 |
289.932 |
2.908 |
| 21 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'51.138 |
286.700 |
4.157 |
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