| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'46.329 |
303.115 |
|
| 2 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'46.658 |
299.334 |
0.329 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'47.171 |
297.029 |
0.842 |
| 4 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'47.225 |
296.866 |
0.896 |
| 5 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'47.292 |
297.520 |
0.963 |
| 6 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'47.460 |
297.274 |
1.131 |
| 7 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'47.632 |
296.703 |
1.303 |
| 8 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'47.640 |
297.848 |
1.311 |
| 9 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'47.826 |
300.751 |
1.497 |
| 10 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'48.125 |
297.111 |
1.796 |
| 11 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'48.298 |
295.971 |
1.969 |
| 12 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'48.374 |
301.087 |
2.045 |
| 13 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'48.472 |
297.438 |
2.143 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'48.534 |
299.583 |
2.205 |
| 15 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'48.602 |
296.296 |
2.273 |
| 16 |
64 |
Kousuke AKIYOSHI |
JPN |
Team Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'48.897 |
298.755 |
2.568 |
| 17 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'49.446 |
291.497 |
3.117 |
| 18 |
8 |
Naoki MATSUDO |
JPN |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
1'49.474 |
289.466 |
3.145 |
| 19 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'49.735 |
287.539 |
3.406 |
| 20 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'50.134 |
287.846 |
3.805 |
| 21 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'50.573 |
287.234 |
4.244 |
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