| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'45.724 |
303.882 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'45.991 |
297.111 |
0.267 |
| 3 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'46.250 |
297.602 |
0.526 |
| 4 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'46.291 |
300.000 |
0.567 |
| 5 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'46.316 |
304.139 |
0.592 |
| 6 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'46.326 |
300.919 |
0.602 |
| 7 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'46.489 |
297.766 |
0.765 |
| 8 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'46.512 |
297.111 |
0.788 |
| 9 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'46.576 |
299.750 |
0.852 |
| 10 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'46.726 |
297.848 |
1.002 |
| 11 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'46.847 |
301.003 |
1.123 |
| 12 |
64 |
Kousuke AKIYOSHI |
JPN |
Team Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'46.958 |
300.083 |
1.234 |
| 13 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'47.071 |
298.260 |
1.347 |
| 14 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'47.310 |
297.274 |
1.586 |
| 15 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'47.451 |
296.215 |
1.727 |
| 16 |
8 |
Naoki MATSUDO |
JPN |
Kawasaki |
Kawasaki |
1'47.826 |
285.714 |
2.102 |
| 17 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'47.905 |
289.311 |
2.181 |
| 18 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'48.426 |
295.890 |
2.702 |
| 19 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'48.716 |
290.713 |
2.992 |
| 20 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'48.748 |
293.000 |
3.024 |
| 21 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'50.359 |
287.463 |
4.635 |
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