| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'39.619 |
290.010 |
|
| 2 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.887 |
290.166 |
0.268 |
| 3 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'40.031 |
295.081 |
0.412 |
| 4 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'40.429 |
288.615 |
0.810 |
| 5 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'40.725 |
284.135 |
1.106 |
| 6 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'40.861 |
290.556 |
1.242 |
| 7 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'40.931 |
290.713 |
1.312 |
| 8 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'41.032 |
291.970 |
1.413 |
| 9 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'41.209 |
290.244 |
1.590 |
| 10 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'41.304 |
289.544 |
1.685 |
| 11 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'41.322 |
283.093 |
1.703 |
| 12 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'41.386 |
291.340 |
1.767 |
| 13 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'41.907 |
290.010 |
2.288 |
| 14 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'42.974 |
278.494 |
3.355 |
| 15 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'43.389 |
284.510 |
3.770 |
| 16 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'44.088 |
277.992 |
4.469 |
| 17 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'44.558 |
278.422 |
4.939 |
| 18 |
22 |
Ivan SILVA |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'46.254 |
280.665 |
6.635 |
| 19 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'48.919 |
271.698 |
9.300 |
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