| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'39.398 |
323.256 |
|
| 2 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'39.637 |
325.595 |
0.239 |
| 3 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.654 |
327.272 |
0.256 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'39.798 |
324.324 |
0.400 |
| 5 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'40.099 |
322.388 |
0.701 |
| 6 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'40.240 |
322.099 |
0.842 |
| 7 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'40.261 |
323.450 |
0.863 |
| 8 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'40.379 |
321.141 |
0.981 |
| 9 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'40.404 |
325.007 |
1.006 |
| 10 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'40.504 |
323.159 |
1.106 |
| 11 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'40.657 |
318.960 |
1.259 |
| 12 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'40.759 |
319.715 |
1.361 |
| 13 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'40.824 |
327.669 |
1.426 |
| 14 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'41.005 |
323.450 |
1.607 |
| 15 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'41.336 |
324.714 |
1.938 |
| 16 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'41.808 |
320.950 |
2.410 |
| 17 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'42.729 |
316.437 |
3.331 |
| 18 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'43.264 |
308.307 |
3.866 |
| 19 |
8 |
Garry McCOY |
AUS |
Ilmor SRT |
Ilmor X3 |
1'43.424 |
297.684 |
4.026 |
| 20 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'44.434 |
301.760 |
5.036 |
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