| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'56.260 |
266.469 |
|
| 2 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'57.056 |
265.486 |
0.796 |
| 3 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'57.131 |
261.248 |
0.871 |
| 4 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'57.272 |
260.806 |
1.012 |
| 5 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'57.626 |
239.149 |
1.366 |
| 6 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'58.477 |
248.962 |
2.217 |
| 7 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'58.566 |
244.509 |
2.306 |
| 8 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'58.575 |
260.492 |
2.315 |
| 9 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'58.627 |
263.029 |
2.367 |
| 10 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'58.655 |
250.347 |
2.395 |
| 11 |
26 |
Daniel PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'59.173 |
247.763 |
2.913 |
| 12 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
2'01.268 |
249.422 |
5.008 |
| 13 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
2'04.356 |
244.288 |
8.096 |
| 14 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
2'07.270 |
245.343 |
11.010 |
| 15 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
2'08.386 |
208.857 |
12.126 |
| 16 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
2'25.516 |
265.944 |
29.256 |
| 17 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
2'48.089 |
204.081 |
51.829 |
|
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
|
|
Lap |
|
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
|
|
Lap |
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