| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'39.064 |
287.923 |
|
| 2 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'39.285 |
287.923 |
0.221 |
| 3 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'39.526 |
283.167 |
0.462 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'39.666 |
287.005 |
0.602 |
| 5 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'39.734 |
287.234 |
0.670 |
| 6 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'39.875 |
287.616 |
0.811 |
| 7 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'39.932 |
286.092 |
0.868 |
| 8 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'40.146 |
279.647 |
1.082 |
| 9 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'40.160 |
283.390 |
1.096 |
| 10 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'40.181 |
285.186 |
1.117 |
| 11 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'40.215 |
279.647 |
1.151 |
| 12 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'40.340 |
285.336 |
1.276 |
| 13 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'40.497 |
278.853 |
1.433 |
| 14 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'40.851 |
282.205 |
1.787 |
| 15 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'40.982 |
285.336 |
1.918 |
| 16 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'41.119 |
286.320 |
2.055 |
| 17 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'41.749 |
276.285 |
2.685 |
| 18 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'42.267 |
277.992 |
3.203 |
| 19 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'42.341 |
275.932 |
3.277 |
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