| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'54.276 |
309.366 |
|
| 2 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'54.544 |
305.170 |
0.268 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'54.671 |
306.209 |
0.395 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'55.126 |
301.423 |
0.850 |
| 5 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'55.394 |
305.343 |
1.118 |
| 6 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'55.445 |
306.905 |
1.169 |
| 7 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'55.453 |
308.043 |
1.177 |
| 8 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'55.512 |
309.633 |
1.236 |
| 9 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'55.656 |
302.605 |
1.380 |
| 10 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'55.716 |
307.079 |
1.440 |
| 11 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'55.759 |
304.826 |
1.483 |
| 12 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'55.803 |
302.690 |
1.527 |
| 13 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'56.131 |
304.826 |
1.855 |
| 14 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'56.959 |
301.675 |
2.683 |
| 15 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'57.323 |
299.750 |
3.047 |
| 16 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'57.481 |
301.339 |
3.205 |
| 17 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'58.399 |
297.848 |
4.123 |
| 18 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'58.797 |
298.177 |
4.521 |
| 19 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'58.801 |
300.751 |
4.525 |
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