| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
2'04.617 |
286.928 |
|
| 2 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
2'04.823 |
283.986 |
0.206 |
| 3 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
2'05.003 |
284.885 |
0.386 |
| 4 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
2'05.540 |
286.244 |
0.923 |
| 5 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
2'05.700 |
288.924 |
1.083 |
| 6 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
2'06.102 |
285.789 |
1.485 |
| 7 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
2'07.277 |
287.005 |
2.660 |
| 8 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
2'07.294 |
285.487 |
2.677 |
| 9 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
2'07.344 |
278.781 |
2.727 |
| 10 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
2'07.345 |
269.730 |
2.728 |
| 11 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
2'07.552 |
280.228 |
2.935 |
| 12 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
2'07.763 |
278.207 |
3.146 |
| 13 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
2'08.143 |
284.061 |
3.526 |
| 14 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
2'08.393 |
279.069 |
3.776 |
| 15 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
2'10.322 |
280.301 |
5.705 |
| 16 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
2'10.956 |
265.030 |
6.339 |
| 17 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
2'11.241 |
269.730 |
6.624 |
| 18 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
2'11.456 |
273.486 |
6.839 |
| 19 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
2'12.298 |
267.990 |
7.681 |
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