| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'23.859 |
236.323 |
|
| 2 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'24.125 |
251.572 |
0.266 |
| 3 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'24.194 |
237.414 |
0.335 |
| 4 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'24.223 |
245.622 |
0.364 |
| 5 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'24.253 |
247.252 |
0.394 |
| 6 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'24.320 |
242.696 |
0.461 |
| 7 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'24.339 |
243.352 |
0.480 |
| 8 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'24.494 |
244.012 |
0.635 |
| 9 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'24.523 |
235.345 |
0.664 |
| 10 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'24.663 |
245.733 |
0.804 |
| 11 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'24.822 |
237.571 |
0.963 |
| 12 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'24.883 |
243.243 |
1.024 |
| 13 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'25.094 |
238.147 |
1.235 |
| 14 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'25.252 |
241.448 |
1.393 |
| 15 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'25.294 |
237.414 |
1.435 |
| 16 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'25.598 |
241.610 |
1.739 |
| 17 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'25.651 |
243.792 |
1.792 |
| 18 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'25.768 |
232.558 |
1.909 |
| 19 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'27.020 |
241.827 |
3.161 |
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