| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.168 |
250.405 |
|
| 2 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'23.321 |
244.343 |
0.153 |
| 3 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'23.420 |
234.782 |
0.252 |
| 4 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'23.490 |
236.013 |
0.322 |
| 5 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.498 |
247.139 |
0.330 |
| 6 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'23.536 |
251.338 |
0.368 |
| 7 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'23.651 |
238.463 |
0.483 |
| 8 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'23.656 |
239.467 |
0.488 |
| 9 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'23.750 |
248.447 |
0.582 |
| 10 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'24.047 |
241.286 |
0.879 |
| 11 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'24.153 |
241.340 |
0.985 |
| 12 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'24.230 |
238.357 |
1.062 |
| 13 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'24.268 |
241.502 |
1.100 |
| 14 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'24.578 |
240.910 |
1.410 |
| 15 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'24.592 |
248.390 |
1.424 |
| 16 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'24.634 |
247.933 |
1.466 |
| 17 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'25.420 |
235.704 |
2.252 |
| 18 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'25.763 |
234.476 |
2.595 |
| 19 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'26.567 |
236.894 |
3.399 |
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