| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'32.220 |
310.255 |
|
| 2 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'32.408 |
306.992 |
0.188 |
| 3 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'32.786 |
306.469 |
0.566 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'33.019 |
308.659 |
0.799 |
| 5 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'33.080 |
311.598 |
0.860 |
| 6 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'33.254 |
309.455 |
1.034 |
| 7 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'33.274 |
306.122 |
1.054 |
| 8 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'33.369 |
306.296 |
1.149 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'33.394 |
307.692 |
1.174 |
| 10 |
12 |
Troy BAYLISS |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'33.433 |
300.500 |
1.213 |
| 11 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'33.556 |
309.012 |
1.336 |
| 12 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'33.622 |
307.604 |
1.402 |
| 13 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'33.689 |
313.679 |
1.469 |
| 14 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'33.795 |
304.740 |
1.575 |
| 15 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'33.954 |
309.455 |
1.734 |
| 16 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'33.967 |
304.139 |
1.747 |
| 17 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'34.323 |
304.396 |
2.103 |
| 18 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'34.681 |
304.826 |
2.461 |
| 19 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'35.292 |
299.168 |
3.072 |
| 20 |
8 |
Garry McCOY |
AUS |
Ilmor SRT |
Ilmor X3 |
1'36.076 |
292.682 |
3.856 |
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