| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'31.817 |
307.779 |
|
| 2 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'31.854 |
310.701 |
0.037 |
| 3 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'32.133 |
312.319 |
0.316 |
| 4 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'32.302 |
313.043 |
0.485 |
| 5 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'32.432 |
313.043 |
0.615 |
| 6 |
12 |
Troy BAYLISS |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'32.557 |
307.955 |
0.740 |
| 7 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'32.615 |
312.228 |
0.798 |
| 8 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'32.886 |
310.255 |
1.069 |
| 9 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'33.087 |
308.659 |
1.270 |
| 10 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'33.204 |
313.043 |
1.387 |
| 11 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'33.204 |
309.810 |
1.387 |
| 12 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'33.368 |
307.254 |
1.551 |
| 13 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'33.456 |
306.556 |
1.639 |
| 14 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'33.545 |
305.602 |
1.728 |
| 15 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'33.859 |
311.778 |
2.042 |
| 16 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'34.013 |
306.122 |
2.196 |
| 17 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'34.656 |
305.516 |
2.839 |
| 18 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'35.132 |
300.835 |
3.315 |
| 19 |
8 |
Garry McCOY |
AUS |
Ilmor SRT |
Ilmor X3 |
1'35.300 |
291.970 |
3.483 |
|
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
|
|
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