| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'37.598 |
314.553 |
|
| 2 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'37.668 |
318.148 |
0.070 |
| 3 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'37.833 |
313.947 |
0.235 |
| 4 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'37.863 |
316.560 |
0.265 |
| 5 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'38.016 |
317.617 |
0.418 |
| 6 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'38.308 |
312.743 |
0.710 |
| 7 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'38.312 |
310.192 |
0.714 |
| 8 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'38.332 |
311.123 |
0.734 |
| 9 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'38.508 |
312.828 |
0.910 |
| 10 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'38.590 |
311.888 |
0.992 |
| 11 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'38.736 |
320.291 |
1.138 |
| 12 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'38.868 |
312.743 |
1.270 |
| 13 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.076 |
314.120 |
1.478 |
| 14 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'39.749 |
303.672 |
2.151 |
| 15 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'39.834 |
314.726 |
2.236 |
| 16 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'39.871 |
314.987 |
2.273 |
| 17 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'40.647 |
323.194 |
3.049 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'40.711 |
318.060 |
3.113 |
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