| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'34.365 |
275.089 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'35.076 |
268.456 |
0.711 |
| 3 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'35.160 |
271.356 |
0.795 |
| 4 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'35.362 |
265.878 |
0.997 |
| 5 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'35.425 |
270.608 |
1.060 |
| 6 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'35.520 |
276.923 |
1.155 |
| 7 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'35.534 |
270.202 |
1.169 |
| 8 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'35.549 |
270.270 |
1.184 |
| 9 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'35.628 |
267.459 |
1.263 |
| 10 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'35.739 |
265.748 |
1.374 |
| 11 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'35.802 |
268.056 |
1.437 |
| 12 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'35.853 |
274.669 |
1.488 |
| 13 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'36.047 |
269.865 |
1.682 |
| 14 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'36.089 |
274.042 |
1.724 |
| 15 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'36.203 |
274.181 |
1.838 |
| 16 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'36.273 |
272.658 |
1.908 |
| 17 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'36.957 |
268.589 |
2.592 |
| 18 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'37.346 |
264.900 |
2.981 |
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