| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'21.826 |
258.187 |
|
| 2 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'22.634 |
252.927 |
0.808 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'22.769 |
258.868 |
0.943 |
| 4 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'22.808 |
253.402 |
0.982 |
| 5 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'22.847 |
254.237 |
1.021 |
| 6 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'22.924 |
251.865 |
1.098 |
| 7 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'23.077 |
255.319 |
1.251 |
| 8 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.097 |
252.218 |
1.271 |
| 9 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.114 |
250.696 |
1.288 |
| 10 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.185 |
257.326 |
1.359 |
| 11 |
11 |
Ben SPIES |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.244 |
255.560 |
1.418 |
| 12 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'23.317 |
254.357 |
1.491 |
| 13 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'23.415 |
243.737 |
1.589 |
| 14 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.495 |
252.395 |
1.669 |
| 15 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'23.707 |
251.924 |
1.881 |
| 16 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'23.943 |
247.196 |
2.117 |
| 17 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.955 |
252.749 |
2.129 |
| 18 |
12 |
Jamie HACKING |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'24.371 |
255.681 |
2.545 |
| 19 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'24.483 |
251.396 |
2.657 |
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