| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'49.633 |
315.974 |
|
| 2 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'49.825 |
325.399 |
0.192 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'50.013 |
327.570 |
0.380 |
| 4 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'50.030 |
328.267 |
0.397 |
| 5 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'50.191 |
322.580 |
0.558 |
| 6 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'50.383 |
309.988 |
0.750 |
| 7 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'50.420 |
318.490 |
0.787 |
| 8 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'50.448 |
320.855 |
0.815 |
| 9 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'50.573 |
322.580 |
0.940 |
| 10 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'50.648 |
316.715 |
1.015 |
| 11 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'50.714 |
321.620 |
1.081 |
| 12 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'50.805 |
326.382 |
1.172 |
| 13 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'50.947 |
318.208 |
1.314 |
| 14 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'50.971 |
326.382 |
1.338 |
| 15 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'50.988 |
315.604 |
1.355 |
| 16 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'51.014 |
329.167 |
1.381 |
| 17 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'51.379 |
309.278 |
1.746 |
| 18 |
8 |
Tadayuki OKADA |
JPN |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'52.026 |
316.622 |
2.393 |
| 19 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'52.322 |
317.460 |
2.689 |
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