| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'38.507 |
312.914 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'38.547 |
316.648 |
0.040 |
| 3 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'38.632 |
315.597 |
0.125 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'38.688 |
314.380 |
0.181 |
| 5 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'38.868 |
313.688 |
0.361 |
| 6 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'39.171 |
310.446 |
0.664 |
| 7 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'39.202 |
314.640 |
0.695 |
| 8 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'39.309 |
312.400 |
0.802 |
| 9 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'39.332 |
311.973 |
0.825 |
| 10 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'39.474 |
314.466 |
0.967 |
| 11 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.591 |
312.144 |
1.084 |
| 12 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.946 |
312.571 |
1.439 |
| 13 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'40.055 |
309.940 |
1.548 |
| 14 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'41.033 |
309.100 |
2.526 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'41.112 |
316.034 |
2.605 |
| 16 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'41.572 |
313.516 |
3.065 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'41.875 |
312.914 |
3.368 |
| 18 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'43.262 |
318.770 |
4.755 |
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