| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'43.017 |
323.450 |
|
| 2 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'43.023 |
324.812 |
0.006 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'43.090 |
320.379 |
0.073 |
| 4 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'43.099 |
324.032 |
0.082 |
| 5 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'43.233 |
313.043 |
0.216 |
| 6 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'43.368 |
315.789 |
0.351 |
| 7 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'43.442 |
316.251 |
0.425 |
| 8 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'43.479 |
317.180 |
0.462 |
| 9 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'43.614 |
320.094 |
0.597 |
| 10 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'43.668 |
319.054 |
0.651 |
| 11 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'43.707 |
313.953 |
0.690 |
| 12 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'43.742 |
316.901 |
0.725 |
| 13 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'44.001 |
319.621 |
0.984 |
| 14 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'44.043 |
312.862 |
1.026 |
| 15 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'44.610 |
323.935 |
1.593 |
| 16 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'44.678 |
325.301 |
1.661 |
| 17 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'44.706 |
325.105 |
1.689 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'44.865 |
317.553 |
1.848 |
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