| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'43.182 |
323.741 |
|
| 2 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'43.248 |
320.284 |
0.066 |
| 3 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'43.290 |
326.185 |
0.108 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'43.482 |
318.302 |
0.300 |
| 5 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'43.552 |
313.588 |
0.370 |
| 6 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'43.577 |
315.052 |
0.395 |
| 7 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'43.760 |
314.410 |
0.578 |
| 8 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'43.802 |
308.747 |
0.620 |
| 9 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'43.831 |
313.134 |
0.649 |
| 10 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'43.840 |
318.208 |
0.658 |
| 11 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'43.912 |
318.584 |
0.730 |
| 12 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'44.030 |
313.043 |
0.848 |
| 13 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'44.117 |
323.159 |
0.935 |
| 14 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'44.686 |
326.283 |
1.504 |
| 15 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'45.088 |
323.353 |
1.906 |
| 16 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'45.927 |
316.251 |
2.745 |
| 17 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'46.444 |
322.484 |
3.262 |
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