| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'51.427 |
262.008 |
|
| 2 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'51.621 |
263.222 |
0.194 |
| 3 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'52.037 |
252.631 |
0.610 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'52.667 |
253.580 |
1.240 |
| 5 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'52.939 |
250.000 |
1.512 |
| 6 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'53.187 |
248.447 |
1.760 |
| 7 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'53.418 |
258.435 |
1.991 |
| 8 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'53.666 |
241.989 |
2.239 |
| 9 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'53.681 |
255.379 |
2.254 |
| 10 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'53.708 |
267.923 |
2.281 |
| 11 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'53.816 |
258.744 |
2.389 |
| 12 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'54.100 |
262.901 |
2.673 |
| 13 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'54.267 |
252.277 |
2.840 |
| 14 |
22 |
Vittoriano GUARESCHI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'54.465 |
246.913 |
3.038 |
| 15 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'54.585 |
240.641 |
3.158 |
| 16 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'54.744 |
256.166 |
3.317 |
| 17 |
19 |
Olivier JACQUE |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'54.824 |
252.395 |
3.397 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'54.887 |
248.275 |
3.460 |
| 19 |
59 |
Niccolo CANEPA |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'57.384 |
242.206 |
5.957 |
| 20 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'58.138 |
256.959 |
6.711 |
|
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
|
|
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