| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'49.263 |
261.311 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'50.580 |
266.009 |
1.317 |
| 3 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'50.785 |
250.987 |
1.522 |
| 4 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'50.799 |
265.356 |
1.536 |
| 5 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'51.312 |
257.572 |
2.049 |
| 6 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'51.594 |
263.350 |
2.331 |
| 7 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'51.894 |
267.128 |
2.631 |
| 8 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'51.979 |
249.020 |
2.716 |
| 9 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'52.058 |
255.379 |
2.795 |
| 10 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'52.238 |
251.983 |
2.975 |
| 11 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'52.463 |
245.064 |
3.200 |
| 12 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'52.755 |
250.871 |
3.492 |
| 13 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'52.779 |
268.322 |
3.516 |
| 14 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'52.826 |
243.682 |
3.563 |
| 15 |
19 |
Olivier JACQUE |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'53.283 |
258.558 |
4.020 |
| 16 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'53.292 |
251.455 |
4.029 |
| 17 |
22 |
Vittoriano GUARESCHI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'54.694 |
240.266 |
5.431 |
| 18 |
59 |
Niccolo CANEPA |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'57.453 |
243.079 |
8.190 |
| 19 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'57.698 |
255.742 |
8.435 |
|
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
|
|
Lap |
|
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
|
|
Lap |
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