| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'58.139 |
317.834 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'58.494 |
318.490 |
0.355 |
| 3 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'58.591 |
324.032 |
0.452 |
| 4 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'58.711 |
316.251 |
0.572 |
| 5 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'58.855 |
315.697 |
0.716 |
| 6 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'58.941 |
311.778 |
0.802 |
| 7 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'59.254 |
316.529 |
1.115 |
| 8 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'59.325 |
311.868 |
1.186 |
| 9 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'59.357 |
314.593 |
1.218 |
| 10 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'59.507 |
314.685 |
1.368 |
| 11 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'59.559 |
310.701 |
1.420 |
| 12 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'59.678 |
327.570 |
1.539 |
| 13 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'59.716 |
316.529 |
1.577 |
| 14 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'59.740 |
313.771 |
1.601 |
| 15 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'59.933 |
321.907 |
1.794 |
| 16 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
2'00.316 |
314.868 |
2.177 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
2'00.760 |
327.074 |
2.621 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
2'00.838 |
316.622 |
2.699 |
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