| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'24.319 |
268.389 |
|
| 2 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'24.338 |
278.637 |
0.019 |
| 3 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'24.477 |
282.500 |
0.158 |
| 4 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'24.578 |
277.563 |
0.259 |
| 5 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'24.606 |
276.923 |
0.287 |
| 6 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'24.696 |
275.510 |
0.377 |
| 7 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'24.725 |
279.214 |
0.406 |
| 8 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'24.898 |
281.396 |
0.579 |
| 9 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'24.966 |
277.992 |
0.647 |
| 10 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'25.070 |
276.285 |
0.751 |
| 11 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'25.254 |
276.214 |
0.935 |
| 12 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'25.487 |
276.214 |
1.168 |
| 13 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'25.528 |
277.421 |
1.209 |
| 14 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'25.667 |
272.452 |
1.348 |
| 15 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'26.165 |
276.710 |
1.846 |
| 16 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'26.184 |
281.323 |
1.865 |
| 17 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'27.077 |
272.727 |
2.758 |
| 18 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'27.292 |
266.206 |
2.973 |
| 19 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'27.616 |
255.984 |
3.297 |
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