| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'38.820 |
301.083 |
|
| 2 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'39.575 |
302.175 |
0.755 |
| 3 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.824 |
303.699 |
1.004 |
| 4 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'40.585 |
312.186 |
1.765 |
| 5 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'40.804 |
291.447 |
1.984 |
| 6 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'40.892 |
308.982 |
2.072 |
| 7 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'40.948 |
309.423 |
2.128 |
| 8 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'41.638 |
291.212 |
2.818 |
| 9 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'41.788 |
299.668 |
2.968 |
| 10 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'41.834 |
290.353 |
3.014 |
| 11 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'42.408 |
279.350 |
3.588 |
| 12 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'42.905 |
295.258 |
4.085 |
| 13 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'43.006 |
287.655 |
4.186 |
| 14 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'43.221 |
304.810 |
4.401 |
| 15 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'43.248 |
294.056 |
4.428 |
| 16 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'43.937 |
297.120 |
5.117 |
| 17 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'44.084 |
283.962 |
5.264 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'44.509 |
291.055 |
5.689 |
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