| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'30.558 |
318.799 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'30.617 |
324.917 |
0.059 |
| 3 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'30.702 |
318.331 |
0.144 |
| 4 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'30.865 |
312.186 |
0.307 |
| 5 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'30.884 |
318.331 |
0.326 |
| 6 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'31.014 |
317.491 |
0.456 |
| 7 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'31.092 |
317.306 |
0.534 |
| 8 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'31.154 |
313.814 |
0.596 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'31.186 |
315.366 |
0.628 |
| 10 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'31.377 |
323.946 |
0.819 |
| 11 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'31.392 |
314.634 |
0.834 |
| 12 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'31.418 |
312.456 |
0.860 |
| 13 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'31.710 |
310.220 |
1.152 |
| 14 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'31.802 |
317.213 |
1.244 |
| 15 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'31.943 |
322.308 |
1.385 |
| 16 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'32.310 |
323.269 |
1.752 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'32.439 |
322.788 |
1.881 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'33.186 |
316.656 |
2.628 |
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